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Events honoring our veterans in Wayne this month

By Sarah Shurge – As we welcome the month of November, many people’s first thought goes to Thanksgiving. However, another holiday happens earlier in the month that some would consider much more important – Veterans Day. Please join the City of Wayne and the Wayne...
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Police therapy dog Zeke dies from cancer

By Sarah Shurge – The youngest member of the Wayne Police Department has passed away. Zeke, the Wayne Police Department’s therapy dog, died Monday, October 3rd, after a short battle with cancer. “It is just absolutely heartbreaking,” said Wayne Police Chief Ryan...
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Tiffany Walker, owner of Moonlit Mystic, has created an intriguing oasis in downtown Wayne

By Courtney Conover – It’s not a store. It’s more like a destination, a wellspring, an experience in energetic healing. Or, as one might say, a literal gem. Moonlit Mystic, an edgy and eclectic metaphysical store, is unlike anything that exists here in the City of Wayne—and...

October 2022 – News Briefs

Start your holiday shopping early! The Ladies Literary Club of Wayne is hosting a Michigan-Made FUNdraiser on Tuesday, October 18, from 6:00-8:30 p.m. The FUNdraiser benefits their yearly scholarships to senior females, one from Wayne Memorial High School and one from John Glenn...
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Public act 345 millage proposals information

The City of Wayne is placing two ballot proposals before the City’s electors that would give the option of creating a police and fire retirement system pursuant to Public Act 345 of 1937. Why is the city asking for this millage? At the peak of the 2008 national recession,...
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Special Delivery – Wayne Police give Taft-Galloway fifth grader a birthday wish

Wayne resident Trisha Custer awoke the morning of Thursday, September 22, 2022, with a secret. It was her daughter Abbigail’s eleventh birthday, and the Wayne Police Department was mere moments away from making one of Abbi’s biggest dreams come true. Nowadays, it is not uncommon...
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She says this creates highly successful kids—do you agree?

School is back in session. But let’s face it, parents and caregivers never get a break from—and never stop learning about—what it means to become better at raising their children. There’s no manual for what—at times—can only be characterized as a topsy-turvy obstacle course. We...
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Local troop needs help after camping equipment stolen

By Sarah Shurge – Sunday, September 25th, Boy Scouts of America Troop 735made a devastating discovery. Over $6,000 in camping equipment was stolen from their trailer, along with personal medical forms and more. On Sunday, the scoutmaster had sent a scout to grab a grill...
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Dealing with a difficult diagnosis

By Courtney Conover – Natalie McCurry Rhaesa, 50, is the baby of the McCurry family, but that’s not her only distinguishing characteristic. “My four siblings all have names that start with D—Donna, Donald, Jr. (who goes by Jim), Dianna, and Doug—and then there’s me,” says...
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September 2022 News Briefs

Wayne Public Library is now open on Mondays! The Wayne Public Library, 3737 S. Wayne Rd, Wayne, MI 48184 is going to be opening on Mondays again starting in September! The library started closing on Mondays in 2009 to cut costs, so it has been 13 years! The new hours will be:...