Latest Updates
- Soldier’s remains to arrive Wednesday - 6:08 pm
- City record - 5:47 pm
- County record - 5:43 pm
- Photos: Botkins holds graduation ceremony - 2:40 pm
- Land Bank acquires 3 units in April - 1:57 pm
- Candlelight vigil being held to remember Easton Ho - 1:45 pm
- Lottery - 1:29 pm
- Armstrong Museum hosts USS Hornet museum presenter - 12:59 pm
- Edison State Students join National Society of Leadership and Success - 11:45 am
- Road projects underway - 10:20 am
- Aggregation participants protected from increases - 9:50 am
- Piqua man sentenced to prison after fleeing from police - 9:33 am
- Sidney HS holds commencement ceremony - 9:28 am
- Sidney Municipal Court - 9:22 am
- Author to host book signings - 9:13 am
- Out of the past - 9:13 am
- UVMC to host Wellness Fair and free monthly health screenings - 9:12 am
- An accomplished liar - 9:11 am
- Emergency meeting called - 8:50 am
- CAS 2022 graduation - 8:48 am
- Sidney High School 2022 graduation - 7:56 am updated: 8:06 am.
- 2022 Hardin-Houston Graduation - 7:23 am
- Fairlawn High School 2022 graduation - 6:52 am updated: 6:58 am.
- 2022 Jackson Center graduation - 6:12 am updated: 6:59 am.
- 2022 New Bremen High School graduation - 5:30 am updated: 8:15 am.
NEWS
Road projects underway
SIDNEY — Construction on area streets and roads is continuing.Numerous projects are anticipated to affect state highways in Shelby County this w...
Aggregation participants protected from increases
SIDNEY — AES Ohio energy supply customers are going to see significant increases to their energy bills starting this summer. However, many resid...
Piqua man sentenced to prison after fleeing from police
SIDNEY — The Shelby County Common Pleas Court recently handed down several sentences for drug possession and trafficking, failure to comply with...

Sidney HS holds commencement ceremony
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Sidney Municipal Court
SIDNEY - The following people appeared for sentencing in Sidney Municipal Court during the month of February 2022. All sentences include the cost of p...
Author to host book signings
SIDNEY — Patti Laughlin Fogt, an author originally from the Sidney area, will hold two book signings this week for her novel, “Snowflake o...
SPORTS

Softball: Fort Loramie falls 10-7 to Mechanicsburg in district final
VERSAILLES — Fort Loramie scored the most runs any team has this season against state-ranked Mechanicsburg in a Division IV district final on Fr...
Thursday roundup: Fort Loramie baseball beats Houston 8-1 in tourney
FORT LORAMIE — Fort Loramie dominated from the start and won its first postseason game by beating Houston 8-1 in a Division IV sectional final o...

Sports Extra with Dave Ross: SHS football: 32 and 13 will soon join 27
Dick Flanagan’s (1940-43) retired football number 27 hangs alone on the fence at Sidney Memorial Stadium but will have company this fall when tw...

Baseball: Sidney survives, beats Troy 5-4 in sectional final
TROY — Sidney’s players and coaches were getting flashbacks late in a Division I sectional final on Thursday at Market Street Field.The st...
May 19th, 2022 updated: May 20th, 2022. |
Tuesday roundup: Sidney baseball edges Fairborn 1-0 in tourney opener
SIDNEY — After run-ruling Fairborn twice in Miami Valley League play to start the season, Sidney faced a tougher challenge from the Skyhawks in ...

Softball: Fort Loramie pulls away late from Covington
PLEASANT HILL — Fort Loramie has hit relatively consistently through the season. The squad was able to do so again in a Division IV district fin...
LIFE
On the agendas
Shelby County Board of Developmental DisabilitiesSIDNEY — The Shelby County Board of Developmental Disabilities will meet Monday, May 16, at noo...

Five generations
Ezra Patrick Boggs, center, is held by his great-great-grandmother Norma Durnell. Behind him, left to right, are grandmother Missi Hirschfeld, great-g...

Larger celebrates 90 years
MCCARTYVILLE — Leroy Larger will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 15 at the Parish Activity Center...

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:...
OPINION

Curbing the over-eating habit
Dear Dietitian,I have recently lost 20 pounds, and I’ve been exercising to keep the weight off. My problem is I sometimes eat at night out of bo...

Life goes on
“Happy Mother’s day!” It was Julia, sleepily walking out of the bedroom holding Gumdrop, her pet miniature poodle. Snuggling up next...

Cooking with Kids: Strawberry Pretzel Dessert
Mike and I took a break for a couple of days to visit some of our grandkids. It was a fun time to go to baseball games, and cook with the kids!We got ...
Transit system is rotten
To the editor:Something is rotten in the Shelby Transit System, because it discriminates against the elderly and disabled.My evidence of this. I sched...
Vote for Sappington for state auditor
To the editor:Sappington is Right for Ohio. With the primary election just concluded in Ohio, voters need to turn their attention to the General elect...
To our readers
Opinions expressed in items on this page labeled “Their View” and “Your View” and other columns throughout the newspaper submi...
BUSINESS

Parkinson’s care coming to The Landings of Sidney
SIDNEY — The Landings of Sidney is offering a unique and specialized program for the care of people affected by Parkinson’s Disease (PD).A...
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 ...

BBB-Dayton announces winning businesses, nonprofits and Students At Torch Awards
DAYTON — Better Business Bureau serving Dayton and the Miami Valley hosted its Torch Awards For Ethics dinner (formerly the Eclipse Integrity Aw...
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 ...