First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateShantell Hill reacts reacts as Judge Branstool imposes a 24 month sentence for a third degree felony of reckless homicide for Keontraye Marks on November 6, 2019. Marks fatally stabbed 35 year old Theadore Collins in October of 2018 during an altercation.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateHundreds of friends, family members and members of the community gather at the home of Isabella Barnes to honor her life on June 24, 2019. Barnes was fatally shot in the head while sitting on her front porch. Keegan Mummey, 18, of Newark, was charged in her murder. The following month, a Licking County grand jury indicted Mummey on one count each aggravated murder, an unclassified felony; rape, a first-degree felony; and tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony. Mummey was later found incompetent to stand trial.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateVayda Dickerson, 6, surveys the damage done in her basement after heavy rains caused the basement wall to collapse on June 24, 2019. Her father, Vic Jr. had been up all night keeping watch as part of the wall started to leak. Around 3am Vayda's mom, Kayci, yelled down to her husband that it seemed as though the house was going to cave in. At that moment the basement wall gave way, knocking Vic Jr. down as water filled the basement. Kayci fled with their three children, while Vic Jr. stayed behind to rescue their dogs. He made it 30 feet down their street before his car broke down due to water damage, and he had to be rescued by first responders. Everyone in the family made it out safely including the dogs.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateMen pump their muscles up backstage before competing in The Arnold Fitness Classic Men’s Physique and Men’s Bodybuilding prejudging show March 1, 2019.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateStudents of St. Francis De Sales in Newark, Ohio line up in the hall of their school waiting to enter the church for their First Communion on May 4, 2019.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateKathy Mossholder and her husband Rich react after Judge Branstool delivered a sentence of 20 years to Dylan Warren, 17 in March, 2019. Warren and three others entered Mossholder’s home in January of 2018 holding a gun to her head while going to the basement to rob and kill her friend David Earl Barcus in his sleep.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateThe summer before her sophomore year Jamin Harkin's mother was killed in a car accident. Jazmin was in the car with her mom and younger siblings who she pulled from the wreckage. A few weeks later her father died by suicide. Jazmin has overcome the tragedy with grace and graduated with honors and a full scholarship to Kent State University. Her advice is to "just to remember that you have things that are important to you and if you let what’s happening take over what you’re doing with your life, things are going to fall behind and you might not be able to pick them back up. You might not be able to fix the things you let got while you were struggling."Jazmin Harkin mics herself up before her drama class's performance in May 2019, a play written by classmate and friend Althea Davis. For Jazmin, drama and art have helped her cope with the loss of both her parents.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateSeated in the sink of the bathroom she shares with her sister, Jazmin calmly applies her make-up for prom while her younger siblings Jenna, Kyle and Tori wreak havoc in the bathroom around her, May 4, 2019.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateJazmin shows off a tattoo she had gotten earlier in the day to her friends while they prepare in the dressing room for their final play for their high school drama class, May 24, 2019. Drama and art, along with strong relationships with her friends, many of whom are in the drama program, have helped Jazmin deal with the grief of losing both parents two years prior.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateDuring an Easter egg hunt at their Newark home in May, 2019, Jazmin playfully holds off her brother Kyle so their younger sister, Tori can pick up the egg and add it to her collection. All three siblings and their sister Jenna (not pictured) were in the car with their mom almost two years ago when they were struck by another vehicle. Jazmin pulled her siblings to safety but cold not save their mother, who died at the scene.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateJazmin and fellow classmate Arin Wade, along with the rest of their drama class went to I-HOP after their final performance for the school year, May 24, 2019. Instead of shutting out the world after the death of both her parents almost two years ago, Jazmin has strengthened her friendships and dove into her art work and the theater as ways to cope. She has managed to thrive despite her hardships earning a full scholarship to Kent State University in the Fall.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateJazmin sits under the dryer at the hair salon owned by Paulette Muncy who has cut Jazmin's hair since she was in elementary school. Jazmin was getting her hair dyed violet in April, 2019 ahead of her upcoming prom and graduation.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateJazmin and her boyfriend Preston Hanshew pose for pictures before prom in May, 2019. Her mom's friend, Misty McClelland, fixes her dress before snapping the photos. Jazmin's moms' friends have made sure to be at all of Jazmin's homecomings and proms and big events to see her off since her mom's death almost two years ago. While Jazmin appreciates them being there, she also wishes her mom could see her as well.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateJazmin Harkin dances at prom next her best friend Avery Pethtel, May 4, 2019. Avery was one of the first people Jazmin called from the hospital after the car accident and spent every moment of their summer before sophomore year together so she would not be alone.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateFamily has always been important to Jamzin Harkin. May 4, 2019, the morning of her senior prom Jazmin went to church to watch her brother, Kyle receive his first communion instead of spending the day in a salon like many of her friends. Before the ceremony started she helped keep Kyle and their sister, Tori, entertained and under control.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateJazmin Harkin hugs her little brother Kyle in his classroom at Legend Elementary, May 23, 2019. Jazmin and other Newark High School graduates did a walk through of their old schools to inspire younger students. The visit was a surprise to Kyle, who hasn't been able to come to terms with the fact that his big sister will be leaving for college in the fall.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateJazmin and her boyfriend Prestom Hanshew share a moment after a long Easter day full of family in May, 2019. Her boyfriend and close friends were instrumental in her overcoming the death of both her parents before her sophomore year of high school.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateArthur and Bryce Hollenback have learned responsibility from a young age while also gaining independence that comes with growing up on a farm. The boys live on the farm with their parents Andy and Mamie who bought it just before Arthur was born and there is nothing Andy Hollenback would rather be than a farmer. "It's hard work, it's hot, it's dusty, it's unforgiving. But through all of that, man I love it." For the Hollenbacks it's not just a business. It's a way of life and a legacy for their children. Brothers Arthur and Bryce Hollenback chase each other around their yard with Nerf guns on a warm August evening in 2018. The boys can usually be found outside exploring or building things like dams or forts, or playing with their Nerf guns. Growing up on a family farm in rural Ohio offers a freedom to the Hollenback boys while also instilling in them a sense of self pride and responsibility. Story published January 12, 2019
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateMamie Hollenback reads 'Island of the Blue Dolphins' in the car with Bryce in early November, 2019, while waiting for the bus to arrive. Mamie wants to make sure there is time for reading with her sons, but faming life is busy so they fit it in whenever they can.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateFaming is hard and often dirty work, but Mamie Hollenback and her husband Andy wouldn't change a thing. They love the life and the work and how it is shaping the lives of their two sons. Mamie addresses the constant mud with little feminine touches like pink nail polish, July 18, 2018.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateAndy Hollenback helps his son, Bryce, dry his heifer, Racheal before showing at the Hartford Fair, August 3, 2019. Andy loves raising his sons on a farm because of the responsibility that is being instilled in them. Bryce's hard work paid off, and he placed first in his class with Racheal. Bryce especially loves the freedom of living on a farm and being able to work with the animals.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateBryce Hollenback proudly stands against a fence outside the family cow barn holding his trophy he won at the Knox County Fair for Reserve Grand champion for the feeder calf class earlier that day, July 26, 2019. Growing up on the farm has taught Bryce responsibility but also allowed him the freedom to roam outside in a way that many kids don't experience anymore.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateMamie Hollenback plays a rowdy game of uno with sons Arthur and Bryce while her husband, Andy sleeps on the recliner behind them, December 14, 2018. The family had just finished harvesting the last of their crops, much later than most years due to heavy rains. Usually the family is finished around Thanksgiving but this year they worked through mid December.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateAndy Hollenback works into the late summer evening, July 13, 2018, bailing hay as the sun sets over Utica where he and his family live and farm. This year there were hay shortages bumping the price up for farmers selling. This extra bit of income helped offset losses from the falling price of soy beans due to the trade war with China.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - / Newark AdvocateMamie and her sons Arthur and Bryce (not pictured) make their way through one of their corn fields July 31, 2018 to survey the damage done by raccoons who knocked a large area of stalks to the ground. In a year already stressed by tariffs and heavy rains this was an extra stress the family did not need.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateBryce runs to his mom playfully giving her a big hug in the cow barn, January 5, 2019. Bryce is always very affectionate with his parents, and says he loves living on a farm because he gets to spend time with the cows that he loves and go" exploring" on the land the family owns.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateBryce Hollenback jumps out a silo on the family farm in July, 2018 looking for his next adventure. Growing up on a family farm in rural Ohio offers a freedom to the Hollenback boys while also instilling in them a sense of self pride and responsibility. They are always ready to help their parents out but love running around through the fields and climbing tress. Bryce's parents bought the farm before he was born and have built it up over the years hoping to leave a legacy for their children.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateBryce slips off his cowboys boots and replaces them with roller blades in the one of the barns on the family farm, July 19, 2018. Growing up on a family farm in rural Ohio has offers a freedom to the Hollenback boys while also instilling in them a sense of self pride and responsibility.
First place, Photographer of the Year - Small Market - Jessica Phelps / Newark AdvocateBryce climbs around on the fence encouraging Dee, the donkey to follow him to his dad who is waiting with an apple as a treat in January 2019. Bryce loves living on the family farm especially when he gets to work with the cows and Dee.
