Smoky haze from forest fires in Canada blankets Hoover Reservoir as warm temperatures and little surface wind helped create an air quality alert for Ohio. My Final Photo for June 6, 2023.

Workers clear a trench on East College Avenue where a new water pipeline will be laid before the street is repaved this month. My final Photo for June 5, 2023. 

A father and son fish the narrow inlet off Hoover Reservoir at Red Bank Marina and Park on a warm Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for June 4, 2023.

A young girl carries her silky chicken as she shops with her mother and brother at the Saturday Farmers Market in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 3, 2023.

A ladybug works its way down a shaft of wheat looking for food and other ladybugs in a field of winter wheat on Polaris Parkway. My Final Photo for June 2, 2023.

A mason pours a concrete mortar mix into the void of a section of the brick wall built for the first floor on a multi-story business and apartment building on West College in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for June 1, 2023.

Fr. Jonathan Wilson raises a consecrated host during Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church celebrating his serving 20 years as a priest. My Final Photo for May 31, 2023.

An inspector is testing the wireless connection to an autonomous, self-powered video camera, which he has lowered into a sanitary sewer on East College in Uptown. The city is conducting tests on sewers to identify broken or damaged pipes and obstructions, such as roots. My Final Photo for May 30, 2023.

At the new Westerville Veterans Memorial, an American Legion bugler concludes the ceremonies closing the ‘Field of Heroes’ on Memorial Day by playing ‘Taps’. My Final Photo for May 29, 2023.

A fisherman at Alum Creek Park North re-baits his hook with a worm, having lost his last one. The creek’s flow is so low that parts of the dam, usually submerged, are now exposed. My Final Photo for May 28, 2023.

Sisters push and pull their fully-loaded wagon home after spending part of Saturday morning shopping at the Uptown Westerville Farmers Market. My Final Photo for May  27, 2023.

A large crowd, taking advantage of a warm and breezy spring day, fills State Street in Uptown Westerville for the first Fourth Friday event of the year. My Final Photo for May 26, 2023.

Lynn Aventino, Executive Director of Uptown Westerville Inc., measures spaces for vendor booths on East College for the first Fourth Friday street festival. My Final Photo for May 25, 2023. 

Lounge chairs at Highlands Pool get a final power washing as the aquatic center prepares for opening Saturday. My Final Photo for May 24, 2023.

Beekeeper Billy Miller inspects one of the Sharon Woods Metro Park bee hives several weeks after installing the hives after a two-year absence in the park. My Final Photo for May 23, 2023.