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BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Excessive criminal activity has prompted the city of Maumee to take legal action against WoodSpring Suites, located in Arrowhead Park next to Brondes Ford.  On May 12, the city initiated legal proceedings in Lucas County Common Pleas Court seeking a preliminary injunction to stop the …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Students at Gateway Middle School have been busy making bowties for furry friends in need of a forever home. Recently, Gateway students have participated in a project making bowties and small blankets for animals at local pet shelters Compassionate Village and the Toledo Humane Society. …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — The city of Maumee is putting plans in place to make it easier for cars to get in and out of businesses along the 700 block of Conant Street. At the April 19 meeting, Maumee City Council unanimously approved the purchase of property at 721 …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — In her 40 years as an Anthony Wayne High School biology teacher, Val Sido has become known for her weather predictions, her plant-filled room and for cheering on athletes, actors and musicians at just about every school event – but it’s her legacy of preparing students …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — Like many things in life disrupted by COVID, the high school student exchange program, which allows students to spend time in a foreign country to experience the culture firsthand, has been put on hold. That didn’t stop Maumee High School students from connecting virtually with …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Bringing patients individualized physical therapy closer to home has always been a goal for PT Link. With the opening of an office at 1069 Pray Blvd. in Waterville Landing, providing care for the Anthony Wayne community is now closer to home. “We’ve been trying to get …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — For The House Market owner Carolyn Haney, elevating her business on social media is not exactly her forte, so she enlisted the help of some enthusiastic high school students to lend a hand. MHS seniors Sidney Hazard and Taylor Snyder took on the work as …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — For nine summers, Jim Bolone hoisted tourists’ luggage atop his bicycle for delivery to Mackinac Island’s hotels. Now an Anthony Wayne Junior High School language arts teacher, Bolone, along with screenwriter and friend Dave McVeigh, has published a lighthearted, funny story about dockporters – those who …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Growing up on a farm is not a prerequisite for success in FFA, said Jake Zajkowski, the newly elected Ohio FFA president. “I come from a nontraditional ag background,” said Jake, who spent his childhood living in Monclova Township’s Olde Farm subdivision. “There’s a place for …

BY NANCY GAGNET | MIRROR REPORTER — It has been over one year since Maumee Chamber of Commerce members gathered in the traditional setting for an in-person monthly luncheon, but April marked a return, at least partly, to those gatherings. On April 13, the chamber switched from an online-only format to a …