A young Easter egg hunter showed up with a five-gallon bucket to hold his collection of eggs at the city’s Spring Eggstravaganza at Hoff Woods Park. My Final Photo for April 8, 2023.

Three workers transport a 30-foot-long section of rain gutter across a parking lot toward its installation on the roof of a building in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for April 7, 2023.

Westerville Antiques owner Luke Ernst holds the “W” branding iron he recently purchased as a rare item once used to brand cattle perhaps on a Westerville cattle farm. My Final Photo for April 6, 2023.

A stagehand walks past lights lowered for adjustment and testing on the newly repaired stage floor at Cowan Hall on the Otterbein University campus where the theater department continues to repair damage to the stage. My Final Photo for April 5, 2023. 

A young fisherman casts his net in the shallow waters of the wetlands at Highlands in search of bait fish for a later trip for a larger catch. My Final Photo for April 4, 2023.

The morning sun breaks over the roofline of the Braun Farm farmhouse where the front yard bears the mark of excavator tracks as the house and barn are prepared for demolition. My Final Photo for April 3, 2023.

Volunteers clear weeds and overgrown grass from around the infield at the St. Paul baseball fields in preparation for the start of the season. My Final Photo for April 2, 2023.

Ohio News Photographers Association President Andrew Dolph, left, listens as convention speakers, from left, Pulitzer Prize winner Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times, Cara Owsley of the Cincinnati Enquirer, and Cleveland portrait photographer Angelo Merendino answer questions during an afternoon panel discussion on topics ranging from photojournalist trauma and PTSD to what type of gear to use. My Final Photo for April 1, 2023.

Firefighters guide a hose through the front window of a house In Huber Ridge that was heavily damaged by fire requiring assistance for Westerville by four other departments. My Final Photo for March 31, 2023.

Volunteers and Otterbein University students clear invasive honeysuckle plants growing along the shoreline above and below the low-head dam in Alum Creek in Westerville. My Final Photo for March 30, 2023.

A worker checks alignment on one of the last sections of flooring installed in the stage in Cowan Hall at Otterbein University completing repairs to the water-damaged structure before it gets a final coat of paint. My Final Photo for March 29, 2023.

A young fisherman’s bicycle lies in the grass near the Alum Creek dam where he and a friend dropped their bikes, donned wading boots, and traveled into the waters of the dam for an afternoon of testing their skill and luck in the high waters of the creek. My Final Photo for March 27, 2023.