Anthony Wayne

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — “Please provide your thoughts.” That’s what Anthony Wayne Local Schools (AWLS) would like the district’s more than 24,000 registered voters to do by Wednesday, December 20. After voters turned down a 2.9-mill operational levy and a 2.6-mill bond issue on November 7, the district launched an …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Ready to have a jolly old time? Take a quick jaunt into Waterville or Whitehouse on Saturday, December 2 for several holiday celebrations. Waterville Start the day off with a stack of pancakes! Breakfast With Santa returns to Shawn’s Irish Tavern, 105 S. Third St., Waterville, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Ready to have a jolly old time? Take a quick jaunt into Waterville or White-house on Saturday, December 2 for several holiday celebrations. • Start the day off with a stack of pancakes! Breakfast With Santa returns to Shawn’s Irish Tavern, 105 S. Third St., Waterville, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When Megan Burke saw the impact that her brother’s Eagle Scout project had on Sunshine Communities, she made up her mind. “I loved what Sunshine had going on and how they were able to work with my brother – so that’s who I decided to work …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With a loving family and safe home, Gracelyn Vance can only imagine what it’s like to be a victim of human trafficking – and she does just that in her powerful poem “Your Eyes.” In the poem, Gracelyn includes these lines: Your pale blue irises spoke …

For Anthony Wayne area voters, Election Day 2024 was like watching a tight sporting event, with results posted on the Lucas County Board of Elections website putting different candidates in the lead throughout the evening. As of November 8, the unofficial results show that Anthony Wayne Board of Education, Waterville …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — It’s been 61 years since Jeffrey Figmaka was an Anthony Wayne High School student, but he remembers it well. “I was popular and I was good-looking,” laughed Figmaka, a 1962 graduate. “I had an absolutely great time. I played football, ran track and had a good …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Katrina Knollman Kasten still remembers the first day she walked into Fallen Timbers Middle School. “From the first step into the building, we saw buffed floors, not yet marred, and the lockers were pristine,” said Kasten, a 1979 graduate who was in seventh grade when the …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When Jim Dandar learned that Waterville’s first Taco Bell was set to open on October 24, he made a plan. “I wanted to be the first one. It’s kind of a feather in your cap,” said the Waterville resident and Air Force veteran. Seeing a packed …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Election Day 2024 will wrap up an election season that Anthony Wayne voters have never before experienced: a four-way Whitehouse mayoral primary, 12 school board candidates and challengers for all three seats on Waterville City Council. For those who haven’t already voted by mail or in …