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BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — After spending a muggy morning cleaning up areas of brush along the Maumee River, a team of dedicated volunteers will return this Saturday to do more work. Using chainsaws, shovels and clippers, the group spent much of last Saturday morning cutting away branches and overgrown …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — There are no easy answers to Maumee’s sewer problems. As city officials grapple with fallout from news that for decades an excessive amount of sewer overflow has been illegally discharged into the Maumee River without being reported, residents and property owners are understandably angry. Many …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Doris Mathias has the same passion for creating beautiful works of art as she did in the early 1960s when she first began her studies. The 79-year-old Maumee resident has been honing her art skills for decades, first as a commercial artist and then as …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — During the 40 years Cindy and Scott Killy have lived on Weckerly Road, they have seen a gradual change in Swan Creek. As the area has grown, so has the number of rooftops and roadways draining into the ditches and creeks, and that’s making a …

Maumee City Council approved a motion that allows the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) to change its revenue stream while also expanding its membership to include Lucas County; however, that consent came with a new set of guidelines. At the July 6 meeting, council voted 6-to-1 in favor of …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — When the new school year begins, Maumee police officer Corey Henson will take over the duties of school resource officer at Gateway Middle School. He will replace officer Loren Boos, who has been reassigned. Henson joined the Maumee department in March 2016. He has worked …

The Maumee Chamber of Commerce had another successful golf outing on June 28 at Stone Oak Country Club. A total of 51 teams took part in the four-person scramble, with both morning and afternoon flights. The winning team from the morning flight included Ben Hildebrand, Mike Betz Eddie Charlton and …

Area resident and wood artist Dave Grabarczyk recently wrote a book on making band saw boxes, titled Take Your Band Saw Box to the Next Level.  He says the idea for the book actually came from his daughter and son-in-law after they had given him a band saw box book …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The cornices, fancy gabled trim, exposed brackets and ornamental windows that adorn homes and commercial buildings in Waterville’s historic downtown area reflect an abundance of styles. From Colonial Revival and Craftsman to Georgian Colonial Style, Neoclassical, Second Empire and Vict-orian Italianate, Waterville boasts a rich array …

Family entertainment, rides, games and plenty of animals are on the lineup for this year’s Lucas County Fair, set to open on Monday, July 12 at 3:00 p.m. and wrap up on Sunday, July 18. “Obviously, last year we didn’t do much as far as grounds entertainment,” fair board president …