Winter visits spring
Passing out pancakes
Jury awards worker’s compensation benefits to Honda employee
Car chase ends after crash
Sun sets on Kiser Lake
Latest Updates
- Zimpfer receives Young Leader Scholarship - 4:00 pm
- Board reviews potential school funding - 3:51 pm
- Winter visits spring - 3:45 pm updated: 4:08 pm.
- Passing out pancakes - 3:20 pm
- Let yourself go - 2:34 pm
- Lottery - 2:17 pm
- Jury awards worker’s compensation benefits to Honda employee - 2:00 pm
- Blystone announces candidacy for Ohio governor - 10:36 am
- AIM Media Midwest sues Facebook, Google over digital advertising tactics - 9:28 am
- Out of the past - 12:25 am
- Car chase ends after crash - 5:04 pm updated: 12:45 pm.
- City record - 4:43 pm
- County record - 4:37 pm
- SafeHaven celebrates 25 years - 2:38 pm
- Sun sets on Kiser Lake - 2:20 pm
- View Story - 1:18 pm
- SCS, parents seek ways to end bullying - 12:35 pm
- Police release name of suspect - 12:22 pm
- Grand Lake Health System to host collection site for National Drug Take-Back Day - 9:13 am
- Premier Health to host free webinars on back pain - 8:40 am
- Board prepares for Election Day - 8:34 am
- Auglaize County Historical Society receives grant - 8:14 am
- Community calendar - 8:02 am
- Putting an end to the tears - 7:21 am
- Out of the past - 12:25 am
NEWS
Out of the past
125 yearsApril 21, 1896The smoke house belonging to J.B. Jackson at Cedar Point (Pasco) was burned Friday afternoon. Aside from it being an old landma...
City record
Police logMONDAY-4:55 p.m.: theft. A business credit card was reported used at Todd and Dave’s Automotive on Wapakoneta Avenue.-4:19 p.m.: ident...
County record
Sheriff’s logMONDAY-10:25 p.m.: theft. A theft was reported in the 2500 block of state Route 29 in Sidney.-6:24 p.m.: assist other unit. Another...
SafeHaven celebrates 25 years
PIQUA — SafeHaven Inc. celebrated the agency’s 25th anniversary on Monday with an invitation-only event due to current state mandates.Duri...
Sun sets on Kiser Lake
Sunlight glitters off of Kiser Lake as the sun sets on Monday, April 19. The lake had a handful of people fishing from the shore and a few kayakers on...
SPORTS
Wednesday/Thursday roundup: Russia softball gets big SCAL win
RUSSIA — Russia scored nine runs over the last five innings to pull away from Anna to a 14-5 victory in a Shelby County Athletic League game on ...
Sports Extra with Dave Ross: Urbana: Campus is closed, but not the people
About seven years ago I was sitting in a Trustees meeting at Urbana University absorbing the opening comments of President Dr. Kirk Peterson. He paint...
Tuesday roundup: Anna gradually pulls away from Botkins
BOTKINS — Anna gradually pulled away from Botkins to earn a 6-1 Shelby County Athletic League victory on Tuesday.Jacob Robinson pitched a comple...
Monday roundup: Anna earns big SCAL win over Fairlawn
ANNA — Anna ran away fast to an 18-2 Shelby County Athletic League softball victory over Fairlawn in five innings on Monday.Taylor Poeppelman wa...
Saturday roundup: Russia baseball wins St. Henry invite
ST. HENRY — Russia won the St. Henry Invitational on Saturday by beating the host Redskins 8-0 in the championship game.Ross Fiessinger picked u...
LIFE
Couple celebrates 50 years
NEW BREMEN — Larry and Mary Bensman, of New Bremen, will celebrate 50 years of marriage with a small family gathering for brunch on Sunday, Apri...
Richards
SIDNEY — Derek and Abigail Richards, of Sidney, announce the birth of their son Theodore James Richards, born at 2:17 p.m. on Feb. 19, 2021, at ...
April starts the early spring planting season
Hello, Sidney/Shelby County area! Have you thought about your garden yet?At The People’s Garden we think about it all year long — yes, eve...
Clark
SIDNEY — Demont Matthews and Tareena Clark-Bladen, of Sidney, announce the birth of their daughter, EnsLeigh Ann Elaine Clark, born on March 12,...
Bruns
CHICKASAW — Tyler and Amy Bruns, of Chickasaw, announce the birth of their son, Nicholas Lee Bruns, born on March 12, 2021, at 6:55 a.m. at Merc...
OPINION
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Encouragement, scripture and a shared recipe
One of the lovely things that has helped get us through this crazy year is the personal notes that we have received. We get them as texts, and notes t...
Pasturized vs. raw milk
Dear Dietitian,I have a friend who drinks raw, unpasteurized milk. She claims it has many health benefits and that pasteurization of milk is unnecessa...
Celebrating the start of a new chapter
Take a moment to get the picture- it’s Wednesday evening of the big day- the final adoption of our precious foster children. Hosanna, age 4 flit...
Reader comments on COVID-19 vaccines
To the editor: $3 billion dollars to promote covid vaccines through Biden’s Covid-19 Community Corps program! That’s what the 4/2 article ...
Strong schools build strong communities
To the editor:On Tuesday, May 4, voters in the Sidney City School District will be asked to approve a 0.75% earned income tax levy that will generate ...
BUSINESS
Sweet side of the pandemic
SIDNEY – The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted Kelly Kremnitzer’s plans as a college student and soldier in the Ohio Army National Guard but pre...
BBB to host free shredding event Saturday
DAYTON – While identity theft can happen to anyone, 2020 was the worst year in history for identity theft reports.The Federal Trade Commission r...
ChillTex gets established in Minster
MINSTER – When Matt and Gwen Eilerman installed a new furnace and ductwork in their house in 2000 and then a few years later they installed an a...
TechCred funding available for Rhodes State College training
LIMA – Rhodes State College announced it is strategically equipped and situated to meet the upskill training and credentialing needs of employer...
Job fair for students to be held April 24
CELINA – The inaugural Auglaize Mercer Business Education Alliance Summer Job/Entering the Workforce Job Fair is set for 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. April...
