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New divisional breakdowns for fall sports were announced on Thursday, and every Shelby County team will be in a new division.

SIDNEY — The Shelby County Democratic Party named Bethanne Spires as its Democrat of the Year following a dinner on Thursday that was headlined by former U.S. Senate candidate Tim Ryan.

People hold their hands up in prayer while attending a National Day of Prayer event on the Courthouse Square sidewalk. The event was held on Thursday. Participants walked from Sidney First Presbyterian Church to the Courthouse.

SIDNEY — Los Toros Cocina & Catina, a new restaurant in Sidney, celebrated its grand opening on Thursday with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Jackson Center center fielder McKinley Reichert, left, celebrates with Avery Jackson after scoring a run against Botkins during a Shelby County Athletic League game on Wednesday at Botkins Community Park. The Tigers scored four runs in the top of the ninth to earn a 12-8 victory in extra innings. Reichert was 3 for 5 with 7 RBIs; she hit one home run and one double. Jackson, a shortstop, drew three walks and scored three runs. Paige Geuy was 2 for 4 with two doubles, Maryn Ludwig was 2 for 5 with 2 RBIs and Riley Barhorst was 2 for 5. Peyton Platfoot was 3 for 5 for Botkins while Maddi Frey was 2 for 4 with 6 RBIs, one triple, one double and one walk. Ella Brown was 2 for 4 with a triple. There were a combined 22 hits, 10 errors and eight walks in the game.

Fort Loramie and Russia earned the highest seeds of any area softball quad, and Botkins and Houston also earned top 10 seeds in the 21-team Dayton Division IV sectional.

By Charlotte Caldwell

Larry Monnin, of Sidney, reads the back of a book at the Amos Memorial Public Library’s biannual book fair on Wednesday. Monnin said he was looking for whatever “catches my eye.” The book sale began on Saturday and will end on this coming Saturday. Around 2,000 books have been sold.

SIDNEY — The recently installed public safety radio communication system was activated during a ceremony at a tower on Gearhart Road near the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. The ceremony capped off a multi-year project to upgrade the county’s communications infrastructure.

ANNA — Anna faced several strong opponents to start the season and struggled early, but the experience appears to have been beneficial.