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...

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...

2022 Residential Beautification Awards

The City of Sidney is proud to announce the winners of the 2022 Residential Beautification Awards. The award is given to recognize exterior improvements to residences. Improvements can include exterior renovation and rehabilitation, general clean up, land...

Neighborhood Pride Grant Pre-Applications Sought

Pre-applications are now being accepted for the Neighborhood Pride grant program. The Neighborhood Pride program is a competitive 1:1 matching grant up to a maximum of $1,000 per household for exterior home improvements that can be seen from the street.

Re...

Fire at 2000 Schlater Drive

At 10:39 a.m. on March 6, 2023, Sidney firefighters were dispatched to Auria of Sidney at 2000 Schlater Drive for a dumpster fire. Upon arrival firefighters found a fully involved semi-trailer fire. The trailer was full of material from the manufacturing ...

Structure Fire at 3293 Knoop-Johnston Road

At 2:20 p.m. on February 21, 2023, Sidney firefighters were dispatched to 3293 Knoop-Johnston Road for a structure fire. Along with Sidney Fire, Lockington Fire, Port Jefferson Fire, and Anna Fire were dispatched on the initial alarm. 

Upon arriva...

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...

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. ...

Fire at 204 Forest

At 11:39 p.m. on January 11, 2023, Sidney firefighters were dispatched to 204 Forest on a reported structure fire. 

While fire units were responding Sidney Police Officers on scene advised of a fully involved camper fire extending into a garage. T...

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 ...

Structure Fire at 228 South Miami Avenue

At 4:48 p.m. on December 27, 2022, Sidney firefighters were dispatched to 228 S. Miami for a reported structure fire, with a person trapped inside. 

Upon Sidney Fire Department arrival, they found a two-story duplex with a large amount of fire com...

Fire at 2400 Industrial Drive

At 8:45 a.m. on Christmas Day December 25, 2022, Sidney firefighters were dispatched to Cargill, 2400 Industrial Drive for a reported dryer fire. 

When Sidney firefighters arrived, they found a bean extractor dryer on fire with some extension into...

Assistant Fire Chief Barhorst earns OFCA Credentials

Sidney City Manager Andrew Bowsher announced earlier today, that Assistant Fire Chief Eric Barhorst was notified by the Ohio Fire Chiefs’ Association (OFCA) of his successful completion of the organization’s uniform credentialing progr...

Deputy Fire Chief Davis Graduates from Fire Executive Program

Sidney City Manager Andrew Bowsher announced earlier today, that Deputy Fire Chief Dallas Davis successfully completed The Ohio Fire Chief’s Association Fire Executive Program. As a part of the curriculum, Davis explored the central themes of ex...

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...

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...

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...

Water Meter Updates Planned

The city has contracted with NECO Water to provide updates to existing water meters within the city. Just over 6,300 units will be updated. This work will begin Monday, February 13, 2023, and will take several months to complete. 

As a part of the...

Sidney Municipal Court has Unclaimed Funds

The Sidney Municipal Court has nearly $5,000.00 in unclaimed funds. 

The Court’s Unclaimed Funds are from checks that were issued, but never cashed. If you find your name or firm listed and want to have the check reissued, please contact...

Income Tax Season Approaches

Tax season is right around the corner, so now is the time to start gathering your records, documents, and other important information and be on the lookout for your W-2s and 1099s. Don't throw away any mail or email containing "Important Tax...

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...

Meeting with Japanese City Officials Held

A follow up meeting to the 2021 introduction meeting with officials from Ichihara City was held on Tuesday, December 6. City of Sidney staff members met via Zoom with representatives from Ichihara City to learn more about the Japanese community. Ichihara ...

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 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...

Utility Billing and Payment Options

The city offers quarterly and monthly billing options for its utility account holders. Approximately 54% of all city utility accounts were billed on a monthly cycle in 2021; over 150 people made the switch from quarterly billing to monthly billing last ye...

City Manager's Newsletter

The City Manager’s newsletter for March 24, 2023, is available online.

For an archive of City Manager newsletters, click here.

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 ...

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...

Vehicle Pursuit

On Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 8:06 p.m. Sidney Police Department patrol units were involved in a vehicle pursuit that started on I-75 northbound near the 93 mile marker.  

The suspect vehicle, registered out of Alabama, was observed committing a ...

Citizens Police Academy to be Held

The Sidney Police Department is conducting a Citizens Police Academy in order to enhance the communication between the residents of Sidney, and the police who serve them. The program is designed to give the citizens of Sidney an overview of the how the de...

Officer Involved Shooting Incident

We are saddened to announce that on Wednesday, December 21, 2022, that our community was left in dismay when a work place violence event occurred.   At approximately 8:01 AM the Sidney 911 Center received phone calls reporting of an active shoote...

Active Shooter Incident

On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, at approximately 8:00 a.m. Sidney Police Officers were dispatched to the Sidney Food Town located at 1010 Wapakoneta Ave in regards to an active shooter situation. After arrival to the Sidney Food Town law enforcement enco...

Stolen Vehicle Police Pursuit

On Monday, November 14, 2022, at approximately 9:26 a.m., Sidney Police received a stolen vehicle alert via the City’s FLOCK camera system.  The alert indicated a vehicle that was possibly stolen was westbound on Court Street at Harvard...

Man Barricades Himself during Narcotics Search Warrant Service

On Friday, October 21, 2022, at approximately 7:45 AM Tactical Officers from the Sidney and Piqua Police Departments attempted to serve a narcotics search warrant at 219 Doering St, Sidney.   Upon making contact at the residence and breaching the...

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...

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...

Winter Yard Waste Collection

While fall signals the beginning of leaf collection, it also marks the changeover in the collection of yard waste. Weekly collection of yard waste by Republic Services ends November 30. Weekly pickup of yard waste will not resume until May 1, 2023.

For Dec...

Winter Maintenance Update

The November temperatures have been above average, but this is the time of the year when city crews begin preparations for winter street maintenance.

The city will once again plow main roadways and hills when two or more inches of snow has fallen, but resi...