100 Years
April 28, 1916
While she was riding on the rear seat of a motorcycle near Newport yesterday afternoon, Miss Margaret Yost, of Pomeroy Avenue, was seriously burned when the gasoline tank of the motorcycle exploded. She was burned about the lower limbs and taken to a farm house nearby. An automobile was sent for and she was brought to Sidney and Dr. Hubbell called to dress her injuries. The young man riding upon the front seat was uninjured.
75 Years
April 28, 1941
Nearly 300 young men and women from Shelby County participated in the third annual youth conference held Sunday in the high school auditorium. Discussion leaders included, Clarence Knouff, LaDonna Jackson, Howard Jelley, Eileen Holeton, Edna Jackson, Wilbur Widney, Robert Schaffer, Elsie Lindsey, Iva Young, and Mary Baker.
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Christ Kelly, of South Main Avenue, narrowly escaped serious injury last evening when his car was crowded off the highway by another vehicle, skidded in some loose gravel and went into ditch along South Dixie highway. His car was heavily damaged.
50 Years
April 28, 1966
Mr. and Mrs. L.J. (Suzanna Zielsdorf) Stump have been named to the dean’s list at Miami University, Oxford, for the second trimester.
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Gene Derringer, 400 Belmont, was elected president of the Sidney Optimist Club for 1966-1967 at its luncheon meeting Tuesday at Johnson’s Banquet House. He will take office July 1, succeeding Fred Linker of Montra.
25 Years
April 28, 1991
Implementation of the enhanced 9-1-1 communication system will cost the City of Sidney about $300,000 in one-time expenses and more than $200,000 a year in ongoing personnel costs, according to a report presented to Sidney City Council Monday night. Council is expected to act at its May 13 meeting on a resolution to adopt the 9-1-1 plan, which City Manager William Barlow reviewed in a lengthy report Monday night.
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PIQUA – Upper Valley Joint Vocational School Board of Education members agreed Monday night to hire an architect to develop preliminary design plans for an Applied Technology Center the JVS hopes to build with interest free state loan monies. “We’re at the point that we’re as far as we can go. We need help from professionals,” Superintendent James Stickley told board members after reviewing with them a model of the proposed building put together by Dale Hershey, director of adult education.
