Feature - 1st place - Daniel Thomas, of Upper Arlington, walks through a September 11th memorial on the Ohio Statehouse lawn after taking a photograph. The lawn was covered with 2,999 American flags today to honor each life lost in the attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001. They were arranged in two columns to represent the twin towers with a pentagon-shaped cutout in the center. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - 2nd place - Nora Martin, 6, (left) of Cincinnati, enjoys popping numerous large bubbles created by John Gradwohl Jr., also known as Professor Phineas T. Bubblemaker, during his show at the Pawpaw Festival held at Lake Snowden near Albany. (Isaac Hale / Ohio University)
Feature - 3rd place - Wanting to have a hand in the process of preparing for the season, Chefs John Di Giovanni (left) and Joseph Ditri came out of the kitchen to help paint the logo at center ice in Nationwide Arena. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Feature - HM - Germiah Wells, 3, gets hit with water from a garden hose as he and his sister Geniah Wells, 7, cool off at their Spring Street home. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
General News - 1st place - Pam Ellis gives her husband's Gary Ellis a hug. Gary was diagnosed with ALS in January 2013. Gary uses his eyes to type out messages on a speech generating device one of his favorite messages he has stored on his computer is "I have ALS I am dying I get hugs" . Medicare is considering not funding the speech making device anymore. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Ohio Highway Patrol Patricia Nemeth approaches a speeder in the south bound lane of Rt. 23 north of Circleville . The highway patrol has increased enforcement along Rt. 23 and is considering a speed reduction in the area. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Commissioner Delena Edwards (left) and commission president Grady L. Pettigrew whisper during the Civil Service Commission hearing for former Columbus firefighter Marc Cain after Cain's mistress testified. Cain requested the hearing to try to get his job back after being terminated in March for dishonest, insubordinate and sexual behavior. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - HM - As the first police motorcycles pass by and clear Route 23 southbound lane outside of Columbus Navy reservist LS2 Bryan Brumfield of Grove City snaps to attention to salute the oncoming motorcade carrying his friend and fellow reservist Lt. Stephen Byus who was killed in Afghanistan as it heads toward Wellston. Bryan had served in Iraq with Stephen and considered him a mentor. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 1st place - Ground cherries. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 2nd place - Fresh figs add a sweet element to the savory tastes of pizza. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 3rd place - The Columbus Dispatch 2014 College Football Section. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 1st place - Zack Brown Kickstarted his way to $55,492 for potato salad fixings. Brown will host PotatoStock 2014. (Chris Russell / The Columbus Dispatch )
Portrait - 2nd place - An OSU student who was sexually assaulted near campus when he was at a friends apartment reflects on the rising crime rates on the campus. (Eric Albrecht / The Columbus Dispatch)
Portrait - 3rd place - Nautica Carter, 24, of Urbana, poses for a photograph with her daughter Jour'nii, 2, at Urbana University where she is working on a masters in criminal justice after receiving a bachelors degree in communications with a focus on journalism. Carter was adopted shortly after birth, but we as given up by her adoptive parents at age 6. In the years following she bounced around to 40 foster homes. Despite having no family, Carter has persevered to graduate from college while raising the love of her life a 2-year-old daughter named Jour'nii. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 1st place - The Ohio State take the field before their game against Virginia Tech at Ohio Stadium in Columbus in front of a record-setting crowd. The Virginia Tech Hokies defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes 35 - 21. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Columbus Clippers Audy Ciriaco (13) tries to avoid the water thrown by teammate Toru Murata (23) after connecting for a game winning hit in the 12th inning against the Toledo Mud Hens during their game at Huntington Park. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Jackson's Cameron Biros (19) celebrates with teammate Zach Pence (16) moments after Biros scored for the Polar Bears. At right, GlenOak defender Nathan Blaydes reacts to the only score of the game. (Scott Heckel / The (Canton) Repository)
Sports Feature - HM - Ohio State strength and conditioning coach Anthony Schlegel tackles a person who ran onto the field during the second quarter of the Buckeyes' game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Ohio Stadium. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Spot News - 1st place - Ruby Lynch rests her head on the shoulder of her son, Bobby, 14, as the remains of their home is demolished following an early morning fire that killed her husband and Bobby's father, Robert J. Lynch II, at Oster's Mobile Home Park in Huron. (Angela Wilhelm / Sandusky Register)
Spot News - 2nd place - The three alarm fire near Tamarack and Morse. (Tom Dodge / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - 1st place - Whitmer High School player Shue Sanders (16) has his helmet twisted as he is tackled by Toledo Central Catholic players Stephon Campbell (7) Charles Smith (3) and Richard Jackson (37) during the second quarter at Whitmer High School. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports - 2nd place - University of Michigan player Amara Darboh (82) gets hit and pushed out of bounds as he hauls in a pass by Utah's Gionni Paul (13) during the third quarter at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor. (Andy Morrison / The (Toledo) Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple (left) was called for pass interference on Kent State wide receiver Charles Chandler during their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. (Barbara J. Perenic / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HM - Ohio State wide receiver Devin Smith (9) catches a touchdown pass behind Cincinnati safety Zach Edwards (22) during the fourth quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium in Columbus. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 1st place - A horse and rider are seen warming up before the 12th race through a horse-themed canopy during the 69th running of the Little Brown Jug at the Delaware County Fairgrounds. Hosted every year on the third Thursday after Labor Day the Little Brown Jug is one of the two most coveted races for standardbred horses and something of a holiday in Delaware. Fans chain their chairs around the outside fences weeks in advance. Yannick Gingras driving Limelight Beach won the Little Brown Jug. (Eamon Queeney / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 2nd place - A crowd of swim team members watch as (from right) John Cogan, Stephen Julian and Paul Miller help take down wooden boards with hand-written pool records at Olympic Swim Club during the last day that the pool will be open in Clintonville. The pool owners will be closing it for good at the end of the Labor Day weekend to make way for a new apartment development. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Story - 3rd place - Ohio State running back Dontre Wilson (right) comes up with the one handed catch against Virginia Tech cornerback Chuck Clark during the 2nd quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium. (Kyle Robertson / The Columbus Dispatch)
