Politics: Ryan addresses Shelby County Democratic dinner, Spires named top Democrat
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.
Photos: National Day of Prayer held in Sidney
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.
Photos: Golden, Gleason among honorees at Sidney Education Association honorees
Deena Golden, second from left, hugs Ken Kellner, both of Sidney, after Kellner announced that she was the Sidney Education Association’s Teacher of the Year. Golden was recognized during the SEA awards dinner at Shelby Oaks Golf Club on Wednesday. Golden is a science teacher at the Sidney Middle School.
Softball: Four area teams earn top-10 D-IV seeds
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.
Photo: Amos Library sells over 2,000 books
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.
New Shelby County radio communications system activated
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.
Baseball: Strong schedule paying dividends for Anna
ANNA — Anna faced several strong opponents to start the season and struggled early, but the experience appears to have been beneficial.
National Day of Prayer to be observed Thursday with walk
The entire community is invited to participate in a Prayer Walk from Sidney First Presbyterian Church, 202 N. Miami Ave., to the Shelby County Courthouse on Thursday, May 2, beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Photos: Special Olympics track and field day held
Athletes take an opening lap at the start of the Shelby County Special Olympics track and field day on Saturday at Sidney High School.
Baseball: Fort Loramie holds on, beats St. Henry 3-2
ST. HENRY — After losing three close games the previous week, Fort Loramie closed out a strong week by hanging on to earn a close win on Saturday.
