January - General News - 2nd place - Lori Cremar, mother of Alicia Rosa Confer, cries as Jimmy David Cole is sentenced to 30 years for murdering her daughter and her unborn grandchild Friday, January 12, 2024, at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
January - General News - HM - Jimmy David Cole sticks his tongue out at someone after being sentenced to 30 years for the murders of Alicia Rosa Confer and her unborn child Amor Friday, January 12, 2024, at the Wood County Courthouse in Bowling Green. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
January - Portrait - 1st place - Connie Durand, 75, cuts Paul Brzozka’s hair at the Golden Razor Barber Shop in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
January - Portrait - 2nd place - Christina Rodriguez, Chair of the Ohio Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Commission, Thursday, January 4, 2024, in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
January - Spot News - 1st place - Firefighters on the scene of an underground electric fire on Huron Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
January - Story - 2nd place - Councilwoman Vanice Williams covers her nose to shield herself from the stench from trash piled up at Ashland Manor in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
February - Feature - 3rd place - David Zavac, regional representative for U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, talks on a phone while walking through the train station during a presentation from All Aboard Ohio and TMACOG on the importance of passenger rail development in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)}
February - General News - 1st place - Third grader Renaziah Copeland portrays Dr. Mae Jemison during the annual Wax Museum event that highlights women who have made a significant contribution in black history at the Ella P. Stewart Academy for Girls in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)}
February - General News - 3rd place - Kizito Akunna recites the Pledge of Allegiance during a naturalization ceremony at the Toledo Club in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)}
February - Spot News - 3rd place - Firefighters work the scene of a fire at The Blarney, February 22, in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)}
February - Sports - 3rd place - Findlay’s Ben Best (center) drives to the basket against Perrysburg’s Carter Young (left) and Matt Hubbard during a game in Findlay. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)}
March - Feature - 1st place - A person jogs across the pedestrian bridge over Main Street in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - General News - 1st place - Arturo Garcia, originally from Mexico, celebrates becoming a U.S. citizen with his daughter Arysa, 2, during a Naturalization Ceremony at Sylvania Southview High School in Sylvania. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - General News - 2nd place - Joellen Poncheri of Sylvania and her sons (from left) Christopher, 6, and Dominic, 8, explore the freshly renamed Dr. Jayantilal & Prafulla Galani’s Children’s Library inside the King Road Branch Library in Sylvania. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - General News - 3rd place - Nina Corder (left) and Sierra Ortiz high five each other during the International Women's Day Signature Luncheon at the Hilton in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - Illustration - 1st place - Protein bombs, gluten free dipped Oreo’s, and protein cups at Georgette's in Maumee. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
March - Portrait - 1st place - Toledo firefighter Marcus Waugh recently won the World's Strongest Firefighter competition. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
April - General News - 3rd place - At left Raquel Smouthers, aunt of the two children who were killed when a car driven by Marshella Chidester plowed into the Swan Boat Club, is comforted after speaking during Chidester’s arraignment at the Monroe County Courthouse in Monroe, Michigan. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
April - Portrait - 1st place - Joyce Clemens feeds her dogs Jake and Zoe grain free food during Passover in Elmore. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
April - Portrait - 3rd place - Cindy Bench, photographed at Tatum Park in Toledo, is a recipient of the 2024 Serve Ohio Volunteer Award in recognition of contributions that have helped local communities. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
April - Story - 3rd place - Jackson Rugero, originally from the Congo, celebrates becoming a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at the University of Findlay’s Koehler Fitness and Recreation Complex. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
May - Feature - 1st place - Fourth grader Liam Farthing makes his way through a Tough Mudder style obstacle course at Greenwood Elementary School in Toledo. The entire school competed in obstacle courses for a focus on physical fitness and fun. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
May - Portrait - 1st place - Ray and Kati Tittle with their foster children, K.S. and S.S. in Fremont. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
May - Spot News - 2nd place - Police respond to a stabbing in front of The Blade building in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
May - Story - 2nd place - Vietnam Veteran Tom Jones salutes as the National Anthem is played during a Memorial Day Ceremony at Veteran's Memorial Park in Sylvania. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
June - Feature - 2nd place - A man trudges through the pouring rain on Adams St. in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
June - Illustration - 1st place - Roasted Squash Salad with Crumpled Bleu Cheese. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
June - Portrait - 3rd place - Joe Walter, President of the Toledo Firefighters Museum and retired assistant chief at the Toledo Firefighters Museum. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
July - Feature - 2nd place - People watch the July 4th fireworks display at Promenade Park in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
July - General News - 1st place - Lisa Titkemeier reacts to being sentenced for a charity fraud conviction at the Lucas County Courthouse in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
July - Portrait - 3rd place - Jillion Merricle with her Jeep she named "Bazooka" in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
July - Story - 3rd place - Parker Williamson, 14, of Toledo competes in the annual watermelon eating contest during the Harvard Circle Fourth of July 4th Celebration at Walbridge Park in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
August - Portrait - 1st place - Ronald Zak, at his Oregon home, is being honored during a Central Catholic football game for his military service in the Marines. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
August - Portrait - HM - Sarah Logan, co-owner of Mac & Loaf's Grill food truck, makes vegetable soup using vegetables from the school garden at Hawkins STEMM Academy in Toledo. Once monthly, Hawkins STEMM hosts a Family Garden Club harvesting day, where students are invited to choose and take home all the vegetables and herbs they want. On this harvesting day, students pick the fresh veggies and learn how to prepare vegetable soup. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Feature - 1st place - Hayden Hawkins, 10, blows on smoke from a COSI dry ice demonstration at event in which AT&T gave away 125 refurbished laptops at the East Toledo Family Center in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Feature - 3rd place - Sixth graders charge through smoke to find out which Harry Potter inspired “house” they will join for the school year at Fallen Timbers Middle School in Whitehouse. Students will earn points for their “house “ by adhering to 7 principles of good behavior to win a weekly award. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - General News - 2nd place - Seniors Angelina Carter (left) and Kristian Woods-Boykin laugh as Angelina tries on a wedding veil while getting formal wear ready to sell for a fundraiser at Start High School in Toledo. Marketing students at Start High School are having a fundraiser in which affordable attire is being made available to teens who might otherwise have difficulty in buying special occasion wear. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Illustration - 1st place - Barbecue Pearl Onions at Assembly American Brasserie in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Illustration - 2nd place - Jalapeño & Corn Dip. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Illustration - 3rd place - Fresh vegetables from the Hawkins STEMM Academy garden in Toledo. Once monthly, Hawkins STEMM hosts a Family Garden Club harvesting day, where students are invited to choose and take home all the vegetables and herbs they want. On this harvesting day, students pick the fresh veggies and learn how to prepare vegetable soup. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
September - Portrait - 1st place - Gaden Shartse Monastery monk Venerable Geshe Lharampa Kunchok Tashi Bhutia (left) smiles during a forum at Bluffton University in Bluffton. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
October - Feature - 1st place - Delfino Reves picks apples at MacQueen's Orchard in Holland. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
October - Feature - HM - James Eaglestar of Copper Face United, a Native American intertribal song and dance group, performs during an Indigenous People's Day event at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
October - General News - 3rd place - After 34 years of marriage, Bob & Marylin Klear renew their wedding vows during a "We Still Do" vow renewal and reception to celebrate Sweetest Day at Ohio Living Swan Creek in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
October - Portrait - 1st place - Maria Jones, owner of Jones & Jones Antiques in Perrysburg. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
October - Portrait - 3rd place - Lydia Green-Miller of Copper Face United, a Native American intertribal song and dance group, performs during an Indigenous People's Day event at the Toledo Museum of Art Glass Pavilion. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
October - Sports Feature - 2nd place - Bowling Green State University line backer Avi McGary celebrates winning the Battle of I-75 against the University of Toledo at the Glass Bowl in Toledo. BGSU defeated UT, 41-26. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - Feature - 2nd place - Kindergartner Omahd Jones marched proudly during a “Balloons over Broadway” parade at McKinley STEMM Academy in Toledo. Kindergarten students at McKinley STEMM Academy wrapped up a series of project-based learning activities with a Thanksgiving Day style balloon parade. Students have worked hard to design a variety of balloons and students have also planned the parade route. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - Feature - HM - Third grader Kalvin Jones enjoys using Boom Whackers during Angie Dalton’s music class at Birmingham Elementary in Toledo. Birmingham Elementary has received the district’s first Intro to Music Grant through the Save the Music Foundation. This includes $27,000 worth of new musical instruments and supplies. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - General News - 1st place - Jacques "Jack" Petree greets Dr. Daniel DiBardino at Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Dr. DiBardino helped saved Mr. Petree’s life after a weight lifting accident. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
November - Portrait - 2nd place - Sylvania Town Crier Michael Lieber. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
December - Feature - 2nd place - Seven-year-old Ava Heintz (right) plays with balloons inside of an inflatable igloo during The Ability Center’s Jingle Bell Bash in Sylvania. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
December - General News - 1st place - Toledo Police Officer T.J. Burzynski helps children from the Clever Bee Academy shop for toys during the annual 12 Kids of Christmas event at Meijer on Alexis Road in Toledo. About 75 kids were given a $100 gift card to shop for toys with police officers. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
December - Illustration - 1st place - Mulled Merlot (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
December - Illustration - 2nd place - Party tray at Barry Bagels in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
December - Portrait - 2nd place - Mary Beth Alberti, Executive director of Family House, in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
December - Portrait - 3rd place - Roko Rumora is the new curator for ancient objects at the Toledo Museum of Art. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
