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More than Words

By Courtney Conover – Individualized speech therapy isn’t cheap. In fact, it’s quite the opposite: Just one private 60-minute session can cost around $80. So imagine the delight of parents when they learned that the total cost to enroll their child into Oakwood Hospital’s...

City Council Contingently Approves HYPE Agreement

By Carolyn Marnon – The city council unanimously approved an agreement with HYPE Athletics August 4 contingent upon the final draft of the deal meets with the city attorney’s approval. Amenities planned by HYPE include resistance equipment and cardiovascular equipment, the...

He’s Got a Rock and Roll Heart

By Courtney Conover – “If I keeled over tomorrow, I’d like to do it performing,” says self-taught drummer Tim Cosher, whose career highlights include playing with the likes of Mel Tillis, Eddie Rabbitt, and The Kingston Trio. But Cosher’s love affair with performing music...

10th Annual Family Fest

By Sarah Shurge – Free food, cars, rides, games, attractions, face painting, prizes, trophies, car demonstrations, and did I mention free food? All that along with smiling faces, good attitudes and a day of fun for the whole family can be found on Aug. 22 from 12-5 p.m at...

Please help

The credit union’s philosophy is “People helping People” and now it’s time for us to help our own. Our employee is fighting another battle for her life. In December 2013 she was struck by a vehicle and was off of work for over 3 months. Nearly one year after returning to work, in...

Climbing the ladder to success

By Sarah Shurge – They were ordered to fall into formation. They marched around the building and are now standing at ease. It’s a mildly hot day. However, the undershirt, collared shirt, tie and jacket of their uniforms make for no room for air flow. He stands with his legs...

Camaro Winner is a Wayne resident

By Carolyn Marnon – Carol Bevard thought her neighbor was playing a joke on her when she received a call at 9pm on July 29th.  A voice she didn’t recognize was telling her she won the 2010 Camaro RS the Wayne Goodfellows had been selling raffle tickets for.  The phone...

Downtown businesses speak and Main Street listens

  By Lindsey Wooten – Over the past year volunteers on Wayne Main Street’s (WMS) Business Empowerment Committee have been conducting in-person surveys at all of the downtown businesses located in the Main Street district. The purpose of the survey was to not only...

World Trade Center steel presented to Carpet One

By Carolyn Marnon – Who could imagine running back into New York City to help wherever you can during the horrors of 9/11 and then 14 years later, you are presenting a piece of steel from that wreckage to thank someone for their generous support of the Stephen Siller Tunnel...

Hype’s Community Center proposal to be voted on by City Council Tuesday

The City of Wayne has been working diligently to identify ways the Community Center can remain open without continuing the constant drain that it has placed on the budget. Over the past nearly 60 days, the Interim City Manager, City Attorney, the Finance Team and City Council...