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August News Briefs

Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are This year DQ® is celebrating Miracle Treat Day with even more magic. On Thursday August 14th, the Wayne Dairy Queen will donate $1 from every Blizzard® Treat purchased to the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. The Children’s Miracle...

Council tables millage proposals

By Jenny Johnson – City Council has decided to not yet ask residents to support a 5-mill property tax levy in November. Because of the approximately $500,000 deficit the city is facing, council had been debating the tax increase for residents to help fund a 345 millage to...

Welcome to Wayne

By Dee Ryan – A big welcome to Steven McGladdery.  He’s the new Co-Director of the Wayne Library.  Steve started working on July 1st, and has been working 20 hours a week. Paulette Medvecky and the staff at the Library have been taking the new Co-Director around our city...

Concerts in the Park returns

Thanks to the generous support of several business owners and civic organizations Concerts in the Park are back. They will be each Wednesday from 7:30-9 p.m. from Aug. 6 to Sept. 3 at Goudy Park. They will follow the Farmers Market, which runs Wednesday from 3-7 p.m. The schedule...

Police recognize Officer of the Year

By Jenny Johnson – Her peers recognized Stephanie Strasser, a 17-year veteran of the Wayne Police Department as Officer of the Year. She began her career with the Wayne Police Department in June 1997 and was a patrol officer until March 2013 when she was promoted to the...

Ripple Effect Progress Report

By Lindsey Wooten – July has been a month of tremendous progress for the Wayne Ripple Effect. Now that our hard-working volunteers have earned Wayne the status of being a “Michigan Main Street Community,” it is time to continue working on accomplishing the one thing we all want...

Making Wayne Smile for over 30 years

By Jenny Johnson – Businesses in Wayne are thriving! For more than 30 years Village Dental, 35100 E. Michigan Avenue, has been part of the Wayne community. Dr. Mohamed Saad joined Dr. Mark Haas in the practice in January 2012. “I didn’t like hearing that the economy in...

City sells State Wayne Theater

At their July 1 meeting Wayne City Council voted 6-0 to sell the State Wayne Theater to Insight Holdings II, LLC. The city acquired the State Wayne Theater in 1991. Since then it has been used to show first run and second run films and for live theater. Mayor Pro Tem Jim Hawley...

Family Fest 2014

For the ninth year CrossPointe Community Church, 36125 Glenwood, is ready to welcome 5,000 guests to their campus for their annual Family Fest. From 12-5 p.m. on Aug. 23 members of the church will provide a free day of family friendly fun for the entire community. This includes...

What’s on the August Primary Ballot?

Registered voters in the City of Wayne have a lot of decisions to make on Aug. 5. The primary ballot will have candidates for state and county officials and ballot proposals. Register to vote The last day to register to vote for the Aug. 5 primary is July 7. To register to vote...