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BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Swesey Florist has been a familiar and respected name around the Maumee area for years. The shop, which was located in uptown Maumee at one point, can now be found at Dussel Shops on Toll Gate Drive, providing residents with all of their floral needs. …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — St. Patrick’s Day was one of the first 70-degree days in Northwest Ohio. At 6:45 p.m., the Waterville neighborhood of Mill Creek was like many that warm day – bustling with people outside watching kids play, walking dogs or working in the garage. So it surprised …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Don Fern remembers the welcome home he received in 1970, stepping off the plane in Washington, D.C. Like the other members of the Army’s 9th Division in Vietnam, he’d heard that wearing civilian clothes was advisable, as crowds would be at the airport to protest the …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — With the land cleared, utilities moved and stakes placed to mark the area, the I-475/US 23 widening and US 20A interchange project is about to become a reality after more than two decades of expectation. The project goes out to bid at the end of April …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — The people of Ukraine have dealt with a long history of invasions, but in recent weeks, millions of Ukrainian residents have either been forced to flee their homes or stay and fight due to escalations. A Russian invasion has led to devastating effects felt across …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Take action on our world’s most persistent issues. That’s the overarching goal of Rotary International, whose 46,000 clubs work together to promote peace; fight disease; provide clean water, sanitation and hygiene; save mothers and children; support education; grow local economies and protect the environment. Rotary District …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Mike Dick, a seventh-grade science teacher at Gateway, has spent the last several years working on an urban prairie after beginning a tag and release program for monarch butterflies at the middle school. His efforts have been recognized by the Ohio Federation of Soil & …

  BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Whether in the role of businessman, historian or volunteer, Bud Bauman has poured his energies into the village of Whitehouse for decades. On March 15, Mayor Don Atkinson honored Bud, a longtime owner of Whitehouse Motors, active member of Whitehouse Historical Society (WHS) and volunteer …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — As part of an ongoing series about Anthony Wayne graduates in a variety of career fields, this week The Mirror presents profiles of those in architecture. For each one of these graduates, architecture is a passion they found while taking architectural and design classes with Todd …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — The Stroke Hero Awards is accepting votes for the Voter’s Choice Award from now until Thursday, March 31, and a local woman is up for the honor. Cindy Roshon, of Toledo, suffered a stroke in 1998. A mother to three children, her life changed quickly, …