Feature - 1st place - Sandy Feicht and Duane Mills, both of Sandusky, enjoy a dance against the setting sun as Centennial Terrace celebrates its 75th anniversary with the Johnny Knorr Orchestra. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - Kids play in the Roochute, a giant parachute owned by Ron Holgado, of Old Town East, who brought it for people to play with, as they wait for the fireworks to start near North Bank Park in downtown Columbus. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place - Bright blue skies and fluffy white clouds are the perfect backdrop for a dog walk along the Alum Creek Dam. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch )
Feature - HM - Five year-old Aiden Sabo was happy to be competing in the National Kiddie Tractor Pullers Association competition at the Ohio State Fair. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - A light mower and a pair of cleats makes this job doable, according to Clayton Preston, of Columbus. He and his partner, Austin Kobbeman (not pictured), of Clintonville, have their own business, PrestoKobbe Home and Lawn Care. They were working on the hillside lawn of some apartments along N. High St. at E. Kelso Rd. in Columbus. Preston handled the mowing while Kobbeman worked with the weed whacker. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place - Monique Mapp (left) hugs her mother Gwendolyn Macon-Beck as they look at her sons photo on the Long Street bridge mural during the unveiling event. Mapp's son was a part of the Urban String Youth Orchestra photo to the upper middle left of the tree. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Brandon Jackson helps his son Braelyn, 4, dunk the basketball during the "Fathers Matter Day" at the Belmont Correctional Institution in St. Clairsville. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Governor John Kasich sits between Ta'miyah Phillips, 5, (left) and her brother Terrence Phillips, Jr., 3, during a news conference at the Columbus Early Learning Center. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HM - Lourdes Barroso de Padilla is a first generation American whose parents were born in Cuba. Because she was one of the first to go to college in her family, she and her family struggled to navigate the American education system. Now with two little girls in school, ages 3 and 6, she wants to give them the best education opportunities and make education enjoyable in their lives. Padilla plays with her daughter Eva, 6, who is going into first grade, at their home in Merion Villiage. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Elmi Nur, 65, sits on his bed and holds his damaged right arm as he poses for a photograph in his Capital Park Apartment in Northeast Columbus. Nur was attacked and beaten steps from his home about two months ago by a group of four men from outside of the neighborhood. The police were notified but no one was apprehended. The apartment complex is home to a large population of Somalis but recently many Somalis have been preyed upon by outsiders. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Bill Smyth, 80, of Grove City fishes at the Scioto River boat ramp near Scioto Audubon Metro Park. The retired automotive factory worker from Detroit who moved to Columbus to be closer to his kids, says he usually catches crappie, bluegill or catfish at the spot. He enjoys how fishing relaxes his mind. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Eileen Fyffe's looks at the spot that her daughter, Crystal, was gunned down in her front yard in 2011. Crystal's boyfriend, Robert Ledbetter, has been charged with murdering her. That charge was part of the 25-count indictment in federal court against members of the Short North Posse. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Columbus Crew forward Federico Higuain (10) celebrates an own goal by Sporting KC defender Igor Juliao (40) on a ball that got past Sporting KC defender Kevin Ellis (4) and goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum (30) during the second half of their game at Crew Stadium in Columbus. The goal tied the game, but the Crew lost 2-1. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch) (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Tyler Cloyd (25) of the Columbus Clippers is mobbed by teammates after pitching a no-hitter against the Louisville Bats at Huntington Park The Clippers won the game 13-0. Cloyd's feat was the 19th no-hitter in franchise history. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Shark McQuire of the Zooperstars knocks down a "Pawtucket player" between innings as the Toledo Mud Hens play Pawtucket at Fifth Third Field. The player is actually a Zooperstar in a Pawtucket uniform. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Spot News - 1st place - Rebecca Cason inspects the damage caused by a fallen tree on her daughter's house near the intersection of East 9th Avenue and North 4th Street in Columbus. Five people were in the house when the tree split in half and fell on the front porch. It had just started raining, so everyone was inside and unhurt. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 2nd place - Members of the Springfield Fire Division extinguish a blaze that destroyed a detached garage and damaged several houses on Woodside Avenue. Firefighters had two garage fires burning in the same neighborhood at the same time and another garage fire in that neighborhood the previous day. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd place - Thirty-year-old Amanda Carrigan of Wheeling, W.Va. was cited for OVI and assured clear distance after driving her 2001 Honda Civic into the back of a semi tractor-trailer on state Route 11. After refusing transport, Carrigan was given a field sobriety test by troopers Jodi Bolen and Brian Kavanagh at the scene and taken into custody where she was transported to the Lisbon Post for a urine test. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - HM - A member of the West Liberty Fire Department climbs up a ravine as he tries to reach a helicopter that crashed near Liberty Hill Golf Course in Logan County and came to rest on a wooded hillside. The pilot was transported to the hospital and later taken by medical helicopter to Columbus. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 1st place - Columbus Crew midfielder Ethan Finlay (13) tries to center the ball past Sporting KC defender Seth Sinovic (15) during the first half of their game at Crew Stadium in Columbus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd place - Fans react as Louisville Bats left fielder Thomas Neal (3) catches an out in the top of fifth inning against the Columbus Clippers at Huntington Park. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 3rd place - Bosco, a chocolate Labrador retriever belonging to Linda Torson competes in the extreme-vertical segment of the DockDogs competition at the Franklin County Fair. (Lorrie Cecil / ThisWeek Newspapers)
Story - 1st place - Amber Marie Dotson, 6, was already eating when boxes of food (pictured) were delivered to her home in western Pike County.. The boxes of food were delivered as part of the Summer Meal Program for needy children. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - Family members say goodbye to Auxiliary Bishop Robert Donnelly during funeral services for him at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary Cathedral. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Story - 3rd place - Pastor Steve North leads guests in prayer during the LifeLine Community Dinner at the home of Stephanie and Shawn Kellerbauer in the Old West End. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
