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2023 Residential Beautification Awards

The City of Sidney is proud to announce the winners of the 2023 Residential Beautification Awards. The award is given to recognize exterior improvements to residences. Improvements can include exterior renovation and rehabilitation, general clean up, land...

Water Service Line Material Identification

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requiring the City of Sidney Water Department to report customer-owned service line material. We need help from local residents to obtain the data to be reported to the Ohio EPA and for the planning of fut...

Japan-American Grassroots Summit Guests Arrive

On Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, Mayor Milligan and City Manager Bowsher welcomed six guests from Japan as a part of the Japan-America Grassroots Summit. The travelers arrived at City Hall at approximately 10:30 a.m. on Thursday via charter bus fr...

City Manager's Newsletter

The City Manager’s newsletter for September 29, 2023, is available online.

For an archive of City Manager newsletters, click here.

City Council Adopts Rental Registration Program

During its regular meeting on August 14, City Council adopted legislation that was the culmination of the Rental Registration Ad Hoc committee meetings. This legislation establishes a Rental Dwelling Registration Program in the city.

As a part of the new p...

Japanese Friendship City Meetings Continue

The third virtual meeting with officials from Ichihara City was held on Tuesday, August 8. City of Sidney staff members met via Zoom with representatives from Ichihara City to educate the Ichihara team about Sidney. 

During the meeting, staff shar...

Sidney Police to Host House of Worship Training

The Sidney Police Department will be hosting a House of Worship Security & Risk Management Training workshop on Thursday, November 9, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Police Department.

Houses of Worship can be extremely vulnerable to active sh...

Check Fraud on the Rise

Due to a significant rise in the theft of checks that are being sent through the mail, it is being recommended that businesses and individuals look at other forms of payment when paying bills or mailing paychecks.  

Please contact your bank to fin...

City Receives Grant for Wastewater Project

The Ohio Department of Development recently announced that the city will receive a $1,077,407 grant for Phase I of the Brooklyn Avenue Sewer Diversion project. This grant is a part of the fifth round of the Ohio BUILDS (Broadband, Utilities, and Infrastru...

Sidney Selected for EV Charging Stations

Governor Mike DeWine, along with Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) Director Jack Marchbanks, DriveOhio Executive Director Preeti Choudhary, and Federal Highway Administration Deputy Administrator Andrew Rogers, recently announced that more than $18...

Clean Sweep Event a Success

The annual Clean Sweep of the Great Miami River event took place this year on Friday, July 14, 2023. Approximately, 900 pounds of trash including eight tires was removed.

This year, 47 volunteers and various types of equipment collected trash, including mu...

Ohio Building Project Awarded Ohio Historic Tax Credits

The Ohio Department of Development has announced that Woodard Development has been awarded Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits in the amount of $1.8 million. 

The Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credit Program provides a tax credit to leverage t...

Demolition of Former Wagner Facility Marked with Ceremony

On June 26, 2023, the Shelby County Land Reutilization Corporation (Land Bank) held a ceremony to mark the beginning of the long-awaited remediation of former Wagner Manufacturing property, located at 440 Fair Road. 

Funding for the over $4 millio...

City Receives Tree City USA Growth Award

Street Superintendent and City Arborist Brian Green was recently notified of the city’s successful Tree City USA Growth Award application. The Tree City USA Growth Award is presented by the Arbor Day Foundation to participating Tree City USA com...

Tree Board Plans Annual Tree Sale

The Sidney Tree Board is excited to announce that the 2023 Tree Sale is underway. There are eight trees selected to be a part of the sale this year. Details about each can be found on the order form.

Orders are due no later than noon on October 6, 2023. Tr...

City Charter Amendment to be Proposed to Local Voters

As the labor market continues to change, the City must act with increasing speed and agility if we are to recruit and retain the best talent.  To ensure that our current and future workforce needs can be met, City Council has proposed the moderni...

Hazmat Called to 300 East Parkwood

At 7:22 p.m. on May 22, 2023, Sidney firefighters were dispatched to 300 E. Parkwood for a chemical reaction in the basement.  The original call stated that the chemical was 10 ounces of Chlorine poured into a 40-gallon tank of Sulfuric Acid crea...

City Manager Named to Forty Under 40 List

Sidney City Manager Andrew Bowsher was recently named to the Dayton Business Journal’s prestigious Forty Under 40 list. The award presentation banquet was held May 18 in the Apollo Room at Wright State University.

This marks the 26th year the Day...

Sidney Police Sergeants Graduate from Supervisor Training

Sidney Police Sergeants Robert Hurd and Ethan Brown graduated from STEP on May 17, 2023.  The STEP training process is designed to develop newly promoted officers, or about to be promoted officers, into highly effective first line supervisors wit...

Neighborhood Pride Grant Funding Awarded

The Citizens Peer Review Board recently met and awarded the 2023 Neighborhood Pride Grant. 

Those properties awarded funding for exterior property improvements include the following:

• 214, 224 and 225 Franklin 
• 805, 809-811 and 813-815 Forak...

Door-to-Door Solicitors Providing False Information about City's Electric Aggregation Program

It has come to the city’s attention that IGS Energy solicitors are going door-to-door and suggesting that the city’s electric aggregation supplier, Energy Harbor, is filing for bankruptcy or doing so is imminent. This is a fal...

City Earns Second GFOA Award

The city was recently informed by the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) that it had been awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its annual comprehensive financial repor...

Sidney Police Department Earns Lexipol Gold Award

The Sidney Police Department was recently recognized by the Lexipol Connect Program for achieving the Lexipol Connect Gold level for consistently and effectively disseminating policies to officers, issuing timely policy updates as laws change, and ensurin...

City Earns GFOA Award

The city was recently informed by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) that it earned the GFOA's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for its budget. 

The award represents a significant achievement by the entity. It refle...

Chemical Spill at 1905 Progress Way

At 9:04 a.m. on May 2, 2023, Sidney firefighters were dispatched to 1905 Progress Way on a Chemical Spill with an employee exposed. The original call stated that the chemical was Hydrochloric Acid. 

Upon Sidney Fire Department arrival, they found ...

Traffic Stop Leads to Fentanyl/Meth Seizure

On April 30, 2023, Sidney Patrol Officer Hayden Bronne, working in conjunction with the Sidney Narcotics unit, executed a traffic stop leading to an arrest of a Sidney resident who was in possession of approximately 8 grams of Methamphetamine and 6 grams ...

Sidney PD Receives Grant to Help Children

Drug addiction impacts a community in many different ways.  Unfortunately children who have a parent that is struggling with drug addiction can be the ones who are often most affected.   Children witnessing drug addiction are too young a...

City Announces Summer Yard Waste Collection to Begin

Effective May 1, 2023, the City’s solid waste contractor, Republic Services, will begin summer yard waste collection service. Republic has announced that yard waste will be collected on each residents regular trash collection day.

Republic will u...

2022 Firefighter of the Year Announced

The Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services has announced that Scott Marchal has been named Firefighter of the Year for 2022. 

Marchal has been with the department for 15 years and has distinguished himself as a strong leader with a solid...

Solar Eclipse Coming to Shelby County

A total solar eclipse is a rare and spectacular event. On average, one happens somewhere on the Earth once every 1.5 years and only 21 solar eclipses have crossed the lower 48 in the entire history of the United States. On April 8, 2024, the centerline fo...

Grass and Noxious Weed Notice

Not only are unmanaged grass and vegetation unsightly, they can cause respiratory problems, especially in children. People can suffer serious allergic reactions, such as dermatitis and rhinitis or asthma from contact with plants and their pollen. In addit...

New Emergency Mass Notification System for Shelby County

The Shelby County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has announced a new mass emergency notification system that will be utilized for local emergencies beginning March 1, 2023. Civic Ready will be the new platform; Hyper-Reach was the old platform.&nbs...

2022 Consumer Confidence Report Available

In 1998, Congress made changes to the Safe Drinking Water Act which requires entities that produce "potable" water, supply their consumers with a report on the quality of their water. This report is called the "Consumer Confidence Report&qu...

2022 Fire & EMS Annual Report Available

The 2022 Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services Annual Report is available online. Below are some highlights from the report:

• Total calls for service (Fire and EMS) for the seventh straight year have exceeded 4,000 calls (3,001 EMS and 1,126 Fire...

Structure Fire at 528 South Main Avenue

At 2:42 PM on February 4, 2023, the Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services were dispatched to 528 S. Main on a report of a structure fire. 

A two story duplex with smoke showing from the attic space was found upon Sidney Firefighter arri...

Canal Feeder Trail Update

In late December 2022, the contract for Phase V of the Canal Feeder Trail development was awarded to Jutte Excavating of Fort Recovery Ohio. A pre-construction meeting is to be scheduled in the coming months, with construction expected to begin in early s...

Structure Fire at 751 Campbell Road

At 12:45 AM on January 30, 2023, Sidney firefighters were dispatched to 751 Campbell Road for a structure fire. 

Sidney Police officers were in the area checking on a possible breaking and entering and saw smoke coming from the apartment. ...

2023 Street Resurfacing Program

The city is again preparing for its annual street paving program. This spring you will notice contractors repairing and replacing curbs and gutters throughout the community in advance of the annual street resurfacing program. Streets that will be resurfac...

City Awarded MARCS Grant

Late last week, the city was notified of its successful Ohio Department of Commerce, State Fire Marshal 2023 MARCS grant application. The city was awarded $41,723.78 as a part of the program.

With the funding, the city anticipates purchasing 11 additional ...

McDonough Selected to be Sidney's Next Police Chief

Earlier today, Sidney City Manager Andrew Bowsher announced that Mark McDonough has been selected to be Sidney’s next Chief of Police. McDonough most recently served as the Chief of Police for Whitehouse, Ohio. Prior to serving the community of ...

City Earns Prestigious Auditor of State Award

Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber recently presented Finance Officer Renee DuLaney with the Ohio Auditor of State Award with Distinction for the audit of year ended December 31, 2021.

Entities that receive the award meet the following criteria of a &ld...

Japan-American Grassroots Summit

The Japan America Grassroots Summit is an annual large-scale exchange of Japanese and American people, held alternately in Japan and America. Ohio will play host to the summit in 2023. Sidney will host a local session September 21 through September 23.&am...

City Awarded CHIP-LAP Funding

The Ohio Department of Development’s Office of Community Development (OCD) has recommended funding for the city’s Program Year 2022 Community Housing Impact and Preservation Lead Abatement Program (CHIP-LAP) application. Sidney&rsq...

Fire and Police Departments Awarded Grant Funding

The Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services and the Sidney Police Department have been awarded $46,500 through the Ohio First Responder Recruitment, Retention and Resilience program. The funding will be used to implement a program called &ldq...

City Awarded Urban Canopy Restoration Grant Funding

The city had been awarded a 2022 Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Urban Canopy Restoration Grant to purchase and plant 100 trees in locations throughout Tawawa Park and Graceland Cemetery. ODNR will be funding $25,000 with the required cash mat...

Hollinger Earns Ohio Fire Chief's Association Credentials

Sidney City Manager Andrew Bowsher announced earlier today that Fire Chief Chad Hollinger was notified by the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association (OFCA) of his successful completion of the organization’s uniform credentialing program.&nb...

City Awarded Transportation Alternative Program Grant Funding

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) recently announced that the city was awarded Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) funding for the DH Morrison Bowstring Bridge Renovation & Relocation project. An 1874 David H. Morrison Bowstring Arch B...

Funding for Remediation of Former Wagner Facility Announced

On June 17, 2022, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced state support for 112 brownfield remediation projects that will help clean up contaminated properties in Ohio to make way for future economic development. Included in those ...