Feature - 1st place - Pedestrians are caught in a swirl of leaves as they walk north on High St. across from the state house in Columbus . (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - Derek Hindel, of Adams Mills, skins and prepares deer brought in from hunters for processing at Olde Village Meats in Frazeysburg. More than 6,400 deer were checked during the two-day youth gun season with Muskingum County accounting for 187 deer, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources website. (Shane Flanigan / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Feature - 3rd place - Mark Walker and Erin Walker watch as Mark's granddaughter, Deja Walker, 12, does homework at their Zanesville home. Deja, along with her siblings DaJean Walker, 11, and Cayerissa Walker, 7, live together with Walker and his wife. Racially diverse homes, such as the Walkers' are expected to increase in number in Muskingum County at a much higher rate during the next 50 years, according to data from a USA Today national study. (Shane Flanigan / Zanesville Times Recorder)
General News - 1st place - An emotional Michelle Janollari holds an American flag during the playing of the National Anthem, as the Student Veterans of America UT Chapter retires several American flags during a ceremony near the Student Union at the University of Toledo. The Avon, Ohio native said the event had a real emotional impact so close to Veteran's Day. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
General News - 2nd place - Alexes Ferraro, 28, of the South Side pays respects to her grandfather, Sylvester Eugene Fair, at Green Lawn Cemetery in Columbus on Veteran's Day. Her grandfather died when she was only 5-years-old, but she had a lot of fond memories of him. He was a PFC in the US Army. She planted an American flag on his gravestone in honor of his service in World War II. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Korean War veteran Ben Slomski, Adrian, MI., gets a hug from his step-grandson Kaden Dusa, as he's honored for his service during the Stranahan Elementary Veterans' Day Assembly. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Portrait - 1st place - Ohio State sprint freestyle swimmer Josh Fleagle has his eyes set on the 2016 Olympics. Though he broke YMCA national records, the junior from St. Mary's, Ohio was home-schooled and didn't compete in the Ohio high school state meet. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Leslie Khy poses for a photograph as she wears a milkmaid braid created by hair stylist Robyn Wears at Kenneth's Salon in Worthington. Braids of all shapes and sizes are making a comeback. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Jo Ann Rutherford (left) and her sister Sandra McMillan (right) pose for a photo with their 88-year-old mother, Lucille Debro, at Jo Ann's house in Columbus. The sisters together care for their mother who has advanced Alzheimer's disease. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Bishop Hartley middle hitter Madeline Brandewie (20) celebrates a point in the fifth set of the Hawks' Division II volleyball state semifinal match against Kettering Archbishop Alter at the Nutter Center in Fairborn Hartley defeated Alter in five sets, 20-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-19, 15-7. Brandewie had a team-high 21 kills. (Joshua A. Bickel / ThisWeek Community Newspapers)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Juli Knapp (13) and Caitllin Glascott (19) of Walsh Jesuit celebrate a goal over Dublin Coffman in the OHSAA Division I state championship soccer game at Crew Stadium in Columbus. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Dayton's Jordan Sibert has his eyes covered by a team mate as he is introduced into the starting line up prior to the start of the Dayton Flyers vs Alabama A&M basketball game at UD Arena. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Spot News - 1st place - A fire at Holderby's Tavern on Sullivant Ave knocked out power to 2,700 people on the West side of Columbus (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 2nd place - Columbus Police officers (from right) Joseph Abdalla, Jim Parsons, along with neighbors William Good and Frank Phillips cut and clear a large branch that had just fallen across California Avenue in Clintonville. Several inches of wet snow overnight and throughout the morning weighed down the tree which hadn't dropped all its leaves yet. Ofc. Parsons said several people were without power this morning due to similar incidents involving power lines. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 3rd place - A Huron Township man's SUV slid down a shallow ravine on Shawmill Road. Joseph Bores, 58, of the 1800 block of Boos Road was cited with failure to control for the crash. (Angela Wilhelm / Sandusky Register)
Sports - 1st place - Ohio State running back Jalin Marshall (17) celebrates his touchdown in the third quarter that put the Buckeyes up for good.. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd place - University of Michigan football player Dennis Norfleet leaps over teammate Mason Cole (52) for a first down against Ohio State University during the second quarter at Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes won the battle 42-28. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Ohio State defensive lineman Steve Miller (88) brings down Illinois running back Josh Ferguson (6) at Ohio Stadium. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 1st place - Dancers take turns practicing partnering before auditions for principal roles for the Central Ohio Youth Ballet's (CYOB) production of "The Nutcracker." (Jessica Phelps / Newark Advocate)
Story - 2nd place - Ohio State running back Ezekiel Elliott (15) gets pulled down my Michigan defensive back Raymon Taylor (6) at the 2 yard line in the 1st quarter of their game against Michigan at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - Jiwon Jim, 8, attended the annual Ohio State University Thanksgiving Day dinner held in the Ohio Union with his parents and helped dole out whipped cream for the pumpkin pie. The annual event is attended by hundreds of students, family members and university employees . (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
