Exhibit 23.0




            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


      We  have  issued  our  report  dated  April  29,  2005,  accompanying  the
consolidated  financial statements of Wayne Savings Bancshares,  Inc., which are
incorporated in the Corporation's  Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
March 31,  2005.  We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference of said
report  in the  Corporation's  Form  S-8  (No.  333-41479)  related  to the 1993
Incentive  Stock Option Plan and 1993 Stock  Option Plan for Outside  Directors,
the Form S-8 (No.  333-105845)  related to the Wayne Savings  401(k)  Retirement
Plan and the Form S-8 (No.  333-119556) related to the Amended and Restated 2003
Stock Option Plan.


/s/ Grant Thornton LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio
June 29, 2005