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  BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With 245 new homes built in 2017 – and predictions for the same number or more this year – the Anthony Wayne-area population is expanding. Monclova Township grew by 127 new homes, said zoning administrator Eric Wagner. “Ever since we got out …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Dianna Myers’ 12-year-old daughter Emileigh is not happy if she doesn’t go to her Fitcamp exercise class at Driven Fitness Studio in Maumee. The class is designed for people with developmental disabilities, and Emileigh, who has Down syndrome, looks forward to it every …

BY RANDY STUDER | WATERVILLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY — In 1929, a small gas station was built on River Road in Waterville, at the base of the bridge. Christian Haulund of Maumee chose this location in Waterville for his new Hi-Speed Gas Station, in part because it was on the main …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The doors to Anthony Wayne Community Chiro-practic won’t open until Thursday, February 1, but Dr. Michael Hollerbach has been knocking on the doors of Whitehouse businesses and homes for the past month. “If you see me walking through Whitehouse with a clipboard, stop …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — After nearly four decades tending to the physical needs of pets and often the emotional needs of their owners, local veterinarian Dr. Douglas Brighton has retired from practice. The owner of Brannan Veterinary Clinic spent his last day in the office on December …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Since 1932, the brick building on Texas Street has been a hub of education for Whitehouse students – first as a K-12, then as an elementary school. When Anthony Wayne Local Schools administrators began working with SSOE Group and Stantec architects and engineers …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Chanting “Herbie, Herbie, Herbie,” hundreds of brave – or crazy, depending on who you ask – people ran into the icy waters of the Maumee River to take the annual Polar Plunge on New Year’s Day. The event honors Herb Mericle, who died …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Conrad and Kim Kolbow believe in paying it forward. Both graduated from Maumee High School and were involved in multiple activities – he in sports and she in cheerleading – and their three children were multiple-sport athletes as well. Now, the Kolbows are …

The Maumee Fire Division hosted the sixth annual Breakfast With Santa on Saturday. Over 700 people stopped by the station on Illinois Avenue to enjoy pancakes, sausage and orange juice. Children visited with Santa and many took advantage of the opportunity to climb up into the fire trucks that were …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Snow, wind, ice and cold don’t have to impede on maintaining fitness goals. With treadmills, elipticals, cycles and even an aquatic trainer that looks like a hot tub for giants, CycleWerks has the gear to ease athletes of all abilities through the winter …