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BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — It was difficult for Jay Roth to drive past the sign in front of the Maumee Senior Center each day and not feel compelled to help.  The senior center, which is located at 2430 Detroit Ave., across the street from Roth Insurance, posted a call …

Beacon Associates, a family-owned insurance and investment firm that provides multiple health and life insurance-based services, welcomes new professionals to its team.  Susanna Kidder, Quinten S. Wise and Anmarie Lietaert are on board to allow Beacon to serve its current and future clients. “We are excited to formally introduce our …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER – A new solar project at Maumee Assembly & Stamping will reduce the company’s carbon footprint while saving millions of dollars on energy costs. Solar panels have been installed on approximately 250,000 square feet of space on the facility’s rooftop and will be up and running …

Animal Planet’s Pete Nelson, of Treehouse Masters, is certainly a celebrity, but it was the awe-inspiring treehouses that stole the show during a July 15 ribbon-cutting and dedication. The Cannaley Treehouse Village, located in the Oak Openings Metropark’s 500-acre Beach Ridge Area, is now open. Reservations are being accepted for …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For those walking, biking and running along the Wabash Cannonball Trail in Whitehouse, the trees that line the path provide a place to stop for some shade. Thanks to an Eagle Scout project by Boy Scout Troop 104 member Noah Werning, those trees also provide an …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The sound of moos, bleats, neighs, quacks and oinks will still fill the barns. A queen will be crowned. The stucco building will be filled with 4-H and FFA projects, and the famous milkshakes will still be served. Lucas County Fair Senior Fair Board president Shane …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Uptown Maumee welcomed back food trucks this week. Once a regular summer staple in the city, the food trucks were temporarily suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Maumee Uptown Business Association (MUBA) brought them back this week under new guidelines – there are no large …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Summer vacations may be curtailed, but adventure awaits inside the Whitehouse Library, which recently added hundreds of children’s books, CDs, DVDs and magazines to their collection. Sleuth along with the Nancy Drew movie, explore far-flung locations with Dora the Explorer or laugh along with Puss in …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — As they say in Hollywood, “The show must go on.” Several Maumee police officers joined officers from other agencies to take part in the Ohio Law Enforcement Torch Run, which benefits Special Olympics. Even though the Ohio State summer games were canceled this year due …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Every day, 20 veterans are lost through suicide. Sometimes, it’s the result of depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or the feeling of isolation in returning to civilian life. Understanding the challenges that veterans face, Army veteran Jason Graven decided to do something about …