Feature - 1st place - Toledo residents Isaiah Rober, 9, (left) and his brother Raymond Rober, 10, head back up the hill after sledding at Navarre Park in East Toledo.. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - Esther Owens and other members of NIA Performing Arts sing during the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Breakfast at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus. The Breakfast has been held in Columbus starting in 1986. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place - Bowling Green resident Leah Kaiser, 8, (left) and cousin Wadsworth resident Carter Cousino, 8, make snow angels on a frozen over Silver Lake at Side Cut Metropark in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / THE BLADE/ISAAC RITCHEY)
Feature - HM - Natalia Sonney squeezes the cheeks of her son Zymeir Sonney, 8 months, as her daughter Zyra Dorsey listens to a volunteer from Kaleidescope Youth Center during a transition-aged youth palooza event. being held at the Kenmore Community Center. Sonney is currently living at Kenmore Square, an apartment complex owned by Huckleberry House which provides housing to people age 17 to 24. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - The puzzle team of (from left) Treasure Evilsizor, Aiyesha Cure, Jenny Siddiai and Mindy White react as they finish their puzzle. Seven teams competed in the National Trail Parks and Recreation Distriict's Puzzle Palooza jigsaw puzzle competition at the Nation Trail offices. Teams with a maximum of four members raced to finish a 500 piece puzzle the fastest with a two hour limit. The fastest team finished in under an hour and was declared Puzzle Palooza Champions. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - 1st place - Reporters Haley BeMiller and Sarah Donaldson watch as a person is removed from the Senate Chambers after shouting in support of trans rights during a debate and vote in the Ohio Senate on whether or not to override Governor Mike DeWine's veto of House Bill 68. HB 68 would prevent doctors from prescribing hormones, puberty blockers or gender transition surgery before patients turn 18. It also would prohibit transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams in high school and college. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Lori Cremar, mother of Alicia Rosa Confer, cries as Jimmy David Cole is sentenced to 30 years for murdering her daughter and her unborn grandchild Friday, January 12, 2024, at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - 3rd place - Becky Naves-Rahe, Sterling Rahe’s wife, holds his folded American flag and his firefighter cap as his casket is loaded onto a fire truck after the memorial service and last alarm ceremony in honor of Toledo Fire and Rescue Department’s Pvt. Sterling “Butch” Rahe at the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena in Toledo. He died unexpectedly early New Year’s Day. Rahe most recently served as the public information officer for the department. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
General News - HM - Amelia Bernabei runs into the arms of her father, SSgt. Joey Bernabei at the conclusion of a Call To Duty Ceremony honoring the Ohio Army National Guard's 1137th Signal Company who are deploying for nine months in Support of U.S. Central Command. About 30 members of the Springfield Company are deploying and participated in the ceremony at The First Christian Church on Middle Urbana Road. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - HM - Jimmy David Cole sticks his tongue out at someone after being sentenced to 30 years for the murders of Alicia Rosa Confer and her unborn child Amor Friday, January 12, 2024, at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Connie Durand, 75, cuts Paul Brzozka’s hair at the Golden Razor Barber Shop in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 2nd place - Christina Rodriguez, Chair of the Ohio Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission, Thursday, January 4, 2024, in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 3rd place - A tear runs down the cheek of Tsunami Lopez, 26, as she talks about being homeless in the bitter cold in the Springfield Salvation Army gymnasium. The City of Springfield is partnering with the Salvation Army, Sheltered Inc. and Homefull and has opened an Extreme Cold Weather Homeless Shelter to help those living on the street escape the bitter cold. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Portrait - HM - Josh Compton is a singer, songwriter, and teacher in Tuscarawas County. He has released a new album with songs focusing on the history of Tuscarawas County."The Big Trail and Other Ballads of the Tuscarawas" can be found on Amazon, iTunes and other streaming platforms. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Toledo Rockets forward Andre Lorentsson celebrates with the student section after a win against the Bowling Green Falcons in a MAC conference men’s basketball game on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024 at Savage Arena in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Copley senior Emily Kerekes breaks through her banner during pregame announcement before a high school basketball game against Revere in Copley, Ohio. (Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Xavier forward Sasa Cianiattempts to block a shot by Georgetown guard Jahmyl Telfort (11) in the first half of the NCAA Big East basketball game at the Cintas Center in Cincinnati. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HM - The Dayton Flyers Bench reacts with excitement as walk on player Brady Uhl hits a 3 point basket during a 96-62 win over Rhode Island. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - HM - Revere’s Uriah Rodeman celebrates after a three during the first half of a high school basketball game against Copley, Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, in Copley, Ohio. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Spot News - 1st place - Firefighters on the scene of an underground electric fire on Huron Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - Dayton's Daron Holmes II powers a dunk late in the 2nd half against Saint Louis. The Flyers defeated SLU 70-65 at a sold out UD Arena in Dayton, Ohio (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports - 1st place - Drew Humprys of Copley (bottom) winces in pain as Nick Malek of Rootstown puts him in a half nelson during their 138 pound match in the Bill Dies Memorial Wrestling Tournament at Firestone High School in Akron. (Jeff Lange/Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 3rd place - Waynedale's Dalton Oberly wrestles Indian Valley's Carson Hostetler at Indian Valley High School in Gnadenhutten. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports - HM - Akron Zips forward Enrique Freeman (25) throws down a dunk over Bowling Green guard DaJion Humphrey (3) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - HM - Findlay Trojans guard Javonte Hill (left) fights for a loose ball near half court with Southview Cougars guard Dalen Selmon in a Northern Lakes League basketball game in Findlay. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Story - 1st place - Becky Naves-Rahe, Sterling Rahe’s wife, holds his folded American flag and his firefighter cap as his casket is loaded onto a fire truck after the memorial service and last alarm ceremony in honor of Toledo Fire and Rescue Department’s Pvt. Sterling “Butch” Rahe at the University of Toledo’s Savage Arena in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Story - 2nd place - Councilwoman Vanice Williams covers her nose to shield herself from the stench from trash piled up at Ashland Manor in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Story - 3rd place - The man who held two people hostage gives himself up to police during a police standoff at the intersection of Redwood Avenue and Bowman street in Toledo. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
Story - HM - A stray cat is held for medical attention at the Kenton County Animal Services building in Covington, Ky. (Sam Greene / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
