Feature - 1st placeA face, part of the mural on the side of the Springfield YMCA, is reflected in the rain drops on a car window, Feb. 6, 2019. (Bill Lackey/Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - 2nd placeJanay McCamey 7, watches her teeth get cleaned by dentist Dr. Karyn Boltz of Dublin at Imagine Great Western School in Columbus. Dr. Boltz lets children hold the mirror. It helps them stay still and and satisfies their curiosity. (Eric Albrecht/The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd placeBenjamin Cirker walks across the Rich St. bridge in Columbus during a rainy foggy noontime. Benjamin from Columbus does this walk often on his lunch hour. (Eric Albrecht/The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HMIt was an exciting day at Eakin Elementary School because the Columbus Crew SC held its media day at the school where it was announced that the Columbus Crew SC Foundation will help fund a new mini-pitch which will be built at the school. But after the announcement listening to the rest of the press conference left some of the students in attendance less than thrilled. (Fred Squillante/The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HMA student gets off the bus on Lower Valley Pike in the middle of a down pour. (Bill Lackey/Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 1st placeMembers of the Peak Human Performance team, participants in the 17th annual Columbus Polar Plunge supporting the Special Olympics, make snow angels on the hill at Express Live! in the Arena District. After a structural failure of the above-ground pool occurred just as the first group of jumpers were lining up to take a dip in the 35-degree water, organizers set up a hose to let them run through the spray of water. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd placeRushia and Jarmaine Carter, of Toledo, kiss after getting married on Valentine's Day at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson/The Blade)
General News - 3rd placeMercy Health police officer Miami Box (right) hands Brayden Oakley, 4, a teddy bear as he shows her a toy from a game at Mercy Health Children’s Hospital in Toledo. Members of the Toledo Police Department and Mercy Health Police hand out teddy bears to children for Valentines Day. (Rebecca Benson/The Blade)
Portrait - 1st placeSt. Marys' Charlie Krebs, gets splashed alongside his teammates (from left) Xander Spees, Kyle Lucas and Austin Hertenstein at practice. The four boys will compete in the state prelims. (Daniel Melograna/The Daily Standard)
Portrait - 2nd placeBalletMet dancers Miguel Anaya, as Basilio, and Grace-Anne Powers, as Kitri, in the new production of Don Quixote. The dancers pose for a photo at BalletMet performance space. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd placePatrick Williams looks over plans for the new COhatch Market inside the main hall of the Myers Market building. (Bill Lackey/Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 1st placeOttawa Hills' Abbie Westmeyer (25), fourth from the left, takes a shot against Toledo Christian in a game February 7, 2019. (Kurt Steiss/The Blade)
Sports - 2nd placeAnthony Wayne's Ben Allen (23) tries to steal the ball from Northview's Sam Clear (4) during a Northern Lakes League game at Northview High School in Sylvania,. (Rebecca Benson/The Blade)
Sports - 3rd placeTampa Bay right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) scores his second goal of the game past Columbus Blue Jackets goaltender Joonas Korpisalo (70) during the first period of a game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HMPenn State guard Josh Reaves (23) drives through the lane defended by Ohio State guard C.J. Jackson (3) during the first half of a game at Value City Arena on Feb. 7, 2019. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HMUniversity of Toledo guard Tatyana Davis (12) flips over as UT forward Sarah St-Fort (5) and Bowling Green State University guard Morgan McMillen (21) battle for a loose ball during the second quarter of a game February 2, at Savage Arena in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st placeFebruary - 1st place Sports FeatureFive-year-old Andrew Cannon watches as boxer Jamie Walker of Columbus trains for an upcoming fight at the Douglas Community Center in Linden. (Adam Cairns/The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd placeThe Blue Crew watches the University of Toledo's Dancing Rockets perform during a MAC women's basketball game at Savage Arena in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson/The Blade)
Sports Feature - 3rd placeMount Union's Collen Gurley walks off the court as Baldwin Wallace celebrates their OAC Championship at Mount Union. (Scott Heckel/The Canton Repository)
Sports Feature - HMToledo's Marreon Jackson (3) celebrates a Northern Illinois turnover during a game at the University of Toledo's Savage Arena. (Kurt Steiss/The Blade)
Sports Feature - HMBowling Green State University players, including Justin Turner (left) celebrate upsetting Buffalo, 92-88, during a MAC basketball game at the Stroh Center in Bowling Green. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade)
Spot News - 1st placeFirefighters from Rockford, Celina and Ohio City were among five departments that responded to a barn fire on Township Line Road in Black Creek Township. The Barn was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. (Daniel Melograna/The Daily Standard)
Spot News - 2nd placeA crash in the southbound lane of Interstate 77, north of Applegrove Street NE, in Jackson Township backed up traffic for miles,. (Scott Heckel/The Canton Repository)
Spot News - 3rd placeToledo Police Officers Troy Niles (left) and Dan Wagner stand by with a woman who slipped and fell on the ice while another woman navigates a puddle at the corner of Adams and Ontario streets in Toledo. The Toledo Fire and Rescue Department was called to assist the woman who fell. (Dave Zapotosky/The Blade)
Spot News - HMOhio State Highway Patrol, Celina police, and Mercer County Sheriff' deputies keep hogs from wandering in a corn field after a semitrailer hauling them to Indiana tipped over along State Route 29. The truck was transporting 155 hogs to Indiana when weather conditions caused the truck to slide off the road. (Daniel Melograna/The Daily Standard)
Story - 1st placeKeegan Murphy hugs one of her rescue dogs before driving the dogs back to Columbus. She was making a final pickup at the Knox County Dog Shelter before getting the dogs into foster home as well boarding some dogs at kennels. (Eric Albrecht/The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd placeJoshua Wilde of Mr. Wilde's World of Wonder eats fire during the Fire + Ice Festival at Promenade Park in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth/The Blade)
Story - 3rd placeBuckeye Chuck waits as it snows outside of WMRN radio station in Marion, on February 2, 2019. (Kyle Robertson/The Columbus Dispatch)
