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BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — In the three years since voters approved a $44.2 million bond issue to fund improvements to Anthony Wayne Local Schools facilities, Operations Director Matt Dick has taken on a new role – representing the district in multiple construction projects from design to completion. On Monday, October …

BY NANCY GAGNET  | MIRROR REPORTER — New life is coming to the former Andersons Garden Center with an outdoor garden market that is set to open for business there this weekend. Lakewood’s Garden Market Place and Witt Orchards Farm Market and Cider Mill will open a retail market in the former …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The Maumee school district earned an overall letter grade of B on the annual fall report card issued by the Ohio Department of Education (ODE). At the September 23 Maumee school board meeting, Superintendent Dr. Todd Cramer reviewed this year’s test results. The ODE recently …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Get ready for a great time. After nearly a year’s worth of planning, the Roche de Boeuf Festival planning committee is ready to welcome thousands of guests to downtown Waterville for the 46th annual event on Saturday, September 28 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. With …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — This year marks a 25-year milestone for Design Engineers & Consulting Associates (DECA). With a variety of completed projects, the engineering firm has established itself as a business that is schedule-driven with a competitive fee structure. Over the past two decades, the firm has worked …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — If people in the Maumee community feel safe and secure, they have good reason. A new state ranking has listed Maumee as the safest city in Ohio. “I’m very happy that Maumee was named safest city,” said Maumee Police Chief Dave Tullis. “Now the pressure …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Circular retro-designed couches, soothing blue walls and cabinets that double as storage units as well as whiteboards, are just a few of the new features in Gateway Middle School’s new makerspace area. Located in the school’s learning center, the makerspace mirrors the type of renovation …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Anthony Wayne Local Schools enrollment is at an all-time high, with a total of 4,538 students in K-12, Superintendent Dr. Jim Fritz told the board of education during its September 9 meeting. Enrollment grew from 4,507 last year and 4,382 in the 2017-18 school year. This …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When The Shops at Fallen Timbers opened in October 2007, the open-air mall was set to be just the start of a larger, mixed-used development.  Isaac Land Investment, which owns over 300 acres surrounding the mall, had a goal of developing the area with homes, apartments, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The dog days of summer have wrapped up, but canines are roaming the halls of all three Anthony Wayne Local Schools’ primary buildings throughout the year. Last week, Whitehouse Primary School welcomed its first therapy dog, Luna, a 2-year-old golden retriever. During an August 22 assembly, …