Oregon Elections

At farewell party, ex-Oregon mayor lauded for public service

By JULIE M. McKINNON BLADE STAFF WRITER Repeated expressions of thanks and praise - and occasional bouts of tears or laughter - were showered on Marge Brown as city employees, local residents, and others from throughout northwest Ohio threw the eight-year Oregon mayor a farewell party last week. Mrs. Brown, who lost a heated mayoral election last month to newly sworn-in Mayor Mike Seferian, was ...