MT Feature - 1st place - Climbers take advantage of clear evening to practice climbing skills at Scioto Audubon Park in Columbus. The wall was reopened after a two week renovation to the crash pad. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
MT Feature - 2nd place - Farmer Clyde Ohnewehr harvests soybeans on his farm near Mt.Sterling. Ohnewehr said he had a pretty good crop this year and was hoping to finish his harvest by November 1. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 3rd place - Scouts Elijah Paciorek (left) and Jake Bibbo move pumpkins up to fill empty spaces at Blendon Masonic Temple in Westerville where Boy Scout Troop 560 was selling pumpkins to raise money for scouting activities. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - Daniel Williams, 18-months, of Akron plays with a pumpkin stem at Szalay's Farm & Market in Peninsula. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
AGeneral News - 1st place - Edith Espinal looks out the doorway from the Columbus Mennonite Church in Clintonville where she has sought sanctuary as her family speaks during a press conference. Espinal, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico, is facing deportation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Ohio State researcher Paul Janssen will be building an 8x6 Ohio Stadium out of about 1 million Lego bricks, then selling "seats" in the stadium for $20 each to raise about $250,000 for heart research at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center's Heart and Vascular Center. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
NEGeneral News - 3rd place - Brian Reed, with the Reynoldsburg VFW Color Guard, waits to be called up to present the colors during a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Reynoldsburg Community Center YMCA in Reynoldsburg. (Shane Flanigan / ThisWeek Community News)
General News - HM - Mayoral candidate Wade Kapszukiewicz (left) and Mayor Paula Hicks-Hudson joke around before a candidates forum at the Friendship Park shelter house in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
MTGeneral News - HM - Ohio National Guardsmen board a KC-135 aircraft as they prepare for deployment at Rickenbacker Air Force Base in Columbus. 60 guardsmen from the 285th Area Support Medical Company in Columbus and the 137th Signal Company in Newark are heading to Puerto Rico to help with Hurricane Maria relief efforts. (Joshua A. Bickel / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Dayton Flyer Xeyrius Williams poses during a portrait session at the Dayton Flyers media day. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Portrait - 2nd place - Alan Cottrill, a well-known Zanesville sculptor, has been commissioned by the National Infantry Museum in Georgia to do nine seven-foot sculptures of combat soldiers for the Global War on Terror Memorial. Cottrill poses in his studio with some of the finished statues. (Fred Squillante / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Edith Espinal wearing a ankle monitor, and staying in a sanctuary at a local church to avoid deportation by immigration authorities. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - HM - Michael Canning, owner of L&M Sunoco on Sylvania Avenue, is closing his gas station after more than 30 years in business in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Chad Douglas (57) and Daleron McCarrell (1) of Independence celebrate following a 44-34 win over Walnut Ridge. Independence secured the City League South title with the win. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
SSports Feature - 2nd place - The Cincinnati Bengals defense jumps on the back of defensive end Carlos Dunlap (96) after he returned an interception for the go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter against the Indianapolis Colts at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Cleveland Browns fans collect autographs before the game against the New York Jets at FirstEnergy Stadium in Cleveland. (Leah Klafczynski / Akron Beacon Journal)
SSports Feature - HM - Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton (14) is introduced before a game against the Indianapolis Colts at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Sports Feature - HM - When the ladies of Auburn Skilled Nursing Center in Damascus go out for some fun, the West Branch volleyball team gets another group of faithful courtside fans. After the girls greet their opponents and coaches during introductions they take an extra moment or two and make sure the women are recognized by adding them to their fist-bump greeting. Jessica Bock (21) is shown here. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 1st place - Leetonia assistant chief Jason Hephner and firefighter Greg Hephner take a small break after being at the fire scene for over 24 hours, while in background firefighter DallasWright douses hot spots. Jason Hephner remarked he hadn't slept since 5:30 Tuesday morning when he went to work. Over a half million gallons of village water were used on the fire. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 2nd place - Part of the north side of the historical McKeefrey Mansion collapses as a firefighter walks by on his way to the truck. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Spot News - 3rd place - "I'm surprised most of them survived." Herb Hoover said as he collects his set of encyclopedias from what's left of his 200 year old house Friday. The house located on Lower Valley Pike was completely destroyed when it exploded Thursday night due to a gas leak. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - HM - Ten Lisbon firefighters, two highway patrol troopers, two sheriff's deputies, four KLG ambulance personnel and a couple of friends took about an hour and a half to rescue 30-year-old Marc Haney of Wellsville following a truck crash on state Route 11 near Lisbon. It was determined Haney, who was under the influence, fell off the bridge and landed 60-feet down in the creekbed below. He sustained serious injuries to his head, back and pelvis. (Patricia Schaeffer / The (Lisbon) Morning Journal)
Sports - 1st place - Ohio State cornerback Damon Arnette (3) can't stop Penn State wide receiver DaeSean Hamilton (5) from making a touchdown catch during the 1st half of their game in Ohio Stadium on October 28. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 2nd place - Ohio State tight end Marcus Baugh (85) leaps over Maryland defender Antoine Brooks (25) to score a touchdown during the second quarter of a game October 7 in Columbus. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
SSports - 3rd place - Columbus Blue Jackets goalie Sergei Bobrovsky (72) turns away a puck during the first period of a game against the Buffalo Sabres at Nationwide Arena in Columbus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
SSports - HM - Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon (28) kicks the helmet off of Buffalo Bills defensive back Shareece Wright (20) evading a tackle on a carry in the second quarter of a game at Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati on Oct. 8. (Sam Greene / Cincinnati Enquirer)
SSports - HM - Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Cody Core (16) is unable to come down with a deep pass as Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Joe Haden (21) defends in the third quarter of a game Oct. 22 at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh. (Kareem Elgazzar / The Cincinnati Enquirer)
Story - 1st place - Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett (16) enters the field before the start of their game against Penn State Nittany Lions in Ohio Stadium in Columbus. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - Muskingum County Sheriff Matt Lutz stands next to the footprints placed on the floor for suspects to face the right direction when getting their mugshots taken in the Muskingum County Jail. (Chris Crook / Zanesville Times Recorder)
Story - 3rd place - Emily Valiton of Toledo dressed as a scary puppet scares people at the Distracted Haunted House in Perrysburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
