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Michael Seffrin Voters V oters idney City o s in the S Sidney Schools S chools District strict ssaid aid no to percent levy a 1 per cent income ttax ax le vy Tuesday T uesday aatt tthe polls. This is u levy the second time the le vy has down defeat. ggone one do wn to defea t. levy was defeated The le vyy w as defea ted Tuesday T uesday byy an unofficial u ttally ally of 2,469 ,469 vvotes otes ffor or levy(46.31 percent) the le vy(46.31 46.31 per cent) against levy and 2,863 ag ainst the le vy percent). Thee le levy ((53.69 53.69 p erce c nt). Th vy difference was dif ference w as 3394 94 vvotes, otes, with 15 under der vvotes. otes. In a special ecial eelection lection in August, levy was defeatA uggust , the le vy w as defea ted by 140 vvotes. otes. disappointâ&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x153;This This is quite dis appointSuperintendent ing,â&#x20AC;? ssaid aid S uperintendent Scheu. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But JJohn ohn S cheu. u. â&#x20AC;&#x153;B ut the vvototSee S ee L EVY | 13 LEVY
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A fformer ormer council councilcil man will be rreturning eturning g to S idney City Council with Sidney the eelection lection Tuesday Tuesday of Charl les â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chuckâ&#x20AC;? Cr ayn non Charles Craynon Ward to the 2nd W aard seat. seat . Craynon beatt incum incumCr aynon bea um Katie b t Ka bent ti McMillan tie b K M Millan by a vote perrvote of 543 (55.81 percent) to 430 (44.19 perpercent) to return return to council. ncil. Craynon Craynon and McMillan llan tied 81-81 in Precinct Precinct A. Craynon won Craynon w on the other her three three precincts. precincts. Craynon Craynon had previousousprevious ly served served a full term on council and was intwas appointappoint See S ee COUNCIL| COUNCIL| 13
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Next N ext yyearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ear ar â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s city budg budget geet is a lot big bigger ggerr than this yyearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, ear â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, but ther thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a ggood oood eexplanation xplanation ffor or tha that, t , accor according ccording to Ging Ginger er Adams, finance ance officer ffor or the city of S Sidney. idney ey. The 2014 budg budget et is hea heavy vy on capit capital al impr improvements, rovements, includ includ-ing about $27 27 million in w water ater
and w wastewater aste water impr improveove ments, Adams ssaid. aid. Most of tha thatt is in w wastewater astewater pr projects, ojects, as the city w works orkks to meet Ohio En Environmental vironment nment al Protection Pr otection Ag Agency encyy rrequirements. equirements. The water projects spending ng on w ater pr ojects involves new water in nvolvess acquiring a ne ww ater source city. sour ce ffor or the city y. Adams ms and d se several verall d depart departtment heads led S Sidney idney City Councill on a rreview eview of part of
budget Mondayy night night.. The thee budg get e Monda rreview evie v w will continue aatt the No Nov. ov. 11 meeting meeting.. Council is eexpected xpected pected to adopt the appr approopria priations iations or ordinance dinance Dec. 9. T The budg budget et tot total al ffor or 2014 peris $71.64 million, a 64.3 per rincrease cent nt incr ease oover ver the 2013 total tot al of $43.59 million. Adams ssaid aid i another comparison is id thee oper operating ating budg budget, et , which doesn doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t esnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t include capit capital al spend spend--
ing.. The 2014 oper operating total ing ating tot otal percent is $26.36 million, a 2.2 per c cent increase incr ease oover ver $25.79 million lion this yyear. ear. Adams told council the â&#x20AC;&#x153;â&#x20AC;&#x153;themeâ&#x20AC;? themeâ&#x20AC;? of next next yyearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ear â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s oper operatratbudget thatt budg budget ing budg et is tha et rreduceduc ducstaffing tions, including st affing rreduceduc ductions, will rremain emain in place. ace. A slow slo l w economic i rrecovery ecoveryy is i See S ee bbudget udget | 8
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The search search c continued Tuesday Tuesday for for the bodyy of James James N. N. Cole and a neighbor remains remains mains in jail j ail on a murder murder er charge charrge in his death. death. Sidney S idney Police Police Capt. Capt . Jerry Jerry Tangeman Tanggeman said s aid Tuesday afternoon Tuesda y there there were were no new new developments developments nts to report report in the investigation. investig stigation. He said said Monday Monday that that police are are continuing uing efforts efforts to turn up information information â&#x20AC;&#x153;that â&#x20AC;&#x153; that will lead ad us to Mr. Mr. Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body.â&#x20AC;? body.â&#x20AC;? Cole, 78, was was reportreport-
ed missing from from o his 330 Brookburn Brookburn St. St . home Oct. Oct . 14. On Thursday, Thursday, police arrestarrest sted Michael Michael J. J. Wood, Wood, 40, 412 12 Brookburn Brookburn St., Stt ., and charged charg ed e him with aggraaggrravated vated murder murder in Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death. death. Police Police said s aid a that that through through the he Wood W ood course course of the he i nv n v e s t i gat gat i o n , they learned that that Cole was was a victim of a homihomicide. A break break ak in the
case that that led to Woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s arrest arrest occurred occurred when a witness came forward. forw rward. While the While the search search of Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body contincontin ues, police ice have have declined d to say s ay what what thee motive motive was was in the killkilling or how ho ow Cole died. Wood Wood has not been cooperatcooper ooperating with h police in the search search for for o Cole; â&#x20AC;&#x153;not as far as letting lettting us know wheree the know wher he body
is,â&#x20AC;? Tangeman Tangeman ssaid aid Monday. Monday. A photo of Wood Wood od on the Shelby Shelby Countyy JJail ail website website shows shows Wood Wood has h as an iinjury nj u ry to t o the t he right side of his face. Tangeman thatt Tangeman said s aid tha occurred occurred prior too his arrest arrest as a result result of an assault ass ault that that was wass not related arrest. related to his arr est st . Wood Wood appeared appeared d by video arraignment arraignment nt in Sidney S idney Municipal Municipal Court Friday. Duane Friday. JJudge udge D Goettemoeller Goettemoeller ordered order d ed him to remain remain in n jjail ail
without bond and con con-tinued the case until ntil Nov. Nov. 13 aatt 9 a.m. in order Wood o rd e r for fo r W o o d to to obtain obt ain an attorney. attorney ney. Wood Wood did not enterr a plea. Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disappearance, Coleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dis appearance, nce, which earlier was earlier w as called lled â&#x20AC;&#x153;very â&#x20AC;&#x153; very suspiciousâ&#x20AC;? by police, prompted prompted pleas leas by police and famfam am ily memberss for for help help p in finding him. Family Family and friends had conducted cted searches searches in an effort effortt to find him.
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