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The National Weather Service has determined that a storm that caused considerable damage in the New Knoxville area early Thursday was a an EF1 tornado, the lowest rating for tornadoes. Several homes on Ohio 219 and the Neil Armstrong Airport were damaged when the tornado touched down. No injuries were reported. The severe storms late Wednesday night and early Thursday morning also caused power outages and minor damage in Shelby County and surrounding counties. Andrew Snyder, of the Wilmington forecast office of the National Weather Service, said an agency meteorologist visited the New Knoxville area and confirmed that a tornado touched down in the area. Snyder said Thursday afternoon that complete details on the tornado were not See TORNADO/Page 4
DEATHS Obituaries and/or death notices for the following people appear on Page 3 today: • Daniel R. Eilerman • Ben R. Kirkendall Jr. • Eleanor Pierson • Linda J. Meadows
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WORKERS REMOVE part of a hangar at the Neil Armstrong Airport on Ohio 219 near New Knoxville which was damaged when a tornado touched down early Thursday morning. The airport was closed for a few hours until damage could be assessed and debris removed. Airport manager Sean Stroh said it is expected the hangar can be repaired. No injuries were reported.
Sheriff, deputies honored ESCs consider for providing firearms merger training to teachers BY TOM MILLHOUSE tmillhouse@civitasmedia.com
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INDEX City, County records..............2 Classified .......................14-16 Comics................................10 Jackson Center.....................8 Hints from Heloise.................6 Horoscope ..........................10 Localife ..............................6-7 Nation/World.........................5 Obituaries..............................3 Sports............................12-13 State news ............................4 ’Tween 12 and 20 .................6 Weather/Sudoku/Abby/Out of the Past/Dr. Roach ........11
TODAY’S THOUGHT “I am not the flag; not at all. I am but its shadow.” — Franklin Knight Lane, U.S. Secretary of the Interior (1864-1921) For more on today in history, turn to Page 5.
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New trail planned • The POWER Women’s Initiative and Sidney’s Parks and Recreation Department are finalizing plans to construct a Born Learning Trail in Tawawa Park this summer. 7
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Ten brothers recreate 53-year-old news photo • Fifty-three years later, 10 brothers posed on a stairway to recreate a Father’s Day photo that had appeared in the Sidney Daily News. 9
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The dedication to keep the children of Shelby County safe was recognized during a luncheon Thursday at The Bridge restaurant. Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart and Deputies Dave Spicer, Jeff Morris and Chris Brown were honored for their assistance in training the county’s educators to prepare for the unthinkable — a live shooter in a school. The four were honored by the superintendents of the schools in Shelby County. “I can’t thank these men for everything they have done for not only the school districts but the entire county,” said Sidney City Schools Superintendent John Scheu. “This was the first program of its type statewide. It has been very valuable for every school district.” A plaque was presented to Lenhart that included all four men’s names and will be hung at the Sheriff ’s Office. Each officer also received a smaller plaque with his name on it. “I appreciate your cooperation,” said Lenhart. “There is nothing more important than protecting the youth of our community. “I hope we never have to use this training,” he said. Approximately 85 educators have completed the training, said Lenhart. Another 20 have signed up for the 16hour training course. “I had one teacher tell me, ‘give me the tools to work
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SIDNEY CITY Schools Superintendent John Scheu reads from a plaque stating appreciation for the support the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office provided to train educators on what to do in case an emergency at the school. Looking on is Shelby County Sheriff John Lenhart. with,’ ” said Lenhart. “From that premise, we created the training program. “After the training was completed, another teacher said, ‘you have given me the tools, you have empowered me with self-confidence of what to do to protect my kids.’ And when the teachers say ‘my kids’ that’s exactly what they mean. Those students are all their kids.” The state’s concealed carry class, said Lenhart, is a 12hour course. The course that was taught locally to teachers
The Shelby County Educational Service Center is joining with three other ESCs in launching a study to determine whether a m e r g e r would result in cost savings and Neer improved service to area school districts. Shelby County ESC Superintendent Heather Neer said the cost of the study, which will be conducted by The Center for Governmental Research (CGR), of Rochester, N.Y., is being funded by a $100,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Development. “The main goal is to allow the ESCs to provide better service at a lower cost,” Neer said. “We want to make sure we carefully evaluate to make sure it’s (a merger) the right decision to impact local districts in a positive way.” Besides the Shelby County ESC, also participating in the assessment are ESCs serving Logan, Hardin, Madison and Champaign counties. Madison
is 16 hours and the curriculum was created by Lenhart and the deputies involved in the program. “I hope to have continuing education for those assigned in the schools,” said Lenhart. See ESCs/Page 14 Lenhart said he was surprised at the number of educators who signed up for the PLEASE NOTE … program. “I thought we might get 12 Dates in ad incorrect to 15 educators,” said • The dates for the Father’s Lenhart. “I knew there would Day event at Ron & Nita’s were be interest in the program, incorrect in Wednesday’s newspaper. The correct dates are
See SHERIFF/Page 3 June 13, 14 and 15.
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