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1 week ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
Members of the American Legion Heiland Post 446 participate in a Post Everlasting Service in honor of the members who have died in the last year at a Memorial Day service at Botkins school Monday. Those honored were Richard Steinke, Jason Wyen and Robert Vehorn. Anna and Botkins Scouts fold a flag while featured speaker Dave VanHook explains what each fold of the flag means according to the National Flag Foundation at a Memorial Day service at Botkins school Monday.
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1 week ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
Graduates Rose Schmiesing, left, and Elizabeth Trzaska laugh after practicing a handshake before Minster’s graduation ceremony Sunday. Minster class of 2025 Salutatorian Keri Heckman, left, and Meagan Davis walk to their seats during graduation Sunday. Minster class of 2025 Valedictorian Ella Kerrigan, left, and Salutatorian Alexandra Hanson hug each other while singing Minster’s alma mater during graduation Sunday.
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2 weeks ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
SIDNEY — A man pleaded guilty Monday in the Shelby County Common Pleas Court to attempted gross sexual imposition, a fourth-degree felony, and was sentenced to one year in prison. Selvin Milla-Henriquez, who will be 27 years old on May 27, is also now a tier-two sex offender, which requires registration with law enforcement every 180 days for 25 years.
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3 weeks ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
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3 weeks ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
Members of U.S. Rep. Mike Carey’s team visited Sidney City Hall on Friday to honor National Police Week and congratulate Sidney Officer of the Year Joshua Bayer, third from right, and Firefighter of the Year Lucas Woodward, third from left. Charlotte Caldwell | Sidney Daily News Members of U.S. Rep.
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3 weeks ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
SIDNEY — The Shelby County Board of Elections discussed potential polling location changes and certified the May 6 election Wednesday. Deputy Director Drew Higgins said they have struggled to find enough poll workers at some polling locations and suggested moving the Loramie East precinct voters, who currently vote at the Houston Community Center, to the Loramie West precinct voting location at St. Remy Hall in Russia.
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1 month ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
SIDNEY — A man was sentenced to a minimum of three years in prison Wednesday for pandering obscenity involving a minor, a second-degree felony. In May of 2024, Thomas Wolaver, 30, filmed a woman in her bathroom and a minor in a state of nudity, neither of which were related to him. Wolaver’s criminal history includes being convicted of gross sexual imposition when he was a minor in the Shelby County Juvenile Court.
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1 month ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
SIDNEY — A woman described being attacked by her former lover and the lasting impacts as the Sidney man was sentenced to a minimum of 19 years in prison Wednesday on a second-degree felony count of strangulation and a first-degree felony count of aggravated burglary. “How do you put into words that someone who told me they loved me, they wanted to marry me and take care of me tried to kill me?” the woman said, shaking and emotional, as she spoke before Blaine Jackson’s sentence was imposed.
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1 month ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
SIDNEY — Sidney voters said no to an additional .25% income tax levy for streets — the third levy denial in a little over a year — according to unofficial election results tallied Tuesday night. The levy failed by 266 votes, with 688 yes votes and 954 no votes. The five-year tax increase would have begun Jan. 1, 2026, “for the purpose of providing funds for the construction, reconstruction, resurfacing and maintenance of streets, alleys, bridges, curbs and gutters,” according to the ballot summary.
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1 month ago | 
sidneydailynews.com | Charlotte Caldwell
SIDNEY — An Anna man pleaded guilty to two pandering obscenity involving a minor charges Thursday in the Shelby County Common Pleas Court. Mark Murphy, 59, was indicted on four pandering charges — one second-degree felony and three fourth-degree felonies — and three fourth-degree felony counts of gross sexual imposition for actions that started in 2014.
