Paving bricks sit exposed on West Home Street after a paving crew milled away the asphalt surface preparing it for repaving this weekend before the arrival next week of first-year students at Otterbein University. My Final Photo for August 11, 2023.

A city electric worker downs a tree in the right-of-way as he and a crew begin to make repairs to a power line behind a shopping center on Schrock Road. My Final Photo for August 10, 2023.

An Otterbein University Color Guard member practices with some of the team at the Alum Creel Park Amphitheater as they prepare for the start of football season at home on September 2 against Ohio Wesleyan University. My Final Photo for August 9, 2023. Photo Copyright 2023 Gary Gardiner. Not to be used without written permission detailing exact usage. Photos from Gary Gardiner, may not be redistributed, resold, or displayed by any publication or person without written permission. Photo is copyright Gary Gardiner who owns all usage rights to the image.

A Franklin County Engineer work crew paints lane striping on the Main Street Bridge following an earlier sealing of the structure surface. My Final Photo for August 8, 2023.

Afternoon storm clouds arrive across the horizon behind the wetlands at Highlands Park. My Final Photo for August 7, 2023.