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A I 18 9 1 Vol 11 8 No 14 Wednesday January 162008 Sidney Ohio wwwsidneydailynewscom 50 cents news weather or a full weather report turn to Page 7B Coming today mHWSa MUM UM IN75 Winter sports and a museum built one Lego at a time are among the topics featured in this iN75 Inside Sports Third quarter struggles cost Jackson Center in 46 37 loss Jackson Center could build on a two point half time lead and Waynesfield took advan tage posting a win Tuesday night 2B LOJL Deaths Obituaries andor'death notices for the following people appear on Rage 3A today: ''Rfcfiard McCoy Densel Edward Duncan Donald Thieman Bemis Lee Back Gentry arr Index AnnaBotkins 8A City County records 2A 8 1 2B 1 1 Comics 7 5B Heloise 7A Horoscope 10A Living with Children 6A Localife 7 6 7A NationWorid 5A Obituaries 3A Out of the Past 7B i Senior Living 9A Sports 2 4B i State news 4A 12 and 20 10A 7 WeatherColumns 7B Online videos News videos by the Associated Press are now available on The Sid rey Daily Web site at i wwwsldneydailynewscom 1 video: Mitt Romney scores his first major win in theMichigan Republican I pr i election Thought for today 1 ZZTrBfe pTr Wh "The means by which we live have 'outdistanced the ends for which we live Our scientific power has outrun lour spiritual power We have guided 3 'missiles and misguided men" i Martin Luther King Jr (1929 I or more on today in history turn to Page 7B News numbers i it News tips call 498 5962 Home delivery call 498 5939 Classified advertising call 498 5925 Retail advertising call 498 5980 Visit the Sidney Daify News on the I Wbb at wwwsidneydailynewscom i Hill I a 6 7 4 8 5 82 60 1 Commissioners OK tower space lease to retire BY JIM PAINTER jpaintersdnccgcom they have occupied for many years at no cost The payment arrange ment is a part of a plan to eventu Columbus the tower was one of 210 inherited by the state when public educational organizations merged Monday Shelby County Commissioners are taking steps to assure that a emergency services based radio ally have ownership switched to the county before March 2009 The tower sits on nearly nine OIT officials said Tuesday they have no benefit to continue operat ing the tower as they imple BY JIM PAINTER jpaintersdnccgcom presented to I Police probe vehicle break ins SDN PhotoErin Pence Tuesday County tower near Maplewood will contin ue providing broadcast capabilities for the county sheriff fire depart ments and rescue squads On Tuesday commissioners agreed to pay $300 a month for a temporary lease of tower space that acres of land along Ohio 119 near Wones Road The structure is cur rently owned by the state who plans to raze the tower unless local ownership is arranged Owned through the Ohio Office of Information Technology (OIT) in ment a new statewide communica tions system including new towers Also factoring into the matter is the signal translator for WPTD Channel 16 Greater Dayton Public Television Inc See TOWERPage 2A Shelby County Sheriff Kevin officially announced his retirement date as Monday He steps down after more than 27 years of service in law enforcement An I interim sheriff will I be named Thursday On Shelby Commissioners accepted letter of retirement them after a meeting regarding a communications tower at office earlier The 48 year old O'Leary is the great grandson of legendary former Sidney Police Chief Bill and grandson of Sidney officer Emerson All of his service years have been with the Shelby County Office: On Thursday Commissioners will appoint an interim sheriff until the 1 Shelby County Democratic Party 1 choose a candidate to fulfill I second term in office which expires Dec 31 Party officials will meet at 9 am Jan 26 to discuss their 1 options Commissioners may follow recommendation for the interim position or choose from one of the three lieu tenants Doug Schlagetter Tim or Joanie Henry See 2A Psssst I know a secret I JI More than two dozen vehicles Thing 1 snd Thing 2 played by Hannah Wagner 1 1 and Victoria Smedley 1 1 share secrets as they wait off stage during a rehearsal of the presented by the Sidney Dance Company Wagn er is the daughter of Allen and Kay Wagner of Sidney and Smedley is the daughter of Troy and Shelly of Sidney or more on the musical see Page 1 Photo provided Bb 4 SAP Jr wH? 4 4 i 1 1 1 a Bfer 2r THE VILLAGE of Minster is offering a $500' reward leading to the discovery and apprehension of vandals who dam aged a Nativity scene in Minster Machine Centennial Park the day after Christmas I Village offers $500 reward Seeks info about vandalism 1 BY CATHY SCHREIMA Staff Writer MINSTER In the Christmas story the wise men followed the star to the Nativity where they found the Baby Jesus wrapped in swad dling clothes and laying in a manger That story have such a happy ending in Minster this year While the Baby Jesus was still in his manager it appears that one of the wise men was led astray He was found later just a few blocks away near the St Augustine Catholic Church rectory How he got there is guess At Tuesday Minster Village Council meeting Administrator Don Harrod reported the Nativity scene that has been dis played in the Minster Machine Centennial Park for a number of years was vandalized removed one of the wise men and attempted to remove one of the camels in the set In doing so both the wise man and the camel suffered extensive he said The Nativity was found damaged the day after Christmas and Harrod shared photos with councilmen and the news media who attended the meeting have been in contact with Brenner's to determine if repairs can be made or if new statues are he said Christmas Wonderland in rankenmuth Mich bills itself as the largest Christmas store and specializes in See REWARDPage 3 A have reportedly been broken into during the past week' in various areas of the city Whether these vehicle break ins are related is unsure at this time AccfjnJing to a police spokesman I TupSaay there are no leads at this I time The series of thefts has seen 1 items stolen that range from in I dash stereos to computer equip 1 ment to a set of weights and work out bench And one vehicle was I stolen Some of the vehicles entered I were locked Some were not locked Some had windows broken and other damage The first report of a vehicle being entered apparently was at 4:54 am on Thursday on Belmont Street Police logs are checked daily for any reports of new crimes On Tuesday seven additional reports were filed regarding break ins of vehicles with thefts Here is the latest available update on these thefts At 11:32 am Tuesday Sharon Koester 2308 Armstrong Ave reported that someone stole a VCRZDVD player and rear radio from her unlocked van At 9:22 am Tuesday Theresa Kiefer Piqua reported that someone entered her unlocked vehicle at work at 777 Kuther Road and stole a purse ATM card social security card and license At 7:31 am Tuesday David Ganger 203 Pomeroy Ave reported that someone broke into his locked vehicle shattering a passenger side window and steal ing a tool bag with tools and a volt age meter with a total value esti mate of $355 See BREAK INSPage 2A To purchase photographs appearing in the Sidney Daily News go to wwwsidneydailynewscom 7.