Anthony Wayne

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Chowders ’N Moor owners Tom and Tina Kuron have weathered plenty of challenges since opening their downtown Waterville restaurant: A 2011 kitchen fire closed the doors for seven months and the 2014 algae bloom necessitated a switch to paper products in the nautical-themed dining area. On …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — From schools and churches to restaurants and nursing homes, every corner of the Anthony Wayne community is feeling the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Yet while facing challenges, many in the community are looking out for others, even when social distancing is the new norm. “This …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When children are placed in a foster home, they often arrive with little more than a few clothes or a stuffed animal. Thanks to Anthony Wayne Interact Club’s Project Smile initiative, 100 children will get to snuggle up at night to a soft fleece blanket with …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — ‘It’s a baby boy!” announced Providence Township firefighter Mike Lord, watching a fully-geared Bryan Meko squeeze through a hole in the wall between two Whitehouse School classrooms. “Some people look at that (hole) and think, ‘No way, I can’t get through there.’ You need to stay …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Kids in strollers, dogs on leashes and adults of all ages from both Lucas and Wood counties meandered around on bridges old and new, posed for photos and peered over the edges into the rushing water of the Maumee River. Friday, January 31, 2020 is a …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — When construction of a Wood County roundabout closed the Waterville bridge in June 2018, downtown business owners and motorists lamented.  When the bridge closes for about four hours on Friday, January 31, the mood is guaranteed to be more celebratory. At 10:00 a.m. that day, officials …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Downtown streetscaping, the opening of Veterans Memorial Park and the addition of new playground equipment were the most visible improvements to the village, but 2019 was a successful year on many fronts, said Whitehouse Mayor Don Atkinson. During Atkinson’s January 7 State of the Village address, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — After 50 years at Sautter’s Market, Rick Eisel is hanging up his apron. On January 3, the longtime meat and deli manager said goodbye to coworkers and customers at the Waterville store as he retired from a career that started on December 19, 1969 in the …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — St. Luke’s Hospital has announced plans to merge with McLaren Health Care, a Michigan-based hospital system with 26,000 employees and more than 85,500 network providers. At a press conference on December 4, officials from both organizations were on hand to announce the plans, which have …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For the second time in four years, Waterville has been recognized as one of Ohio’s safest communities. Last month, Security Baron released its list of the top 50 safest cities in the state, based on FBI rankings of violent and property crimes. Waterville emerged as No. …