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By Carolyn Marnon – Love stories…there are plenty of them out there, but sometimes they are hard to find.  Luckily, 6 love stories have a Wayne connection. Claudia and Harold Rediske Claudia and Harold Rediske met in the early 1970s.  Claudia worked for a dentist in...

Dairy Queen is opening Dairy Queen plans to open February 2 with hours during the month of 2:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Daily 50% off specials are planned throughout the upcoming season: Monday (Blizzards), Tuesday (Milk Shakes and Ice Cream Cakes), Wednesday (Peanut Buster), Thursday...

By Carolyn Marnon – The Wayne Drive-In movie theater opened May 19, 1949 as a single-screen facility with an 850 vehicle capacity.  In the 1970s, a second screen was added. Movie goers enjoyed the drive-in for many years. One memory posted online from “Work at Ford Truck...

By Carolyn Marnon – The 58th Annual Distinguished Young Women of Michigan Scholarship Program was held at Saline High School on January 23rd.  The Distinguished Young Woman of Michigan 2016 is Riana Hardyniec from Wayne.  Riana received $1,250.00 in cash scholarships and...

By Carolyn Marnon – The Wayne-Westland Community School District has the only high school in the United States that administers the Upward Bound program.  All other programs happen to be administered by colleges and universities. Although applications have been made for...

By Dee Ryan – City Clerk, Matt Miller writes “ I am almost finished with “Once in a Great City—A Detroit Story” by David Mariniss.  A wonderful history of the City with a look at all walks of life, from poor South West Detroit kids to Motown greats, to the Ford...

By Lindsey Wooten – Wayne Main Street and the City of Wayne has seen incredible progress during our first year of being a Select Level Michigan Main Street community and we are confident that our second year will be even more exciting. Overall, our program has brought in...