Pictorial - 1st, “Impound Lot”Vehicles sit in the Columbus Police Impound & Parking Services lot on the South Side. Police have stopped towing cars for parking violations due to the fullness of the lot, though cars are still being towed after crashes and other violations. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Pictorial - 2nd, “Sturgeon Supermoon”The sturgeon moon, the first of two supermoons in August, rises over the Ohio State Fair. According to the Farmer’s Almanac, August’s full moon is called the sturgeon moon because the giant sturgeon fish that could be readily caught in the Great Lakes this time of year. The next full blue moon will occur on Aug. 30. (Adam Cairns / The Columbus Dispatch)
Pictorial - 3rd, “Mills Race”Dozens of sailboats that participated in the Mills Race docked Saturday, June 10, 2023, in Put-In-Bay, Ohio. (Jeremy Wadsworth / The Blade)
Pictorial - Award of Excellence, “Barn Shadows”Two workers from Enterprise Roofing cast their shadows on the side of the barn at George Rogers Clark Park as they install brackets to hold a new copper cutter on the barn Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023. (Bill Lackey / Springfield News-Sun)
Pictorial - Award of Excellence, “Toledo Hedges”An aerial view from a drone shows David Perez, with AMD Finishes, as he spruces up the grounds around the hedges spelling out the city's name at the corner of Cherry and Summit streets in Toledo on Monday, May 22, 2023. (Kurt Steiss / The Blade)