Feature - 1st place - Lilly Powell, 16, takes a nap with her dairy feeder calf after getting him settled in one of the barns at the Clark County Fair. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Feature - 2nd place - People watch the July 4th fireworks display at Promenade Park in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Feature - 3rd place - Ashlynn Collmar, 7, shakes the water off of her face as she enjoys the first day of the Savage Park splash pad being open after being closed for health inspections in Toledo. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Feature - HM - A turtle seemingly looks at Amelia Kline's phone in between turtle races during the 47th Annual First Town Days Festival in New Philadelphia’s Tuscora Park. Kline, from Bolivar, was the overall first place winner. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Feature - HM - Adam Hawksworth enjoys the bubbles covering him during the National Trail Parks and Recreation District's Foam Frenzy parties at Northeastern School in South Vienna. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
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)
General News - 2nd place - Shawn Wright of Wadsworth motivates his frog Stormy during the 63rd annual Valley City Frog Jump festival in Valley City. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
General News - 3rd place - Park Ranger Basia Gawin laughs as she holds a certificate for Wednesday to stamp with her paw during the B.A.R.K. Ranger program at Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge in Oak Harbor. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
General News - HM - Ellen Getz makes a face of disbelief towards her family as she's presented with a crown, sash and flowers after being announced as the 2024 Clark County Fair Queen on the first day of the fair. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
General News - HM - A participant in this year’s Garrettsville Tractor Parade is framed by the Stars and Stripes as he shows off his Farmall Super C during the parade through town. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - 1st place - Tears well up in the eyes of Kyle Fisher of Hiram as he competes in the hot wing eating contest during the Garrettsville Summerfest. Kyle completed the challenge in a three-way tie to win $100. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - 2nd place - Stephanie Singleton poses in the micro wedding space that she operates out of in the lower level of BLU-Tique in Akron. In addition to micro weddings, Stephanie also offers a drive-thru service for couples to get hitched from the comfort of their car. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Portrait - 3rd place - Jillion Merricle with her Jeep she named "Bazooka" in Toledo. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Portrait - HM - Artist Jim Foos poses for a portrait in front of a sign for the Plein Air Festival in Sylvania. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 1st place - Sydnie Morrobel, home from a nine month Navy deployment, hugs nephew Brayden Rodriguez, 9, after surprising him and catching the first pitch he threw ahead of an International League baseball game between the Toledo Mud Hens and St. Paul Saints at Fifth Third Field in Toledo. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports Feature - 2nd place - Akron Rubber Ducks right fielder Alexfri Planez celebrates with his teammates in the dugout after his solo homer against the Bowie Baysox during the sixth inning of a AA Minor League game at Canal Park in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports Feature - 3rd place - Chanettee Wannasaen reacts to finding her ball in an awkward angle on the 17th hole during the final round of the Dana Open at Highland Meadows in Sylvania. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Spot News - 1st place - Mineral City firefighter Jim Daugherty kicks a smoldering extension cord that caught fire in the garage of a home on Dessecker Dr NE, in Fairfield Township. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Story - 2nd place - A farmer mows while keeping an eye on a controlled burn of brush on Middle Run Rd NE in Lawrence Township. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Story - 3rd place - Jacob Kohler, 21, speaks about his experience as a high school classmate of Thomas Matthew Crooks, at the intersection of Highland Rd and Milford Dr. in the Bethel Park neighborhood of Pennsylvania where Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, once lived. Crooks was identified as the shooter responsible for the attempted assassination of former US President Donald J. Trump at a rally in Butler, PA. Crooks was reportedly shot and killed by the United States Secret Service. (Andrew Dolph / The Times Reporter)
Sports - 1st place - John Daly watches his putt toward the fourth hole during the first round of the Kaulig Companies Championship pro-am at Firestone Country Club in Akron. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Sports - 2nd place - Matilda Castren tees off from the third hole during the first round of the Dana Open at Highland Meadows in Sylvania. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Sports - 3rd place - Siphos Montsi runs to the net for a drop shot during the Ray Simon Open at the Toledo Tennis Club in Ottawa Hills. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)
Sports - HM - Swimmers start the swimming portion of the 36th annual Sylvania SuperKids Triathlon and Duathlon at Olander Park in Sylvania. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
Story - 1st place - Valley City Frog Jump Director Dave Raco searches for frogs on a private pond in Valley City. Raco says nightfall is the prime time to catch frogs on the banks of ponds. (Jeff Lange / Akron Beacon Journal)
Story - 2nd place - Chanettee Wannasaen gets doused with water after winning the 2024 Dana Open at Highland Meadows in Sylvania. (Rebecca Benson / The Blade)
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)
Story - HM - Eight-year-old Sparrow Brochu tries to get in a play structure at Stranahan Elementary School in Toledo, but is unable to due to the height of the entrance. (Jonathan Aguilar / The Blade)
