8-K

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)	February 1, 2011 (January 27, 2011)

Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	0-23433		31-1557791
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer
of incorporation)			Identification No.)
151 N. Market Street, Wooster, Ohio				44691
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code		(330) 264-5767

Not Applicable

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

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ITEM 5.02 Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Directors

(d)(1)           On January 27, 2011, the Board elected Debra A. Marthey as a director to fill the vacancy created by the retirement of Phillip E. Becker.  On January 14, 2011, Ms. Marthey was appointed to the class of directors whose terms expire in 2011.

(d)(2)           There was no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Marthey and any other persons pursuant to which she was selected as a director.

(d)(3)           Ms. Marthey has been named as a member of the audit committee.

(d)(4)           None.

(d)(5)           None.

For additional information, reference is made to the Company's press release dated February 1, 2011, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference thereto.  The press release attached hereto is being furnished to the SEC and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for any purpose except otherwise provided herein.

ITEM 9.01                 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)	Not applicable.
(b)	Not applicable.
(c)	Not applicable.
(d)	Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed herewith

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 1, 2011

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

		WAYNE SAVINGS BANCSHARES, INC.
Date:  February 1, 2011	By:	/s/ H. Stewart Fitz Gibbon III
		H. Stewart Fitz Gibbon III
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release dated February 1, 2011

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EX-99.1

NEWS RELEASE

FOR RELEASE: IMMEDIATELY

WAYNE SAVINGS BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES CHANGES IN THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Wooster, Ohio (February 1, 2011) – Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ:WAYN), the stock holding company parent of Wayne Savings Community Bank, announced the appointment of Debra A. Marthey as a director of both Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Wayne Savings Community Bank.

Ms. Marthey, a native of Smithville, Ohio, is Treasurer of The J.M. Smucker Company.  She has been employed at The J.M. Smucker Company since 1978 where she started as a Staff Accountant.  Ms. Marthey started her career in the public accounting field working for Price Waterhouse Coopers in Akron, Ohio.  She received her Bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance from Kent State University, and her Masters degree in Business from Baldwin Wallace College.   Ms. Marthey is active in a variety of professional and community organizations, including the Kent State Accounting Advisory Board, the Association of Financial Professionals, the Northeast Ohio Treasury Management Association, The National Association of Corporate Treasurers, the Risk and Insur ance Management Society and Financial Executives International.

James C. Morgan, Chairman of the Board of Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc. commented that “we welcome Debi Marthey to the board and look forward to the contributions that she will make from her significant professional and community perspectives.”

Established in 1899, Wayne Savings Community Bank, the wholly owned subsidiary of Wayne Savings Bancshares, Inc., has eleven full-service banking locations in the communities of Wooster, Ashland, Millersburg, Rittman, Lodi, North Canton, and Creston, Ohio.

Statements contained in this news release which are not historical facts may be forward-looking statements as that term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to differ materially from those currently anticipated due to a number of factors. Factors which could result in material variations include, but are not limited to, changes in interest rates which could affect net interest margins and net interest income, competitive factors which could affect net interest income and noninterest income, changes in demand for loans, deposits and other financial services in the Company's market area; changes in asset quality, general economic conditions as well as other factors discussed in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. The Company undertakes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date on which such statements were made.

CONTACT PERSON: H. Stewart Fitz Gibbon III

Executive Vice President

Chief Financial Officer

(330) 264-5767

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