Read F8 - The My Final Photo Newsletter
Walking the Beat
A junior police officer walks his self-assigned beat during the Cops & Kids Day on County Line Road in Westerville Sunday afternoon. My Final Photo for September 18, 2022.
Invasive Instruction
Jenny Adkin of MAD Scientists shows the piece of invasive honeysuckle she removed from the edge of the woods at Hoff Park during a clinic to learn about invasives and clear them from the woods. My Final Photo for September 17, 2022.
Sanitary Sewer Concrete Collar
A worker smooths the edges of new concrete poured around a manhole after repairs to several manholes on East Walnut near State Street. My Final Photo for Sept. 16, 2022.
Uptown Plein Air
A Plein Air painter puts final touches on his artwork depicting 8 State, the building on State Street that once was a movie theater and is now a bbq restaurant. My Final Photo for September 15, 2022.
Second Floor Rescue Training
Firefighter trainees receive lessons in rescuing an unconscious person from the second floor of a burning building during a class at the Westerville Fire Department training building on West Main Street. My Final...
Mausoleum’s Open Door Day
A mother and her two daughters stand in a section of the Otterbein Cemetery Mausoleum in front of a family member's crypt during the Ohio History Connection Open Doors statewide tour of historical buildings and...
Leaving The Farm
A homeless woman pushes two carts of her belongings out of the driveway at the Braun Farm as she and her husband leave the property after staying in the barn for a week. My Final Photo for Sept. 12, 2022.
9/11 Memorial At First Responders Park
Westerville firefighters salute during the opening moments for Sunday's 9/11 memorial service at First Responders Park in Westerville with a section of steel from the World Trade Center at the center of their view....
Morning Road Hazard
More than half a mile of cars line up on Park Meadow and Schrock Road early Saturday morning to drop off discarded household waste including tires, television, batteries, and paints at a one-day disposal site at...
Old Bag Flasher
A roofer is silhouetted against the afternoon sun as he installs flashing along the edge of the new roof at the Old Bag o' Nails building at State and Main in Uptown Westerville. My Final Photo for Sept. 9, 2022.
Flag Raising
Retired Westerville firefighter Tom Ullom repairs the fasteners on a flag before attaching it to the Main Street bridge near First Responders Park for the city's observance of 9/11 and the terrorist attack on the...
The Second Seal
The second coat of asphalt seal is sprayed on the parking lot at East Main and Haywood Alley in a two-day project that will see the lot striped Thursday and open by the afternoon. My Final Photo for Sept. 7, 2022.
Avoiding The Storms
A fisherman smokes a cigarette as he tends to two lines cast from the Walnut Street boat ramp into Hoover Reservoir as storm clouds darken the horizon at the reservoir. My Final Photo for Sept. 6, 2022.
Overnighting At The Braun Farm
A homeless couple stands outside their tent pitched overnight Monday behind the barn at the Braun Farm after they say they were kicked out of their apartment on Route 161. My Final Photo for Sept. 5, 2022.
Shielding The Kids
A father carries an umbrella and two of his children as they arrive for early Mass at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church during a rainstorm. My Final Photo for Sept. 4, 2022.