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- County record - 5:07 pm
- City record - 4:55 pm
- Fundraiser set - 3:22 pm
- May Days Street Festival - 3:20 pm updated: 3:27 pm.
- Life during the Civil War - 1:40 pm
- From the farm to the plate - 1:18 pm updated: 1:20 pm.
- Lottery - 1:05 pm
- Dayton Dragons hosts Grand Lake Health System game - 12:54 pm
- Billing shares UF Capstone Poster Presentation - 12:52 pm
- Let’s Back the Blue activities begin Sunday - 11:56 am
- Bernhold earns President’s Club award - 11:47 am
- Ohio Wesleyan announces dean’s list - 11:27 am
- 24 SkillsUSA schools named national Models of Excellence - 11:21 am
- Twenty One Barrels to host first Music in the Vines Series - 11:17 am
- Retired teachers announce scholarship recipient - 11:13 am
- Garmann Miller wins regional marketing award - 10:54 am
- Piqua man sentenced to community control for drug trafficking - 10:03 am
- Sidney Municipal Court - 9:57 am
- Celebrating the growth of Sidney EMS - 9:03 am
- COVID cases see small rise in Shelby County - 8:05 am
- Out of the past - 7:47 am
- May Days street festival in Sidney to be held May 13 through 15 - 5:22 pm
- County record - 5:07 pm
- Ohio Living salutes nurses - 5:03 pm
- City record - 4:55 pm
NEWS

Let’s Back the Blue activities begin Sunday
ST. MARYS – Activities for Let’s Back the Blue during the week of May 15-21 will include a blood drive, 5K run and a display of blue light...
Bernhold earns President’s Club award
MINSTER — Bruce Bernhold of M.C. Bernhold Insurance Agency, Minster, Ohio, has achieved the President’s Club distinction with Auto-Owners ...
Ohio Wesleyan announces dean’s list
DELAWARE — Ohio Wesleyan University has announced its dean’s list for the 2022 spring semester. To qualify for dean’s list recogniti...

Twenty One Barrels to host first Music in the Vines Series
BRADFORD — Twenty One Barrels, a small craft cidery and winery located near the border of Darke and Miami counties, will be hosting their first ...
Retired teachers announce scholarship recipient
SIDNEY —The Shelby County Retured Teachers Association recently awarded Ethan Pleiman with its annual $500 scholarship.Pleiman is a 2019 graduat...
SPORTS

Wednesday roundup: Sidney loses doubleheader in Greenville
GREENVILLE — Sidney’s softball squad finished the season with two run-rule losses to Greenville at Stebbins Field on Wednesday in Miami Va...

Baseball: Late hit lifts Houston over Lima Bath at Day Air Ballpark
DAYTON — Houston has struggled to get hits in tight situations with runners on base, and that’s contributed to the squad losing six games ...
May 12th, 2022 updated: May 12th, 2022. |

Tuesday softball roundup: Fort Loramie earns run-rule win to start tourney
FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie started postseason play with an 11-0 win over Springfield Catholic Central in a Division IV sectional opener on Tues...

Tuesday baseball/boys tennis roundup: Lehman season ends in D-II sectional tournament
TROY — Lehman Catholic’s boys tennis squad had three athletes come up just short of earning a district berth in the Division II sectional ...
Monday roundup: Sidney, Anna softball fall in tourney openers
NEW CARLISLE — Sidney couldn’t keep up with New Carlisle Tecumseh in a Division I sectional softball opener on Monday and lost 13-3 in fiv...
LIFE

Albers celebrates 90 years
MINSTER — The family of Margaret Albers is hosting an open house in honor of her 90th birthday from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, at Egypt Scho...
Boeckman
MARIA STEIN — Nick and Jenna Boeckman, of Maria Stein, announce the birth of their daughter, Valerie Anne Boeckman, born on April 22, 2022 at 5:...

Couple celebrates 50 years
SIDNEY — Bob and Elaine Echols, of Sidney, will celebrate 50 years of marriage on April 28, 2022.Bob and Elaine were surprised this past Sunday,...

Poeppelman to celebrate 90th birthday
FORT LORAMIE — Tom Poeppelman will celebrate his 90th birthday on May 1 at Redskin Memorial Park Pavilion, 605 E. Park St., Fort Loramie.The cel...
Walterbusch
RUSSIA — Brad and Claire Walterbusch, of Russia, announce the birth of their daughter, Ivy Juliana Walterbusch, born at 9:34 p.m. on March 20, 2...
OPINION

Shelby County Board of DD strives to help all shine
My name is Jackie Ward, and I’ve been raising a child served by the Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabilities since 2014. Doing this, I&...
Contact Us
Federal and State:• President Joseph R. Biden, White House, Washington, D.C. 20500, 202-456-1111• Gov. Mike DeWine (R), Riffe Center, 30th...

Utility aggregation continues to save consumers money
Some weeks ago, I was in the final edits of a guest editorial touting the monetary savings residents had received resulting from utility aggregation w...

May is National Foster Care Awareness month
May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness for all of the children and youth in foster care. It is also a time...
To our readers
Opinions expressed in items on this page labeled “Their View” and “Your View” and other columns throughout the newspaper submi...

Fast food’s impact on public health
Dear Readers: One day last week, I found myself busy during the lunch hour and didn’t stop to eat until around 2 p.m. I went to a fast-food rest...
BUSINESS
UVMC recognized with ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
TROY — UVMC received an “A” Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for spring 2022. This national distinction, which also was achieved in th...
Troy Community Shred Day set for May 14
TROY — Do you want to safely dispose of sensitive papers such as bank statements; credit cards and application forms; pay stubs; old bills; tax ...
Sidney Tractor Supply: ‘Try Before You Buy’
SIDNEY – Tractor Supply Company is hosting its annual Try Before You Buy event, inviting customers in the Sidney area to stop by on Saturday, Ma...
Husted announces TechCred results for March
COLUMBUS — Ohio Lt. Gov. Jon Husted, who serves as director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, has announced the result...

Osgood Bank introduces new youth savings account
OSGOOD — Osgood Bank has announced it has created an account and a special program designed specifically for youth savers. The Osgood Bank Youth...