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- County record - 4:42 pm
- City record - 4:41 pm
- Sweet side of the pandemic - 2:09 pm
- Lottery - 1:43 pm
- Firefighter training at Tawawa Lake - 1:21 pm
- Koltak to lead 2021 United Way Campaign - 1:15 pm
- BK Rootbeer Drive-In holds cruise-in - 1:11 pm updated: 2:03 pm.
- Social work students host event - 11:51 am
- Aircraft parking rehab discussed - 11:25 am
- Finance Department wins national award - 10:40 am
- Take Back Day planned - 10:08 am
- Edison State to recognize administrative professionals with free online workshop - 9:01 am
- Let yourself go - 8:44 am
- Kiwanis Pancake Day is back - 8:09 am
- BBB to host free shredding event Saturday - 6:01 am
- Out of the past - 12:25 am
- City record - 4:43 pm
- County record - 4:37 pm
- Council meets city’s newest firefighter, officer - 3:50 pm
- Senior Center board nominees introduced - 1:52 pm
- A game of skill - 1:39 pm
- Lottery - 1:35 pm
- Latta, Jordan: Border needs return to Trump policies - 1:28 pm
- Darke County Parks announces youth summer camp - 1:03 pm
- Area Agency on Aging to present caregiver program May 14 - 1:02 pm
NEWS
Finance Department wins national award
SIDNEY — The Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) recently announced the City of Sidney, Ohio, has received Certificate of Achievement...
Take Back Day planned
SIDNEY – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Sidney Police Department and US Drug Enforcement Administration announc...

Edison State to recognize administrative professionals with free online workshop
PIQUA – Edison State Community College will present a free online workshop on April 21 in recognition of Administrative Professional Day that sa...
Let yourself go
ONGOING• Packer Historical Center, 112 W. Main St., Anna, is open Thursdays from 6 to 8 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m.• Amos Memorial L...
Kiwanis Pancake Day is back
SIDNEY — The pancakes are back.After a one year absence due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Kiwanis Club of Sidney Ohio will be holding its ann...
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...
SPORTS
Friday roundup: Sidney baseball, softball beat Stebbins
SIDNEY — Sidney pulled away early and beat Stebbins 8-2 in a Miami Valley League Valley Division baseball game on Friday in Sidney.The Yellow Ja...

Baseball: Houston beats Fort Recovery in Dayton
DAYTON — Houston bounced back from a Shelby County Athletic League loss to previously winless Anna on Thursday by beating Fort Recovery 11-1 in ...
Thursday roundup: Anna baseball beats Houston for 1st win
HOUSTON — Anna scored four runs in the sixth to rally and earn its first victory of the season by defeating Houston 5-4 in a Shelby County Athle...
Sports Extra with Dave Ross: 50 years ago: Lehman, star player dominate local sports headlines
As you could tell from the “50 years ago” SDN columns of the past few months, the basketball exploits of the new Lehman Cavaliers and long...
Tuesday roundup: Sidney softball beats Stebbins 17-1
RIVERSIDE — Sidney earned a 17-1 victory over Stebbins in five innings in a Miami Valley League Valley Division softball game on Tuesday to impr...

Monday roundup: Fort Loramie’s Fortman throws no-hitter
ANNA — Fort Loramie senior pitcher Mack Fortman threw a no-hitter in the squad’s 5-0 victory over Anna on Monday in a Shelby County Athlet...
LIFE
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...
Egbert
BOTKINS — Eric and Claire Egbert, of Botkins, announce the birth of their daughter, Avery Ann Egbert, born at 10:48 p.m. on March 22, 2021, at W...

Couple celebrates 50 years
SIDNEY — Joe and Jocele Fahnestock, of Sidney, will celebrate 50 years of marriage on Saturday, April 3.Joe and the former Jocele Swisher were m...
OPINION

The American Rescue Plan
We passed the American Rescue Plan to get shots in people’s arms, money in families’ pockets, children back in schools, and workers back o...

‘Our puzzle pieces have come together’
Have you ever felt too full for words? That’s just how I feel, yet I want to invite you to join us on that most memorable and precious day when ...

‘Our puzzle pieces have come together’
Have you ever felt too full for words? That’s just how I feel, yet I want to invite you to join us on that most memorable and precious day when ...
The importance of reporting child abuse
To the editor:Child Abuse is not only a real day-to-day issue, it is also the number one cause of depression, anxiety, and distress in the life of a p...
Reader speaks on CXS train rumbling
To the editor:I read the response CXS gave the paper. I live in Kirkwood and have put up with this train rumbling for about 4 days. I understand havin...
To our readers
Opinions expressed in items on this page labeled “Their View” and “Your View” and other columns throughout the newspaper submi...
BUSINESS
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...

Valence aims to grow with investments
SIDNEY – To grow Valence Industrial, CEO Chuck Pisciotta is investing in the business’ operations and its people – giving some of hi...
April 5th, 2021 updated: April 5th, 2021. |
Vendor permits
SIDNEY — The following vendor permits have been issued by the Shelby County Auditor’s Office:• Jagbir Singh, doing business as Shell...