First Place, General News - Ernest Coleman / The Cincinnati EnquirerEric Sheils, 6 wipes tears from his face near the end of a Prayer vigil for his mother Kelli Walton who was killed bye her boyfriend. As she held her three children in her arms as she stood in her front door of her apartment.
Second Place, General News - Bill Lackey / Springfield News-SunFormer Tremont City United Methodist Church pastor, Walter Mock, and longtime church pianist Mary Catherine Lutz say goodbye following the final Sunday service at the church in Tremont City. The church was closing after more than 100 years due to the lack of participation.
Third Place, General News - Fred Squillante / The Columbus DispatchWearing a padded jail suit for inmates on suicide watch, John Reeves weeps as the circumstances surrounding the death of his stepson, Lawrence King III, 4, are read in court during Reeves' arraignment. Columbus police say that Reeves struck the child with his fists and a belt and smashed his face into a wall.
Award of Excellence, General News - Tom Dodge / The Columbus DispatchDarrell Parfitt hugs his nephew Keith Climer after a news conference where investigators announced a $5,000.00 reward in the arson deaths that killed three people including Darrell's mother Deanna Perry.
