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Volunteers Sought for Clean Sweep of Great Miami River Event

The Clean Sweep is an annual volunteer event focused on removing trash and restoring the health of the Great Miami River. It’s an opportunity to learn about our river, and it’s a time to come together with your family, your neighbors, your community, and ...

Waterpark Season Passes on Sale Now

Season passes for the Sidney Waterpark are currently on sale at City Hall, 201 W. Poplar Street in the Revenue Collection Department. All season passes are $36.00 per person. Passes will remain on sale at City Hall until noon on June 3. Season passes will...

Summer Recreation Programs Announced

Summer will soon be here and that means the Sidney Parks & Recreation Department will be entering its busiest season of the year. In addition to maintaining the 450+ acres of parkland, the department also oversees a number of summer programs. From a M...

Graceland Cemetery Guidelines Reviewed

City staff reminds the general public and visitors to the Graceland Cemetery of the rules and guidelines in place at the cemetery pertaining to the placement and removal of gravesite decorations.  

A general rule of thumb – if the decora...

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...

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...

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...