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By Jenny Johnson – Fresh Choice Food Center, a new grocery store, opened its doors at 8 a.m. on Jan. 19. It didn’t take long for the parking lot to fill up and the grocery carts to be put to good use. The clean bright full service supermarket with easy to read signs and six...

Lindsey Wooten – The Wayne Main Street Design Committee announces the launch of the Wayne Main Street Façade Incentive Grant program. An information meeting for business and building owners who are located in the Main Street district will be held on Tuesday, February 17th,...

By Jenny Johnson – It is not a military recruiting program. The JROTC at Wayne Memorial High School was created in 2004 with the mission of motivating young people to be better citizens. They are recognized as leaders and an award winning team at Wayne Memorial High School...

The City of Wayne has hired Plante Moran to help run the city’s finance department and help reconcile the 2014-15 budget and prepare the 2015-16 budget. Plante Moran is an auditing firm that will spend the next six months working with the city. Former Wayne Finance Director Tim...

By Jenny Johnson – The Norwayne Boxing Gym opened its doors last month in at the new Jefferson Barns Community Center. It is located in the former Jefferson-Barns Elementary School in Westland. This project was spear headed by Wayne Memorial High School alumni Jeff Styers...

By Cierra Eschenbacher – Wayne Memorial principal Kevin Weber went flying high this September when he had the opportunity to go on a stunt-filled ride with the famous U.S. Navy Blue Angels in one of their F/A-18 Hornet planes. After being approached by a representative for...

Dee Ryan – Many of you know that my husband took a terrible fall in our bathroom. This happened just before New Year’s and he was pretty banged up. The great guys from Wayne’s EMS unit got him to Oakwood Hospital.  It was determined that he had type “B” flu—and was in...

WMHS 8th grade Parent Night Wayne Memorial High School will be hosting an 8th grade parent night for those transitioning to 9th grade or interested in getting more information about Wayne Memorial High School for the 2015-2016 school year. Students do not have to be currently...

  By Darlene Hawley – I doubt that there are very many people in our community, if any, who have not shopped at Leo’s Jewelry Store during the last 70 years.  I’m sure that many have purchased an item or piece of jewelry from Leo’s that they still own and treasure today. It...