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By Sarah Shurge – On Tuesday, December 19, 2023, the city council selected Diane Webb as the new city manager. Since then, her focus has been improving the city of Wayne. “As long as I can be an asset to the city and continue to drive improvements and increase quality of...

By Sarah Shurge – Congratulations to Lyman Derrick III on being crowned champion at the Division 1 MHSAA individuals bowling tournament on Saturday, March 1st, at Thunderbowl Lanes. Derrick is a Wayne Memorial sophomore and one of only three underclassmen to make the top 16...

By Sarah Shurge – “Our first priority is the people that are coming through the door and helping them,” said Lynn Boertje. Boertje is life-long Wayne resident, has attended St. Mary Parish, Wayne her entire life, and volunteers at St. Mary Community Outreach Center. St....

By Sarah Shurge – Wayne resident, Eula Underwood just celebrated her 104th birthday! Underwood was born March 7, 1921 in Clairton, Pennsylvania. In her younger years, Underwood lived in Warren, Ohio where she graduated from high school and met her first husband. Shortly...

Did you know that Wayne used to be one of the largest Carriage and Sleigh makers in the US? It all began in 1882 when local businessman John Steers wrote in his newspaper “The village presents a rather dull appearance, as farmers are engaged in haying and harvesting”....

Welcome back to another Spotlight Series with Sarah! The series where the writer gets to know the city more personally, while the readers get to know the writer better in the process. This month marks one entire year since I started my column, and next month will be four years...