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SIDNEY — Paul Monnier and Don Henman will be inducted into the Shelby County Fair Hall of Fame during the opening ceremonies of the 2022 fair. The ev

Bravo to the groups that partnered to place new welcome banners along U.S. Highway 52.

Fair Board to demolish Milk House By Kyle Shaner - kshaner@sidneydailynews.com SIDNEY – The Shelby County Fair Board voted to demolish the Milkhouse at the fairgrounds following the 2021 fair during its monthly meeting Feb. 17. As part of the infiltration/inflow project at the fairgrounds, Shelby County Maintenance Supervisor Chris Roediger said, it needs to be decided where sewer taps will be located. To remain operational, the Milkhouse would need a sewer tap. Citing the board’s long-term plan to eliminate the Milkhouse and the fact that not many people use it, Aaron Heilers suggested t...

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-Shelby County Health Department has reported more than 3,000 cases of COVID-19 in the county. More t...

Cattle weigh-in procedures change for 2021 fair By Kyle Shaner - kshaner@sidneydailynews.com SIDNEY – Cattle weigh-in procedures will change for the 2021 Shelby County Fair, the Fair Board learned during the Dec. 16 monthly meeting. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, exhibitors will be given a tag for their cattle instead of having a traditional weigh-in day, Fair Board member Cathy Platfoot reported. Exhibitors then will need to submit photographs along with their entries. The new system is similar to how Auglaize and Logan counties are handling tagging, Platfoot said, and also is in line w...