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Tree trimming trio

Tree trimming trio

Trimmers clear tree limbs and undergrowth in the right-of-way beneath power lines along Dempsey Road near I-270. My Final Photo for Jan. 23, 2018.

Stuck in the mud

Stuck in the mud

A contractor fills in ruts in the mud left behind when his bucket truck was retrieved after becoming stuck in the mud just off the roadway where a crew inspected overhead fiber optic cables as part of the reconstruction of Cleveland Ave near Schrock Road. My Final Photo for Jan. 22, 2018.

St. Paul Sunday Morning – January 21, 2017

St. Paul Sunday Morning – January 21, 2017

A parishioner steps across pavement wet from melting snow as he makes his way to the early Sunday Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Westerville, Ohio. My Final Photo for Jan. 21, 2018.

Determining the boring result

Determining the boring result

A worker measures the dimensions and makeup of a boring sample cut from Haywood Alley as part of a program to determine the status of alleys in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Jan. 20, 2018.

The BBQ crew selfie

The BBQ crew selfie

Barrel & Boar owner Stan Riley, center, with scissors, and his staff pose for a group selfie at the ribbon cutting for the restaurant at 8 North State Street in Westerville. My Final Photo for Jan. 19, 2018. The restaurant opens Sunday afternoon with a Buck-a-Bone special.

Bringing out the bacon

Bringing out the bacon

A cook removes a tray of pecan smoked pork shoulder bacon from an oven at Barrell & Boar in Uptown Westerville as the restaurant prepares for its opening. My Final Photo for Jan. 18, 2018.

A very cold afternoon walk

A very cold afternoon walk

A woman walks her dogs across Hoover Dam near sunset on a very cold January winter afternoon. My Final Photo for January 17, 2018

Snow barn in Genoa

Snow barn in Genoa

A single set of footprints mark the path past one of the restored barns along Old Westerville Road in Genoa Township. My Final Photo for Photo for Jan. 16, 2018.

Sledding at Highlands

Sledding at Highlands

A family gathers at the top of the sledding hill at Highlands Park to enjoy the fresh snow near the metal sculpture depicting birds in flight near the wetlands. My Final Photo for Jan. 15, 2018.

A change in the weather

A change in the weather

A Westerville Police officer passes a parked car in Uptown with its windshield covered in rain, sleet, and snow in later afternoon as the winter storm moved across Central Ohio. My Final Photo for Jan. 12, 2018.

Afternoon fog over Hoover

Afternoon fog over Hoover

An afternoon fog rolls over the Smothers Road bridge spanning Hoover Reservoir as a weather front promising rain, sleet, and snow begins its path into the state. My Final Photo for Jan. 11, 2018.

The Boar arrives to join the Barrels

The Boar arrives to join the Barrels

Workers carry a steel cutout of the Barrel & Boar logo’s boar through the 8 State entrance to the restaurant that is planning to open next week after passing final inspection from the city. My Final Photo for Jan. 10, 2018.

All that remains of the holiday spirit

All that remains of the holiday spirit

The six-foot-long stump of the holiday tree at city hall lies on the courtyard waiting to be hauled away to be recycled as the city completes returning the greenspace to its normal configuration. My Final Photo for Jan. 9, 2018.