First Place, Assigned Feature - Lisa Powell / Dayton Daily NewsOnnie Marchman's newly styled hair is tucked into a portable hair dryer. Wendy Webster takes her mobile beauty services business to elderly people who cannot get out on their own.
Second Place, Assigned Feature - Mike Levy / The Plain DealerRose Immke is comforted by her sister-in-law, Rose West at Rose's home in Pepper Pike. Rose's husband, Lloyd Immke has not been seen for almost two weeks since he walked away from her daughter's Mentor home.
Third Place, Assigned Feature - Kiichiro Sato / Associated PressAt 12:30 a.m., game enthusiasts play an older XBox game, powered by a generator in front of a Target store in Columbus, as they wait for the 8 a.m. release of the new Microsoft XBox 360 at the store.
Award of Excellence, Assigned Feature - Eric Albrecht / The Columbus DispatchDespite the rain brought on by Hurricane Katrina citizens of Pass Christian Ms. managed to hang one lit Christmas decoration downtown .
Award of Excellence, Assigned Feature - Ed Suba Jr. / Akron Beacon JournalFifteen-year-old Leroy Sutton, having outgrown his old legs, sits patiently while his stumps are measured for his new prosthetics. Sutton lost his legs when he was ten years old after he fell under a train on his way to school.
Award of Excellence, Assigned Feature - Gus Chan / The Plain DealerMaria Olmeda, wearing pressure gloves, holds the crucifix she was wearing when she was attacked last March. Olmeda was burned when she was set on fire by a neighbor who thought Olmeda was having an affair with her husband. The husband didn't exist. The woman was sentenced to 12 years for aggravated murder and arson.
Award of Excellence, Assigned Feature - Michael P. King / Ohio UniversityJim King and his wife, Bona, enjoy their fish and chips supper at PM's restaurant on Union Street in St. Andrews, Scotland, United Kingdom, Aug. 11, 2005.
Award of Excellence, Assigned Feature - Tim Harrison / Tim HarrisonBelievers place their hands on a statue of the the Virgin Mary just after midnight September, 15, 2005, on a hill in Eaton Township. A few thousand people came by bus and car to see a scheduled apparition of Mary at midnight on the grounds of the Holy Love Ministries,