Celebrating 65 years of memories

SIDNEY — Ohio State University Extension Shelby County and Shelby County Master Gardeners are currently planning their 2022 Master Gardener Volunteer training program. This year’s training program will use a hybrid model with initial training using a self-paced online course. Trainees will also participate in several in-person sessions.

———— Marshall Stockstill and the members of the city police force, Messrs. John Guy, William O’Leary and Robert Cartwright are today carrying handsome new police clubs. They were presented to them by Frank D. Reed, cashier of the German American Bank. The clubs are 22 inches long, are made of rosewood, and have a leather hand strap.

Willow Bradley, left, 9, and, Conner Boswell, 10, both of Sidney, pick out backpacks during the Salvation Army of Shelby County’s “Back 2 School Bash!” on Saturday, Aug. 13. Willow and Conner are the children of Cody Bradley and Tifany Bradley.

NEW KNOXVILLE – The New Knoxville Board of Education prepared for the new school year at their meeting Friday, Aug. 12, with the hiring of new personnel and preparations for a new school website. Also, the board heard about a ribbon cutting for the new gym. New hires include...

PIQUA — The Upper Valley Career Center is preparing to welcome students back to campus for the 2022-23 school year. All first-year students will begin on Thursday, Aug. 18, with all students reporting to school on Friday, Aug. 19. The school day begins at 8:23 a.m. and ends at 2:44 p.m. Students are able to enter the building as early as 7:55.

SIDNEY — School bells are ready to ring for students across Shelby County. Some schools are starting this week, while others will be back in the classrooms next week. The first day of school for Holy Angels School students will be Aug. 23, with the bells ringing at 8:15 a.m. Open house will be held Aug. 21 from noon to 2 p.m.

SIDNEY — The Fairlawn Local Schools Alumni Banquet will held at Fairlawn Local School in the auditorium on Aug. 27. Four people will be inducted into the Fairlawn Hall of Honor. Chris Elliott from the class of 1987, Keith Putnam from the class of 1966, and Brenda (Fiebiger, class...

SIDNEY — Resignations and hiring of personnel for the 2022-23 school year highlighted Monday night’s Sidney City School’s Board of Education meeting. Certified employees receiving one-year contracts were Andrew Lewis, orchestra teacher, $45,163; Caitlyn Luthman, Sidney Middle School teacher, $43,100; Sandra Shipe, choir teacher, $59,269; Bonita Breining, SMS teacher, $59,686; and Anna Martin, Longfellow teacher, $45,102.

TROY — Corn-on-the-cobb, corn salsa and Mexican street corn are just a few of the corn-themed foods and products that will be available at Fulton Farms during the annual Sweet Corn Festival on Saturday, Aug. 20 and Sunday, Aug. 21,. “I love our roasted corn, it’s absolutely delicious,” market...

SIDNEY — The Master Gardeners of Shelby County is hosting its final gardening series of 2022 on Thursday Aug. 18. “Divide and Conquer” will be held Thursday from 6:30-7:45 p.m. at the Amos Memorial Public Library Community Room, 230 E. North St., Sidney. This seminar is all about...

PIQUA — Edison State Community College announced the promotion of three full-time faculty members during a recent all-college meeting. Dr. Thomas Martinez, a professor of anatomy and physiology, and Dr. Brian Murphy, a professor of mathematics and physics, are both from the Piqua campus and were both promoted to associate professors.

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-12:40 to 12:51 a.m.: warrant. Charles D. Cox Jr., 36, of Sidney, was arrested on two warrants. -11:45 a.m.: criminal mischief. Criminal mischief was reported received in the 300 block of Thompson Street. -8:31 p.m.: damage. Past damage was reported in the 900 block of Port Jefferson Road. -9:48 a.m.:...

The first month of high school football games covered by ScoresBroadcast.com and WMVR, 105.5 FM, is set in stone. And the rock-solid pick for the season lid-lifter is Minster at Fort Loramie on Friday, Aug. 19, at 6:30 p.m. Fort Loramie’s program gets its first home opener in four years,...

After two above-.500 seasons in the first two years of the Miami Valley Conference, Sidney’s boys soccer squad struggled in the middle of last year. The squad lost six consecutive matches in September and finished 6-9-2 overall. But with 11 returning players and seven returning starters, the Yellow Jackets...

DAYTON — The Area Agency on Aging presents two 3.0 credit hour continuing education workshops on Tuesday, Aug. 30, online via Zoom. The cost is $40 for one workshop (with Continuing Education Units or CEUs), $70 for both workshops (with CEUs), or $20 for each workshop (without CEUs). Advance registration is requested by Aug. 27. More information and the registration form are available on our website, https://info4seniors.org/news/educational-opportunities/ or by emailing [email protected]

Lehman Catholic is looking to start a new era better than it finished its last. The Cavaliers went 1-9 in 2021 in the first season of the Three Rivers Conference and tied for last place. It was the final season for longtime coach Dick Roll, who retired as both the program’s coach and the school’s athletic director. He had served in both positions since 2006.

After a stellar 2020 season that included a 22 wins, a share of the Shelby County Athletic League championship and a regional final berth, Russia struggled to a 3-7 start last year. But the Raiders rebounded and won 13 of their last 17 matches and earned their fifth consecutive district...