Exhibit 23.0



            CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


         We have  issued  our  report  dated  June  5,  2006,  accompanying  the
consolidated  financial  statements of Wayne Savings Bancshares,  Inc., which is
included  in the  Corporation's  Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year  ended
March 31,  2006.  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 28, 2006