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By Dee Ryan – One of the newer stores on Wayne Road is AKA Treasures Thrift Shop. Owned by Rachael and Kirt Harrison, it’s been open since October, 2013. Inside you’ll find a little of everything. If you are opening a new cottage this year, AKA is the place to shop. You’ll...

By Carolyn Marnon – Twenty-three residents attended the 2nd meeting hosted by the Wayne Police Department to educate the public on police department policies.  The goals of the monthly meetings, held on the last Thursday of the month, will be to foster transparency, trust...

By Carolyn Marnon – The City Council approved the proposed 2015/16 budget at the city council meeting on May 19 by a vote of 5-2.  Looking forward, the council is going to have to come up with ways to trim at least $1.6 million from the 2016/17 budget next year. Current...

By Buddy Shuh – “People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Abraham Lincoln We can’t control everything that happens, even when we want to. Circumstances are sometimes outside of our reign. Economies shift. People pass away. Life happens. What we do when...

By Sarah Shurge – Swat! The small yellowish-green ball is ricocheted perfectly off the tennis racquet with such precise accuracy it lands just on the white line, unable to be hit by her opponent. The heat is radiating off the court. She pulls her black Nike visor down and...

By Carolyn Marnon – Lisa Nocerini was approved in a 5-2 vote by the City Council on June 2 to take on the role of Interim City Manager immediately at no extra cost.  Lisa has been doing grant work, staffing augmentation, communications and economic development for the City...

By Kimberly Mortson – If you talk to Antoine McKay for even five minutes there’s no question he’s a great actor. Why? Because his genuine “nice guy” personality overpowers the fictionalized “thug” persona he’s portrayed in two of his most recent acting roles including the...

  By Kurt Kuban – On a recent Sunday, I spent the afternoon kayaking with some good friends. While it was a fairly crisp spring day, the sun was out and it warmed our faces as we cruised past giant trees towering overhead, their buds just starting to show themselves. The...

Shop local at the Wayne Farmers Market. Get ready for fresh and local grown plants, flowers and produce. The 2015 Farmers Market is back for another season. From May 6 until October 28 the Farmers Market will be open every Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. at Goudy Park, behind Wayne City...

By Dee Ryan – In remembrance of the passing of her dear friend, Jake Davidson, Dee asked to have this article from Jan. 2013 reprinted. By now you all know the legendary bar on the corner of Sims and Wayne Road. The one with U of M football helmets adorning the outside of...