Feature - 1st place - Chef Sherry Schie of Shy Cellars talks about bow tie cajon chicken salad and cauliflower rice pilaf she created during The Taste of Massillon Cooking Show. Behind her is an overhead video that shows her assistants sampling the dishes. (Scott Heckel / The Repository)
MTFeature - 2nd place - Hospice chaplain John Cramton, left, says a prayer with patient Gretchen Haas, 80, in her assisted care apartment at Whetstone Care Center in Columbus. OhioHealth, who Cramton works with, helps to train local people of faith how to visit and counsel people in hospital care to ease the workload on faith-based ministers. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place - Bitter cold winds and partially melted snow cover didn’t slow down these three sledders at Firestone Park. The harsh cold and iced over slopes took their toll on the plastic sleds that kept disintegrating with each run but the tough sledders kept on going. Piling up three deep on a sled are, from the front, John Jasso and Chandler Parish along with Jared Casanto. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
MTFeature - HM - Pedestrians cross Broad Street as sunlight reflects off a nearby building following a snow squall in Columbus. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - Igor Bidziura, left, his brother Viktor Bidziura, right, and friend Ruevim Levtonyuk, center, shove off in their inflatable as they head out to fish for walleye in the Maumee River at Sidecut Metropark Preserve in Maumee. The trio from Parma, Ohio were making their first trip fishing for walleye on the Maumee River. (Andy Morrison / The Blade)
General News - 1st place - Ohio State Wexner is the first in the Midwest to implant a device that works to alleviate knee pain and prevents knee replacement surgery. The surgery team prepares for orthopedic surgeon Chris Kaeding (not pictured) to operate and implant the device on a patient at the Ohio State Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Hiram junior Briana Davis pauses to watch freshman Alex Loney repaint the inside of a room at Hiram Farm during Sugar Day, in Hiram. The event celebrates a "Day of Running Sap," harkening back to 1856 when Hiram students gathered at the town's Udall sugar camp to make maple syrup for community residents. Each year, students spend the day doing community service in honor of the historic day. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
General News - 3rd place - Severely disabled children would be covered by managed care for the first time under Gov. John Kasich's cost-cutting plans. But many parents are fearful and outraged, saying the bureau that currently handles care for their children is working well, while the new setup may take away care for Ohio's most vulnerable population. Melody Stasel, 2, has Cystic Fibrosis. Sitting in her chair she plays with Hello Kitty while undergoing vest therapy in her home to clear her lungs and airways. The machine at left costs $20,000. She is currently wearing her third vest; one vest costs $16,000. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
MTGeneral News - HM - Tyler Cost, a sophomore at Columbus South High School, pushes contaminated medical equipment through a hallway on its way for cleaning while shadowing employees at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus. The hospital has partnered with Columbus South High School and works with students who come in to shadow workers in various departments as part of a career exploration in health care. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HM - Tysha Hill, right, lost both of her sons in a North Linden shooting last week. She is being comforted by her sister, Tracey Iverson, center, and her godsister, Virginia Faircloth, left, duing an interview about her sons. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 1st place - (Clockwise from bottom left) The "Si Paloma", "Michelada", "Los Muertos", and Mezcal shot as served at Cosecha Cocina, a new restaurant north of downtown Columbus. The menu focuses on upscale Mexican cuisine. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 2nd place - Baked cod with garlic toast and tomato sauce. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 3rd place - Vintage Columbus Dispatch cookbooks paired with a walnut of butter, a teacup of cream and Raisin Nut Bread. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
AIllustration - HM - The beet salad, featuring pickled beets, cashew, blood organ and emerald lettuce at Orchids at Palm Court restaurant in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Illustration - HM - Chili Relleno at Tres Amigos Mexican Grill in Monroe. (Greg Lynch / Journal-News)
MTPortrait - 1st place - Immigration attorney Jessica Rodriguez Bell poses for a portrait with one of her clients, a mid-20s man who emigrated illegally from Mexico, at the mobile home park where he lives in northeast Columbus. When the man was 10 months old, he and his parents illegally immigrated from Mexico and they've spent the last 15 years living in this mobile home park where many other undocumented immigrants reside. During the last four years of the Obama administration, this man's immigration case became a low-priority under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy, but he is concerned that he might become a higher priority for deportation under Trump administration policies. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Jonathan Moody is president of the nation's largest black-owned architecture firm. He's the architect for the new Martin Luther King branch library to be built by next year, up the street from the existing branch. The Martin Luther King branch of the Columbus library system is the only branch named for a person. He shown reflected in a mirrored depiction of Martin Luther King hanging inside the current library . The artwork, which has been in the library since the early 1970's, is one of many that will be moved to the new branch. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
APortrait - 3rd place - Outgoing Freedom Center Executive Director Clarence G. Newsome poses for a portrait at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in downtown Cincinnati. Newsome, who has led the Freedom Center since 2013, will be leaving at the end of March and returning to his native North Carolina. He cited personal and health reasons for his retirement. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Portrait - HM - Archery champion Kelly Stalter, a 16-year-old from Lancaster and a sophomore at Fairfield Christian will be competing in the Ohio State NASP 3D tournament at the Arnold Sports Festival this weekend in Columbus. She poses for a pictures inside her practice building in Lancaster. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HM - Johnny Schmidt's life in theater is being turned into a documentary by a filmmaker who meets with him every Tuesday to capture memories. Schmidt, 95, appeared on Broadway and acted for years in Columbus productions and did TV for WOSU when it started in the 1950s. He also served in WWII and is still a tree farmer. Schmidt is pictured in his basement posing with the 16mm movies he had made. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Juan gets a couple quick pumps in before hitting the stage for the first time before Arnold Classic prejudging in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Jackson's Jaret Pallotta (far left) leaps into the air as his teammates storm the court after defeating Archbishop Moeller in the Division I final game at the Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Jackson beat Archbishop Moeller 39-38. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
SSports Feature - 3rd place - Xavier Musketeers forward Tyrique Jones (0) screams in celebration as he enters the locker room after the NCAA tournament second round game against the Florida State Seminoles at the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. The 11-seeded Musketeers controlled both halves of the game, defeating the Seminoles, 91-66, advancing to the Sweet 16. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
SSports Feature - HM - The UC cheerleaders celebrate with confetti and streamers after the America Athletic Conference game between the Cincinnati Bearcats and the Houston Cougars at UC's Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati. The Bearcats beat the Cougars, 65-27, to finish the regular season undefeated at home. The Bearcats will return to Fifth Third Arena in 2018 after playing a season a Northern Kentucky University's BB&T Arena. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HM - St. John's Jesuit player Karen Bolden (22) sits dejectedly on the bench with the runner-up trophy after the Titans lost to Massillon Jackson during their Division I regional final basketball game at the University of Akron. (Andy Morrison / The Blade)
Spot News - 1st place - Sam Entrikin, 40, of Salem was airlifted by STAT MedEvac to St. Elizabeth's Health Center in Youngstown following a head-on crash on Salem Grange Road at the Conkle Road intersection. Winona Firefighter Capt. Dan Dustman walks back to the engine after loading Entrikin into STAT MedEvac. (The firefighters know Entrikin well after competing against him in the county demo derby for years.) (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 2nd place - Firefighters try to extinguish a fire as gas burns from pipes behind them at Bridgepoint Church on Lewis Avenue in Temperance, Michigan. (Andy Morrison / The Blade)
Spot News - 3rd place - West Chester Twp. fire department responded with mutual aid to a fire at the Meadow Ridge apartment complex, near Muhlhauser Road in West Chester. Three people suffered smoke inhalation and up to 10 families will be displaced due to the fire. (Greg Lynch / Journal-News)
Sports - 1st place - The helmet of goalie Keith Kinkaid (1) of the New Jersey Devils flies off as he is hit by Nick Foligno (71) of the Columbus Blue Jackets during a game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd place - Kevin Contos of Oregon Clay sticks a finger in the eye of Grove City Central Crossing's Jaden Mattox while being pinned in a 152 pound Division I championship semifinal during the state wrestling tournament at The Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Scott Harrington (54) gets his stick under the neck of Buffalo Sabres left wing Evan Rodrigues (71) in the 2nd period during their NHL game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HM - Bowsher's Marcus Ray (13) bends over backwards to pull in a rebound against Perrysburg's Seth Morgan (21) during a Division I sectional game in Fostoria. Bowsher defeated Perrysburg 65-42. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
SSports - HM - Cincinnati Bearcats guard Kevin Johnson (25) goes up for a rebound in the first half during the first-round game of the NCAA tournament against the Kansas State Wildcats at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. (Kareem Elgazzar / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Story - 1st place - Arnold Classic competitor Juan Morel waits to enter the stage before the Arnold Classic in Columbus. Juan is one of the only classic competitors that brings his family with him for a show. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
MTStory - 2nd place - Ashley Longino, 23, rides the Greater Rickenbacker Employee Access Transit shuttle at 7 a.m. to her $9.50 an hour warehouse job in Groveport. Longino relies on the bus and the shuttle to get her from her south side Columbus home her job at a logistics center near Groveport. The cities of Groveport and Obetz pay for the shuttle's operation, estimated at about $531,000 for Groveport and $160,000 for Obetz. A few of the companies that operate warehouses in the area each contributed $5,000 for the shuttle's operation initially, but chose not to provide long-term support. She daydreams about someday owning a car, stopping for coffee on her way to work at an office. "I needed the money, so I took the job," she said. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - Once a 180-pound Marine, John Starner of Lancaster let himself go and by last summer weighed 470 pounds. With the help of a personal trainer he has lost more than 150 pounds and will be competing in a new event at the Arnold Classic called the Transformation Challenge. Here he deadlifts 135 pounds at Powerhouse Gym in downtown Columbus. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
