First Place, Spot News under 100,000 - Michael Blair / The News-HeraldRick Tomlins (left) consoles his dad Don Holt as the pair carry belongings from inside of the flooded Millstone condominiums in Painesville.
Second Place, Spot News under 100,000 - Marshall Gorby / Springfield News-SunMembers of the Clark County Hazardous Material team enter a vaporous cloud caused by anhydrous ammonia leaking from a 30,000 gallon tank at Southwest Landmark Inc. in South Charleston. The Haz-Mat team had to work through the cloud to shut off a valve to stop the dangerous chemical leak.
Third Place, Spot News under 100,000 - Marshall Gorby / Springfield News-SunSusan Massie reacts after hearing that her son Nathan Massie, 21, of North Hampton drowned in C.J. Brown Reservoir.
Award of Excellence, Spot News under 100,000 - Aaron Rudolph / Lisbon Morning JournalTruck driver William Edwards is consoled after his rig spilled its load of coal.
Award of Excellence, Spot News under 100,000 - Duncan Scott / The News-HeraldD.J. Ashba collapses as he approaches the crash scene where his mother was killed when her minivan was pushed into the path of a truck. Geauga County Sheriff's Deputies try to provide some comfort.
Award of Excellence, Spot News under 100,000 - Marshall Gorby / Springfield News-SunTim Johnson a member of the Bethel Township fire department works to free Lila Meeks, of Fairborn, from her Ford Explorer that flipped as the result of an accident Tuesday at the corner of Union Road and Lower Valley Pike. The passenger in the other vehicle involved in the accident, Alberta Stubbs, 80, of Medway, died at the scene.
Award of Excellence, Spot News under 100,000 - Michael S. Balash / The RepositoryMore than ten fire departments were called to PSC Metals Inc. located at 3101 Varley Ave SW in Canton Township, for a fire that continued to burn for days. It appeared that junk vehicles were burning. Smoke was visible for miles around.
