First Place, Spot News - Matthew Hatcher / Freelance, “Tornado”Sierra Waver collects some belongings from what used to be her bedroom after a suspected ef-4 tornado touched down early in the morning on May 28, 2019 in the West Brook neighborhood of Trotwood.
Second Place, Spot News - Lori King / The Blade, “Rollover”Ginger Bunting hugs her niece Madison Burleson, 15, after the vehicle Burleson was a passenger in was hit by another car and rolled several times on S. Detroit Ave. in Toledo on March 16, 2019.
Third Place, Spot News - Erin Caldwell / Sandusky Register, “Another Drowning”Two women console each other at Nickel Plate Beach in Huron after a woman went missing in the water on July 21, 2019. The woman's body was discovered about two miles east of the beach on July 25. It was the second drowning to occur at Nickel Plate Beach within two weeks.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Andy Morrison / The Blade, “Over the Rainbow”A pair of rainbows, one stronger than the other, reach down from the sky as Toledo Fire and Rescue workers look over the scene of a one vehicle crash in the 200 block of Main Street, December 30, 2019.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Albert Cesare / The Cincinnati Enquirer, “Dayton Tornado”Jeff Gurley looks at debris outside his home in the Westrbrooke neighborhood in Dayton, on May 28, 2019. A tornado damaged several homes in the neighborhood.
Award of Excellence, Spot News - Matthew Hatcher / Freelance, “Ruins of Trotwood”Residents of the Trotwood neighborhood West Brook inspect the damage following powerful tornados that tore through the city on May 28, 2019 in Trotwood.
