Feature - 1st place - Rylan Andrews, 17, of Delta, pets his horse “Durango” before showing him during the Lucas County Fair in Maumee. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 2nd place - Michael Schmuki opens a window in his barn in Oxford Township. He said he has learned from experience how to manage the trees on the 238-acre farm, located on Starkey Hollow Road SW, about five miles south of Newcomerstown. The Schmuki’s were recently awarded 2023 Ohio Tree Farm of the Year. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Feature - 3rd place - Katie Waddle takes a nap with her pig named "Mike" in one of the Swine Barns at the Clark County Fair. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - HM - Dorothy Gray (center) dances in the Soul Train Line with Tommy Wayne during the Players Ball Day Party, themed on the 1970s, in the parking lot at the Frederick Douglass Community Center in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Feature - HM - Children enjoy the Carnage ride during the 2023 Summit County Fair in Tallmadge. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
General News - 1st place - Clara Mayers, 10, of Toledo wishes everyone a happy holiday while competing in the annual watermelon eating contest as part of the Harvard Circle Fourth of July Celebration in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - 2nd place - Mike Williams and Tom Wood watch the harness races at the Franklin County Fair while they check their programs to log the winners. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Toledo resident Noah Napier, 8, (left) sprints across a footpath as sister Ayva Napier, 6, twirls her sparkler at a Perrysburg and Maumee joint Fourth of July celebration at Fort Meigs in Perrysburg. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
General News - HM - Brittany Jordan, with Back to the Wild, films as a juvenile bald eagle that was rehabilitated by Nature’s Nursery is released at Glass City Metropark in East Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - LaTonya Nichols holds a photo of her children Nofeir Cannon and A'Tayia Nichols who were both killed by gun violence. Nichols will be staying in a hotel room over the holiday weekend to avoid the sounds of fireworks in her neighborhood, which remind her of when she witnessed the murder of her daughter in 2022. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Local country musician Andi Jo Taylor, who is opening for Scotty McCreery at Jeep Fest, poses for photos at Promenade Park in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 3rd place - John Daly takes a drag from a cigarette after scoring a bogey on the fourth hole during the second round of the 2023 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - HM - Rabbi Lisa Delson is the first female rabbi at Temple Shomer Emunim in Sylvania. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - HM - Dean Simms plays the music of Louis Armstrong in a show called "Satchmo." (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Parma Panthers’ Mpoko Titi (left) and Rocco Bonvicini carries offensive coordinator Sandrino Baci on their shoulders after defeating Florence Guelfi in the Italian Bowl XLII at the University of Toledo’s Glass Bowl. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Toledo’s Parker Meadows celebrates a home run with his teammates during an International league baseball game at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Toledo native Jared Anderson climbs onto the ropes to the applause of a hometown crowd after seemingly securing a victory over former world champion Charles Martin of St. Louis, Mo. during a heavyweight battle for the WBO International and WBC USA titles at the Huntington Center in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HM - Cincinnati Bengal Sam Hubbard is greeted by fans as he enters Paycor Stadium for the Welcome Back fans event. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - HM - Parma Panthers’ Marcello Leone (left) and Tommaso Greci hug after defeating Florence Guelfi in the Italian Bowl XLII at the University of Toledo’s Glass Bowl. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Spot News - 1st place - The driver of a car sits in the grass after he struck a motorcyclist at the intersection of North Limestone Street and East Cecil Street. The rider of a motorcycle was transported by medical helicopter to Miami Valley Hospital with a severe leg injury. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd place - Fire departments from Bethel Twp., New Carlisle, German Twp., Moorefield Twp., Springfield Twp. and Bethel Twp. in Miami County responded to a barn fire at 1729 Liberty Road. The barn, which was completely destroyed, was fully engulfed when the first fire departments arrived on the scene. The heat from the flames also damaged the nearby residence. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 3rd place - A motorist en route from Cleveland to Athens secures contents of his burning vehicle as firefighters remove remaining items at the Eagle Truck Stop in New Philadelphia. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Spot News - HM - A fire fighter tosses a piece of metal sheeting as he looks for hot spots in a barn fire on Liberty Road. Fire departments several area departments responded to the fire. The barn, which was completely destroyed, was fully engulfed when the first fire departments arrived on the scene. The heat from the flames also damaged the nearby residence. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Sports - 1st place - Charles Martin (left) is stunned by a punch from Toledo native Jared Anderson during a heavyweight battle for the WBO International and WBC USA titles at the Huntington Center in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - Parma Panthers linebacker Marcello Leone (28) breaks up a pass intended for Firenze Guelfi wide receiver Niccolo' Formosa (11) during the Italian Bowl XLII at the Glass Bowl in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Stweart Cink takes a shot from the bunker on the 14th hole during the third round of the 2023 Kaulig Companies Championship at Firestone Country Club in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Story - 1st place - Parma Panthers’ Mpoko Titi (left) and Rocco Bonvicini carries offensive coordinator Sandrino Baci on their shoulders after defeating Florence Guelfi in the Italian Bowl XLII at the University of Toledo’s Glass Bowl. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Story - 2nd place - Linn Grant signs autographs after winning the Dana Open at Highland Meadows Golf Club in Sylvania. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Story - 3rd place - Mason Schmoekel (left) and Joe Bruno, both of Toledo, tailgate before the Italian Bowl XLII featuring the Florence Guelfi and the Parma Panthers at the Glass Bowl in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
