Feature - 1st place - Children from Miss Kathleen's class wait in line to enter the auditorium before the Safety Town graduation ceremony at Brinkerhoff School. (Mitchell Pe Masilun / The (Mansfield) News Journal)
Feature - 2nd place - Ernie Wayman, an army veteran of the "Hell on Wheels" second armored division, offers a flag to be properly incinerated at Southport's annual flag retirement ceremony at Southport Park, Indianapolis on Flag Day. (Jenna Watson / Kent State University)
Feature - 3rd place - Agatha Horstman, 7, of Cincinnati looks for a 44th Alabama Stone at the 119th Annual Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery Memorial Ceremony in Columbus. (Leah Klafczynski / The Columbus Dispatch)
AFeature - HM - Kayla Atchison, of Grandview Heights heads into the Ohio Statehouse for a meeting after a pop-up shower passed through downtown Columbus. As quickly as the rain came on, the skies cleared and sun came back out. More thunderstorms are expected to pass through Central Ohio the rest of the evening. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - Khoan Nguyen of Columbus cleans the Saint Joseph statue with a toothbrush outside Saint Joseph Cathedral in Columbus. Nguyen who is retiring at the end of July and moving to California was cleaning the statue for the first time in 20 years. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place - Tina Dailey, who grew up in the Linden neighborhood, listens to a prayer during a vigil near the home of Michael A. Ballour who was killed along with three others in his home on East Hudson Street. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Waiting at the Probate Court for the Supreme Court decision on same sex marriage, Mindy Ross (left) and Jimmie Beall celebrate at the counter after putting down their money to finally receive a marriage license on June 26. They were the first in line after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the ban against same sex marriage. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Leo Crosby, 17, places his hand over his heart after planting down a flag honoring fallen U.S. Army PFC. Devin J. Grella during the Flags of Honor ceremony at Zane's Landing Park in Zanesville. The memorial honors Ohio military members who were killed in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. (Shane Flanigan / Zanesville Times Recorder)
General News - HM - A worshiper at the Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church bows his head in prayer during a remembrance vigil for those killed at the "Mother Emanuel" A.M.E. Church in Charleston, South Carolina. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 1st place - Chocolate bourbon pecan pie. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
AIllustration - 2nd place - The Faroe Island salmon with parsnip puree, couscous, snow peas and white balsamic beurre blanc. Cinque, the Italian restaurant taking the place of Germano's is much like Nicola's -- a fine-dining restaurant in Over-the-Rhine -- but at a slightly lower price point. The space has been completely remodeled into a modern dining room that will seat about 110 people. (Kareem Elgazzar / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Illustration - 3rd place - Madison track and football player Frank Douglas clears a hurdle. Frank is one of many high school students who compete in multiple sports. (Mitchell Pe Masilun / The (Mansfield) News Journal)
Illustration - 3rd place - A three bean salad with tomatoes. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
APortrait - 1st place - Barry Conrad stands among the 18 active hives on his 11-acre Canal Winchester farm with his granddaughter Tess Conrad. Each hive can house 50,000 bees. Conrad, whose honey won best of show in the 2014 American Beekeeping Federation's National Honey Show, lost many of his hives over the winter. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Sean Thompson talks about how he manages his rent and the remainder of his personal expenses while seeking shelter from the rain in his apartment's garage in Canton. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Portrait - 3rd place - Artist Janet McTavish at the exhibit "Peace Labyrinth: Quilting the Golden Rule." exhibit at the Martin de Porres Center. The "Peace Hero" quilt is on the left, and "The Paece Garden" is on the right. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - As a glove flies above them, Central pitcher Patrick Murphy leaps into the arms of catcher Nic Millin after defeating Summit in the Division V state championship at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Cornerback Vontae Davis (21) signs autographs for fans before public practice at the annual Indianapolis Colts mini-camp and fan open house at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Jenna Watson / Kent State University)
SSports Feature - 3rd place - The Moeller Crusaders celebrates on the mound after their win over Westerville Central in the Division I state championship baseball game at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HM - The North All Stars have a practice session at Plymouth High School in preperation for the NCOFCA (North Central Ohio Football Coaches Association) All-Star Classic. (Mitchell Pe Masilun / The (Mansfield) News Journal)
ASpot News - 1st place - State Senator Cecil Thomas (left) and bystanders call out for help as they to tend to a shooting victim as he lay where has was shot during a three-person shootout in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati. The victim was transported to University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he died of his injuries. Thomas was in the neighborhood as he was taking part in peace march through the neighborhood just moments before the gunfire. (Sam Greene / The Enquirer/Sam Greene)
Spot News - 2nd place - Shadyside Home owner Connie Fox and her dog sit outside the burning home. The Shadyside home owned by Fox was a state-certified developmental disabilities facilitty. Fox, who is a registered nurse, was the administrator and resided there. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 3rd place - Sgt. Kent Davis, of the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office, arrests William Mitchell after a single-vehicle crash. Mitchell reportedly turned onto County Road 17 from Ohio 53, drove off the road and rolled his car several times in a field. (Molly Corfman / The News-Messenger)
Sports - 1st place - A pass to Minnesota's Jimmy Kittelsen (34) is incomplete thanks to interference from Indianapolis defensive cutter Travis Carpenter (37). (Jenna Watson / Kent State University)
Sports - 2nd place - Springfield’s Ryan Kohler (left) and Blackhawk’s Tim Mancini go after a pass at the Penn-Ohio Stateline Classic at Geneva College's Reeves Field. Pennsylvania won 34-20 to take a 26-10 lead in the series. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Sports - 3rd place - Westerville Central catcher Austin Kondratick (23) chases down Patrick Mullinger (18) of Moeller in their Division I state baseball championship game at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HM - Connor Gerren (35) of Sunbury Big Walnut is tagged out at third base by Garrett Sierra (7) of Defiance in their Division II state semifinal baseball game at Huntington Park in Columbus. Defiance won the game 8-1. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HM - Jordan Ramey (4) and Kyle Dockus (2) of Moeller both reach for a fly ball in the outfield during their Division I state baseball championship game against Westerville Central at Huntington Park in Columbus. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
AStory - 1st place - On his seventh, and final, surgery of the day, orthopedic surgeon Brian Cohen still manages to have a smile on his face while performing a total hip replacement at Adena Health System in Chillicothe. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - Backstage, moments before the girls go onstage to compete for the Miss Ohio Outstanding Teen title, they stand in a circle holding their pinkies fingers together saying good luck to one another. (Jessica Phelps / Newark Advocate)
Story - 3rd place - Pastors stand for the final prayer along the steps of the Ohio Statehouse as Ohio 7:14, a Solemn Assembly of Prayer, which drew over five hundred people to the Ohio Statehouse in downtown Columbus on June 11. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - HM - Friends and family console each other as the search continues for a 16 year old boy at the Pleasant Hill Dam. (Mitchell Pe Masilun / The (Mansfield) News Journal)
