Priests and staff at St. Paul Catholic School on North State Street watch as Westerville Police Officer Jonathan Bagwell leans in to inspect a groundhog before trapping and removing the animal that appeared ill or injured outside the school Wednesday morning. My Final Photo for October 9, 2024.

Guitarists fill the stage room at Java Central with their usual Tuesday evening performance of favored songs. My Final Photo for October 8, 2024.

A man walks his dog in the late afternoon sun across the boardwalks spanning the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for October 7, 2024.

A couple sits in the shade of trees on the bank of Alum Creek, where two women hope their baits and fishing skills below the dam will be successful. My Final Photo for October 6, 2024.

Three runners pass the fog-shrouded Yarnell Farm soybean field below the barns as the sun rises over a low-hanging layer of clouds Saturday morning. My Final Photo for October 5, 2024.