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  BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Hundreds of Northwest Ohio residents are expected to support the Kidney Foundation of Northwest Ohio on Saturday, April 1 from 6:30 a.m. to noon, just by showing up for breakfast. For $7.00, attendees can participate in an all-you-can-eat breakfast and silent auction at the …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Part-time firefighters in Monclova are getting a raise. Monclova Township trustees unanimously appr-oved increases to pay rates after an executive session on March 20, bumping hourly rates to $14.28 for recruits, $17.39 for recruits with training, $18.11 for a firefighter EMT, $19.40 for firefighter advanced EMT, …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — The drywall is up inside, and the exterior finishes of stone and siding are installed, but the best is yet to come, promises builder Doug Howard. The sign outside 1730 Henline Way in Waterville’s Farnsworth Village an-nounces the “Home of the Brave” – a home being …

BY MIKE McCARTHY | MIRROR EDITOR — Maumee City Council passed a non-owner-occupied residential property requirements ordinance by a 6-1 vote at its meeting held on Monday night. Council members voting in favor of Ordinance 002-2023 were Josh Harris, Jim MacDonald, Margo Puffenberger, Jon Fiscus, Gabe Barrow and Scott Noonan. Council member …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Maumee Chamber of Commerce members were able to see into the future with TARTA at the March 14 chamber luncheon. Laura Koprowski, CEO of the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority, discussed what’s next for TARTA and how thousands of residents in Northwest Ohio will benefit …

BY MIKE McCARTHY | MIRROR EDITOR — Maumee City Council breezed through a light agenda at its March 6 meeting. The meeting opened with a proclamation from Mayor Richard Carr recognizing March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in the city of Maumee. Maumee City Council member Scott Noonan presented the mayoral proclamation …

BY KRISTI FISH | MIRROR REPORTER — Ninety students at St. Joseph’s Catholic School will help stage this year’s production of The Wizard of Oz at the Maumee Indoor Theater. Three performances are scheduled for Friday, March 31 at 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, April 1 at 7:30 p.m.; and Sunday, April 2 at …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Ten Penta Career Center-Anthony Wayne High School students are heading to Orlando next month to compete in the DECA International Career Development Conference – after placing among the top five finishers in their categories during the March 10-11 state competition. “The students face probably more than …

BY KAREN |GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Doris Stone jokes that she’s lived to 100 because God isn’t ready for her yet, but she shares one reason for her longevity: staying active in life and having a glass of chardonnay each day. “Be interested. Stay interested. Don’t just sit around. That’s the worst …

BY KAREN GERHARDINGER | MIRROR REPORTER — Glancing outside the sunroom window at snow flurries, Norm Hurlburt told the story of when he was born at home, in Toledo’s Lenk’s Hill neighborhood, on March 22, 1923. “The day I was born, there was quite a snowstorm, but my dad got the doctor there,” …