Feature - 1st place - Kaitlin Yoder stares down judge Seth D. Keplinger, from Springfield, as she competes in 14-year-old hog showmanship at the Tuscarawas County Fair in Dover. Yoder, of the 4-H Junior Achievers Club, placed first in Supreme Swine Showmanship in the 14-year-old class. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Feature - 2nd place - Colton Park, 3, enjoys his Lunchable while sitting outside his family's room at the Executive Inn homeless shelter. According to Colton's mother, they have been staying at the shelter for two weeks, since they were evicted from their apartment. Colton was eating outside because residents are not allowed to eat in their rooms. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - 3rd place - Daniel Birch's mouth is inspected after finishing his half pound portion of Swiss cheese in the cheese eating competition during the 70th annual Ohio Swiss Festival, in Sugarcreek. Daniel won the competition. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Feature - HM - Bill Houghlan (right) of Dover, ponders over a chess game at the Dover Public Library. The chess club meets in the food court of the New Towne Mall in New Philadelphia. The club is informal and all are welcome. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Feature - HM - Graduate student Shubham Shinde rubs noses with a rabbit at a petting zoo set up on the Memorial Field House Lawn as part of Homecoming Week at the University of Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - 1st place - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine takes questions from the press during a delayed start before a meeting of the Ohio Redistricting Commission. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 2nd place - Morgan Hager of Meigs County has taps over her mouth while she protests during a meeting that was held by the Oil and Gas Land Management Commission to determine whether to let private companies bid for contracts on different parcels of land in Ohio. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
General News - 3rd place - Tears stream down the face of defendant Sydney Powell as she is comforted by paralegal Marie DiCola while her attorney Don Malarcik goes over the timeline of events leading up to the killing of her mother, Brenda, during opening statements in the courtroom of Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Kelly McLaughlin. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
General News - HM - UAW members Dan Schlieman (left) and Brad Geer work the picket line during a strike at the Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex where Jeeps are made in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
General News - HM - United Auto Workers member Michael Oakley (bottom left) waves one of two signs at motorists on southbound I-75 while picketing in the rain with Team 24 outside a truck entrance to Stellantis Toledo Assembly Complex in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Illustration - 1st place - John Stitzlein holds up a flowering partridge pea that he found on his farm in Baltimore, Ohio. The two have lived on the land since 1979 when they bought the property that has expanded to over 200 acres over the years. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Illustration - 2nd place - Pumpkin seeds. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Illustration - 3rd place - Risotto. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Illustration - HM - Heirloom tomatos served with burrata cheese drizzled with house-made Italian vinaigrette and topped with fresh basil available at Town Tavern in Copley. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - 1st place - Jeff Bitticker will be competing in 'Steinstosen', a traditional Swiss and German sport held annually at the Ohio Swiss Festival. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Portrait - 2nd place - Andrew Rogers, lead organist, at the Michigan Theater in Ann Arbor, Michigan. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - 3rd place - Cincinnati resident Brian Davis, who chose to honor Cherokee tradition with his headwork and dress, takes a break from dancing during the Harvest Festival of the Eastern Woodland American Indians of the North East and Great Lakes at Seven Eagles EARTH Center in Grand Rapids. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Portrait - HM - Carrollton High School sophomore Connor Welch plays the part of the warrior mascot during the game against Garaway at Warrior Stadium in Carrollton. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Liberty Center’s Trenton Kruse celebrates after a long run during a high school football game between Liberty Center and Patrick Henry at Liberty Center High School. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Cincinnati Bengals Sam Hubbard makes his entrance into Paycor Stadium prior to the start of a Monday Night Football game against the LA Rams. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Eastwood’s Mackenna Miller and Nadia Miller celebrate their win over Lake during a Northern Buckeye Conference volleyball match at Lake High School in Millbury. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HM - Whitmer warms up before the start of an NLL Buckeye Division high school football game against Anthony Wayne at Whitmer High School in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports Feature - HM - Walsh Jesuit midfielder Reagan Pentz (left) is comforted by forward Ciara Santiago after the Warriors tied, 1-1, with the Strongsville Mustangs in a soccer match in Strongsville. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Spot News - 1st place - Second-grader Canaan McCrum picks up a “Do Not Enter” sign that was knocked over by a pick up truck that crashed into his class room at Shoreland Elementary School in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Spot News - 2nd place - Police take a dog into custody who is believed to have killed a women in her 70s at 4213 Grantley Road in Toledo. Police say the dog, who is being taken in by Lucas County Canine Care & Control, belongs to the woman who was found dead in her backyard by a landscaping crew. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Spot News - 3rd place - Two mobile homes were destroyed by a fire and four others severley damaged at the Honey Creek Mobile Home Park in Pike Township. Fire crews from six surrounding departments responded to the blaze. The arrived to find one mobile home fully involved and another partially involved. There were no injuries reported from the fire. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - HM - Two mobile homes were destroyed by a fire and four others severly damaged at the Honey Creek Mobile Home Park in Pike Township. Fire crews from six surrounding departments responded to the blaze. The arrived to find one mobile home fully involved and another partially involved. There were no injuries reported from the fire. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Spot News - HM - Dover firefighters sift through a pile of trash that was on fire inside a Kimble trash truck at Dover City Park. The truck was driven to the parking lot nearest North Wooster Avenue and subsequently emptied of its contents to be extinguished by firefighters. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports - 1st place - CVCA’s Ryan Wiehe dives toward the pylon to score a two point conversion against Woodridge during the second half of a high school football game in Cuyahoga Falls. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd place - Toledo’s Dequan Finn dives just short of the end zone over Texas Southern’s Xavier Player at the University of Toledo’s Glass Bowl in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson (32) leaps over Youngstown State defensive back Ezekiel Blake (6) after gaining a few yards in the second quarter of their game at Ohio Stadium. (Brooke LaValley / The Columbus Dispatch)
Sports - HM - Dayton's Logan Davis dives for yardage during the third quarter against Central State. Dayton defeated CSU 62-24 at Welcome Stadium in Dayton. (Erik Schelkun / Elsestar Images)
Sports - HM - San Jose State Spartans defensive back Michael Dansby (25) comes down without a helmet and Toledo Rockets wide receiver Devin Maddox (8) comes down with a catch in a non-conference game at the Glass Bowl Stadium in Toledo. (Isaac Ritchey / The Blade)
Story - 1st place - Hundreds of race fans gather around the track to watch the 2023 Champion City Wiener Dog Races, one of the highlights of MustardFEST, at National Road Commons park in downtown Springfield. This year's races featured 45 dachshunds competing for the coveted title of Fastest Wiener in Springfield. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
