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Cause of Crescent Drive fire deemed undetermined SIDNEY — The cause of an early Wednesday morning house fire on Crescent Drive has been ruled as undetermined at this time by the investigation unit of the Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services. On Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at 3:49 a.m., Sidney Fire received a report of a house fire at 839 Crescent Drive. The first units on scene reported heavy fire to the rear of the two-story, single-family home. The occupants were outside upon arri...

SIDNEY — More details are emerging about the Friday afternoon stabbing which resulted in the death of Brianna Wilson.Sidney Police Capt. Jerry Tangem

Sidney Fire gives annual report By Sheryl Roadcap - sroadcap@sidneydailynews.com SIDNEY — The annual presentation on the Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services was given during Sidney City Council’s teleconference meeting Monday evening. Fire Chief Chad Hollinger gave his first overview presentation to council members as fire chief on the department’s 2020 statistics. The annual report included Sidney Fire’s fire prevention activities, training hours, operation activities, sig...

SFD’s new medic goes into service Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News Sidney firefighters Joshua Strawser, left, of Greenville, and Chance Guisinger, of Anna, sit in the back of the Sidney Fire Department’s new ambulance on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News SIDNEY — The Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services’ new 2020 Horton medic has been placed in service. The city of Sidney received the medic in December 2020 and is now in service after member...

COVID-19 pandemic top story of year SIDNEY — The year 2020 was a year unlike one that Shelby County residents had never experienced in their lifetime. The year had individual events which changed lives but non like the coronavirus pandemic which started in March and continues to today. The editorial staff selected what they felt were the top stories of 2020. COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the news cycle and affected lives more than few, if any, events ever have. The Sidney-...

Truesdale works with UL FSRI on fire safety By Sheryl Roadcap - sroadcap@aimmediamidwest.com Sidney Fire Lt. Jason Truesdale observes a live-fire experiment as a technical panel member of the Underwriter Laboratories Firefighter Safety Research Institute at the Delaware County Emergency Services Training Center in Sharon Hill, Pennsylvania on Oct. 20. The panel is conducting a residential home size-up and search and rescue operations study. SHARON HILL, Pa.— Fire Lt. Jason Truesdale is worki...

SFD offers to provide service to Houston Ambulance District By Sheryl Roadcap - sroadcap@aimmediamidwest.com SIDNEY — The city of Sidney may soon be providing emergency ambulance service to the Houston Ambulance District for six months to help with its need due to lack of staffing, starting Jan. 1. The Sidney City Council adopted legislation Monday evening for the city of Sidney to enter into a contract with the Houston Ambulance District after Fire Chief Chad Hollinger recommended to not ext...