Sparks fly from a grinding wheel smoothing a steel beam surface before being welded into the supports for a platform around the oak tree in the brick walk at Java Central. My Final Photo for March 24, 2020. 

A contractor trods through a flooded field near the Westerville Community Center looking for relatively dry access to measure where the parks department plans a bridge to connect the center addition to a new section of bike path. My Final Photo for March 23, 2020.

Father and son warm their hands over a small fire they built while pitching the family’s tent at Red Bank Park on an outing during the pandemic. My Final Photo for March 22, 2020.

Otterbein students pack their belongings and share a hug as students in university housing must leave campus by Monday morning as part of the school’s plans to limit exposure during the coronavirus pandemic. My Final Photo for March 21, 2020.

A teenage boy out of school because of the pandemic sticks his finger into the flooded waters of Highlands wetlands before stepping into the water for wading with a friend. My Final Photo for March 20, 2020.

A section of a tree trunk is carried to the rear of the houses on South State Street where trees and the houses will be removed to make way for business buildings and apartments. My Final Photo for March 19, 2020.

A feller carries away a tree removed from the side yard of a house on South State Street where the trees and houses are being removed to make way for an office building and apartments. My Final Photo for March 18, 2020.

Sherry Gardiner wears protective gloves as she offers prayers at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, Ohio. Catholic churches in Ohio closed masses to the public in fear of spreading the coronavirus to parishioners. The church is open during the afternoon for parishioners. My Final Photo for March 17, 2020.

A brick mason removes sidewalk bricks from the corner of State and College where contractors are in the beginning stages of replacing the sidewalks and building new curbs as part of the Uptown Improvement project. My Final Photo for March 16, 2020.

Westerville Law Director Bruce Bailey polishes The American Issue Sculpture by Matthew Gray Palmer several days before Spring begins. The sculpture was commissioned by Bailey. My Final Photo for March 15, 2020.

Westerville police officers investigate a three-car crash that closed Schrock Road Saturday morning for several hours and sent two people to the hospital. My Final Photo for March 14, 2020.

A trio of inspectors prepares to measure the compaction of materials placed over new waterlines laid on North State Street as part of the Uptown Improvement project. My Final Photo for March 13, 2020.

A Westerville police officer removes sections of brick that fell on a car when it crashed into a storefront at Hanby Square on South State Street. My Final Photo for March 12, 2020.

A work crew installs steel floating anchor posts around the heritage oak tree next to Java Central. The posts will eventually hold a short deck that will surround the tree. My Final Photo for March 11, 2020.

A stump grinder begins the process to reduce a silver maple tree stump to sawdust as clearing operations continue at property along Africa Road for a skilled-nursing medical facility. My Final Photo for March 10, 2020.