Feature - 1st placeStudents in Mrs. Courtney Worley's Safety Town class wait for the light to change at the intersection of High and Main streets at the New Albany Safety Town. During the summer class, kids learn about road safety as well as public safety, and the class includes trips to the police and fire departments. (Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community News)
Feature - 2nd placeSporting her pink ribbons on her braids, Sydney Corcoran, 4, of Auburn Township, holds the hand of her mother, Jessica, just before her " Beginner Trail" and "Beginner Equitation" riding competition at the Chagrin Valley Hunter Jumper Classic at the Cleveland Metroparks Polo Field in Moreland Hills. Corcoran and other riders with disabilities from the Fieldstone Farm Therapeutic Riding Center are given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities on horseback at the show. ( Lisa DeJong / The Plain Dealer)
Feature - 3rd place(From left) Dylan Warner, Kathy Gillespie, Franklin Smith, Jonathan Warner, and Ethan Warner, all of Obetz, stand and await the beginning of the parade while fellow onlooker Sue Pettiford checks her phone before the start of the the Independence Day Parade, part of the Red, White and Boom festivities on Front Street in downtown Columbus. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HMIan Schwartz hand cuts a small plot of wheat on his small farm near Somerset. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch )
Feature - HMYoung children wait in line to ride the Dizzy during the Latrobe Midway fair on July 4 at Legion Keener Park in Latrobe, PA. (Daniel Kubus / Ohio University)
General News - 1st placeAntonio Adams comforts his aunt Sheena Daniels, the grandmother of murder victim Lamont Frazier, as she speaks to the crowd at a memorial service where he was killed at the corner of Oakwood and Forest Streets on the south side of Columbus. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd placeGreg Vanche and his son Nicholas Vanche play a tune on the new chimes installation at the newly-opened Inclusive Playground at Hollstein Reservation in Amhers. The inclusive playground offers activities and places to play for children of all ages and physical abilities. a fishing pond, wheelchair accessible swings and musical installations are all part of the new playground. (Sam Greene / The (Lorain) Morning Journal)
General News - 3rd placeMarine recruits Cameron Diviak, and Vanessa Summers, attempt to do as many sit-ups as possible in two minutes while working out at the Armed Forces recruiting center. Summers is only one of a handful of female recruits in the region and must meet different physical requirements than her male counterparts. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - HMFour-year-old Austin Ruthrauff of Salem is deep in thought as he surveys the piglets he is going to be chasing down at the 57th annual Mile Branch Grange Fair. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Portrait - 1st placeCynda Williams (right) is initiating a campaign to raise funds for a new sign for her friend Wilma Parsons, the owner of Ann's Place Restaurant. (Phil Masturzo / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - 2nd placeNuri El-masri hangs on a rock climbing hold on a wall at Vertical Adventures in Columbus. El-masri is one of five Columbus area junior-level rock climbers that are heading to a national competitions in Atlanta on the 4th of July. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd placeDr. Leon McDougle poses for a photograph in Meiling Hall in front of a glass mural by Columbus artist Cutiss Inscho that portrays the heritage of the College of Medicine at Ohio State University. McDougle has been appointed as the Wexner Medical Center's first ever chief diversity officer. Ohio State has three times more minority students than the national average but McDougle plans to collaborate across all the OSU medical colleges to bring an even more diverse group to the faculty as well as student body. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HMHoward Vanderpool, 86, inside his Life-size Tabernacle at the Brown Road Community Church, with the Ark of the Covenant. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st placeUpper Arlington Sea Dogs swimmer Logan Layish, (center) waits with his teammates, (from left) Danielle Grim, Caroline Kegg, Ellie Layish, and Rory Brennan as they warm-up before the start of the 10-and-under session at the SSCL Swimming Championships at the Swim and Racquet Club in Upper Arlington. (Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community News)
Sports Feature - 2nd placeThe Color Run participants throw color powder up in the air after finishing the 5k race on West Long Street in Columbus. The sold-out event had about 12,000 participants in the Color Run. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd placeNew Albany Country Club swimmer Elyse Bergmann (center) reacts after her relay team won their heat in the girls' 8-and-under 100-meter medley relay during the Country Club Swim League championships in McCorkle Aquatic Pavillion at The Ohio State University in Columbus. Also pictured at right is head coach Jen Bernsdorf. (Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community News)
Spot News - 1st placeThree cars, an SUV and a box truck were involved in a crash on eastbound U.S. 40 near the U.S. 68 interchange, completely stopping traffic and sending at least two people to local hospitals. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd placeRicardo Reyes of Columbus waits for AAA after his car broke down in high water at the intersection of Cleveland Avenue and Innis Road in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 3rd placeAndy Barrick consoles his wife as they look at the remnants of their barn. The barn has been in Barrick’s family since the 1880s when his great-great grandfather bought the farm. Fire Chief Aaron Stoller of the Sandy Creek Joint Fire District said the barn most likely caught fire because of lightning. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Sports - 1st placeWill Loomis takes a header to the ground as he is thrown from the horse while bronc riding at the opening event of Hoppel Arena’s 25th annual rodeo in West Point. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Sports - 2nd placeThe start of the Elite Open Female race of the Giant Eagle Triathlon at Alum Creek State Park in Delaware. The triathlon was part of the 10TV Commit To Be Fit Multisport Festival that features variety of Triathlon, Duathlon and running events throughout Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd placeJoey Belcher of Greenon High School attempts to put a halter on a protesting steer while competing in the annual calf scramble on the muddy track at the Clark County Fair in Springfield. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - HM(From left) Avarie "Redrider" Sparrow, Ayla "Blur" Hottensmith, and Sara "Crickett" Herman mix it up during practice at the Sunbury Skate Club. The girls are part of a new junior program for roller girls. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 1st placeAmanda Raber of Northeastern High School wrestles with a squealing pig while competing in the annual pig scramble on the muddy track at the Clark County Fair. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
Story - 2nd placeIan Schwartz gets a drink of water while his wife Meghan gathers harvesting wheat into small shocks at their farm near Somerset. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch )
Story - 3rd placeA rowdy section of the crowd splashes beer while enjoying Country Concert in the Hills in Ft. Loramie. (Barbara J. Perenic / Springfield News-Sun)
