Maumee

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Business owners in uptown Maumee will be in the Halloween spirit on Monday, October 25 as little ghosts and goblins take to the streets for the annual uptown treat-or-treating. The annual event, sponsored by the Maumee Uptown Business Association (MUBA), is a great way to …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Over 80 stakes are in the ground along a swath of newly cleared land on the towpath trail along the Maumee River. The stakes indicate where new trees will be planted in varieties that include dawn redwood, sycamore and river birch – all native and …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Fairfield Elementary is “going gold” to raise awareness for childhood cancer. As September marked Childhood Cancer Aware-ness Month, the children at Fairfield Elementary dedicated time to watch videos and talk about cancer, paying special attention to the children battling it.  On September 24, the students …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The simple brick path assembled in a circular shape inlaid in the grassy lot next to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Maumee is designed to invoke inner peace and enhance spirituality. Parishioner Karen Scribner, who led efforts to raise funds for the recently installed prayer …

BY JEREMY SCHNEIDER | MIRROR SPORTS — It’s a special competition season for the Maumee Marching Pride, but it’s also one with zero expectations. Last year’s competition schedule was sacrificed to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving the marching band no chance to defend its superior rating at the 2019 state show. Even if …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Jack Hiles never met an antique he didn’t like. In fact, since age 8, he has cherished just about anything with history tied to it – especially if the city of Maumee is also attached somehow. His work in the community and in the field …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Construction is well underway in the 200 block of Conant Street for additional parking, new sidewalks, new landscaping and more. The block is being prepared for a new Monnette’s Market, which is still on track to open in that area. Maumee city administrator Patrick Burtch …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Work crews have been busy installing approximately 1 mile of new water line in uptown Maumee. Water lines that carry clean water from the water towers in Maumee to the buildings in the uptown area are in need of replacement. The lines are aged – …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Students in Maumee High School health classes will have better equipment to learn important lifesaving skills thanks to a donation from the American Heart Association. On September 17, Heidi Nafziger, the American Heart Association development director, delivered a new hands-on CPR kit to Maumee High …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The Maumee Senior Center received $25,000 from the city of Maumee as part of the federal grant funds provided through the American Rescue Plan Act. Maumee Mayor Richard Carr presented executive director Malinda Ruble with the check during the senior center’s annual health fair, which …