Feature - 1st place - Bexley Police Chief Larry Rinehart does not seem to care that he is speaking with an axe murderer as he patrols the trick or treat scene in Bexley. The chief was speaking with Troy Czigans who dresses up every year for the holiday. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - Tucker Pitts gets an early start on his Halloween candy as he and his mother Ashley Pitts trick or treat in Bexley. The balloon man costume was made by mom and is a hand me down from his brother. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place - James Longworth and the maintenance crew at Ferncliff Cementery in Springfield use industrial size leaf blowers to clean up the leaves which cover the grounds. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - HM - After a rainy morning and afternoon, a clear sky and a silhouette of pedestrians reflect in a puddle as they walk along the Third Street sidewalk across from the Ohio Statehouse. (Jenna Watson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 1st place - Sharon Budd (left) comforts her daughter Kaylee Budd, after she returned to her home in Uniontown. The Edison Middle School teacher was struck by a rock dropped from a bridge overpass onto her vehicle in July. The elder Budd spent three months in Pennsylvania hospitals, and endured five surgeries, before arriving to cheers and applause from family and friends. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
General News - 2nd place - Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger experiences a moment of surprise as Ohio Governor John Kasich accepts an umbrella from a member of law enforcement during the rededication of the Arnold Statue in the courtyard of the Greater Columbus Convention Center. Workers moved the 8-foot, 600-pound bronze statue earlier this month in preparation for the demolition of Veterans Memorial Auditorium. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Columbus Marathon participants take off from the starting point at North Bank Park on Long Street in Columbus. (Jenna Watson / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HM - Chasmine Anderson (left) is congratulated by other nominees was named the 2014 homecoming queen before the Buckeyes game against Rutgers . (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Wayne Schlingman, Ohio State University's new planetarium director, poses for a photograph inside the planetarium in Smith Laboratory with the Rho Ophiuchi nebula spinning above him. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 2nd place - Tom Baillieul painting at the Cultural Arts Center in Columbus likes to paint sunsets because "I'm not usually up for the sunrise." Baillieul paints using acrylic and has done so for 40 years. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Artist Jim Arter and his piece called "Man Does Not By Bread Alone" at the Columbus Cultural Arts Center . (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HM - Ohio State University basketball player Kam Williams shows of his vertical abilities during a portrait session. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch )
Sports Feature - 1st place - The Granville Blue Aces face the crowd, reacting wildly in celebration, after edging Licking Heights 26-21. (Jenna Watson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Fireworks shoot into the air as the very first runners cross the starting line of the 35th Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus Marathon. Almost 20,000 runners converged on Columbus to run the annual full and half marathons. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Ohio State wide receiver Michael Thomas (left) and running back Jalin Marshall celebrate Thomas's touchdown catch in the second quarter at Byrd Stadium in College Park Maryland. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - HM - Penn State drum major Christopher Siergiej enters the stadium with a flip before the Nittany Lions game against Ohio State at Beaver Stadium in University Park, PA. (Jonathan Quilter / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - HM - Columbus Blue Jackets rookie center Marko Dano (56) celebrates his first ever goal after scoring against New York Rangers during the 3rd period of their NHL game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place - Members of the Springfield Fire Division battle a fire in a tire storage area behind Meade's Auto Center on South Yellow Springs Street. Firefighters with the division's Engine 10 were in the area checking hydrants when they discovered the fire and alerted the workers inside Meade's. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - 2nd place - Beaver Township firefighters returned to the scene of the fire at the historic Firestone mansion to douse hot spots and pulled down some unsteady burning walls. Manning the hose here is Mike Sherol. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 3rd place - The Columbus Fire Department extinguishes a fire at Inn Rehab Wingin' it Grille on Greenlawn Avenue, just west of I-71 on Columbus' southwest side. The fire completely destroyed the rear of the structure, which was mainly a patio and seating area. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 1st place - Dayton's Ashley Campbell hugs Meghan Blank while St. Louis's goalkeeper Hanna Benben looks on. The goal set up an overtime period where the Dayton Flyers won 3-2. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports - 2nd place - Margaretta's Derek Abbott pushes down Oak Harbor's Jeremy Balboa as he carries the ball. (Angela Wilhelm / Sandusky Register)
Sports - 3rd place - Columbus Blue Jackets center Michael Chaput (center) tries to knock the puck away from Dallas Stars defenseman Kevin Connauton (23) as he falls to the ice in the first period at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HM - Ohio State wide receiver Evan Spencer (6) makes a one-handed catch for a touchdown behind Rutgers defensive back Lorenzo Waters (21) during the third quarter at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 1st place - The Most Reverend Daniel E. Thomas, Bishop of Toledo, blesses a boy with Down's Syndrome, Alex Thorton, 6, as he presents a gift along with his father Dave (left) and sister Azelie, 9, during the Bishop's installation ceremony at Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Roasary Cathedral. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Story - 2nd place - Columbus Blue Jackets players meet at center ice before the start of their home opener against New York Rangers at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
