The repairs included removal of old asphalt and a layer of bricks originally which used to be the road covering for what was a two-lane road through the city.

Corn harvest continues as storm and election on agriculture future nears – Photos by Gary Gardiner/SmallTown Stock

A farmer harvests corn as storm clouds signal the approach of a storm that will delay the harvest until the fields and crops dry. A constitutional amendment is on the ballot for the November elections that will create a civilian board to oversee and regulate Ohio’s agriculture industry.

A customer carries armloads of pumpkins from the Doran Farms patch as part of the Harvest the Arts Festival sponsored by the New Albany Arts Council. Photo by Gary Gardiner - EyePush NewsPhotos

A customer carries armloads of pumpkins from the Doran Farms patch as part of the Harvest the Arts Festival sponsored by the New Albany Arts Council.

The annual event takes place at the end of the growing season for the farm when pumpkins are the majority crop.

Underground Railroad reenactor waits between scenes for portrayal of a slave escaping the South during the Civil War. Photo by Gary Gardiner - EyePush NewsPhotos

“Westerville’s Freedom Trail: A Dramatic Underground Railroad Experience” set out to create a life-like experience for people who wanted to better understand the city’s role in helping escaped slaves on their trip to freedom in the North. It became a local battleground when bloggers and their commenters questioned the appropriateness of the planned slave auctions. The city changed the program to remove teh public from the process.