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Spreading their love…stories

By Carolyn Marnon – February brings images of hearts, love and candy kisses. Every year, we bring you the love stories of community members willing to share what has made their relationship full of hearts. This year, we bring you the stories of Kurt and Angie Jarman, owners...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021

News Briefs – February 2021

Kathryn Sample, City of Wayne Finance Director, requested that City Council approve a waiver of the 3% Winter Tax Penalty on winter tax bills for payments received after February 15, 2021 through the end of the business day on March 1, 2021. “The City of Wayne has always followed...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021
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Wayne library part of 1 million downloads record

By Carolyn Marnon – The Wayne Public Library has partnered with a group of 49 other TLN (The Library Network) libraries to establish Download Destination, a group of southeastern Michigan TLN (The Library Network) libraries making OverDrive digital materials available to...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021

Plante Moran explains budgeting for a city

By Carolyn Marnon – When you budget for yourself and/or your family, you keep track of what money comes in, what money goes out, and you generally have a plan for the year. When a municipality budgets, the budget is a prediction of what that local government is going to do,...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021

Wayne Police Department Awards

The Wayne Police Department has an Awards Committee made up of the Chief of Police and a selection of patrol and command officers. The Awards Committee meets each year to review incidents from throughout the previous year and make selections about awards for department employees....
Posted On 10 Feb 2021
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City hires full time Chief

After retiring from the City of Westland as the Fire Chief, the hiring of Michael Stradtner to become exclusively Wayne’s Fire Chief was approved by Wayne City Council on February 2. The interlocal agreement between Wayne and Westland was terminated. Wayne had shared Chief...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021
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OBITUARY – Joseph Henry Fisher

Joseph Henry Fisher age 94 of Coldwater, Michigan, formerly of Wayne, Michigan passedaway peacefully on Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at Masonville Place in Coldwater. He was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 24, 1926. Joseph attended school in Detroit and as a Native American spent...
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Keeping up in the court

By Carolyn Marnon – Even while COVID rages on in the world, the 29th District Court and Judge Breeda O’Leary continue their duties to administer justice in Wayne. On December 8, 2020, Judge O’Leary was sworn in as the 29th District Court Judge after winning the November...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021