Luke Gronneberg

SIDNEY — Arbor Day in the city of Sidney was celebrated with a tree planting ceremony on Friday at Emerson Primary School. Two tulip poplar trees were planted outside the school, and several second-graders helped city officials spread mulch around each tree’s base.

Sofie Parker, of Sidney, gets used to the controls of a mini excavator during Career Day at Emerson Primary School on Friday, April 26.

Sidney Daily News editor Bryant Billing works at his desk on Friday. Billing worked as sports editor for about six and a half years before taking over as editor earlier this week.

An unassuming barn sits in the backyard of a duplex at 214 Franklin Street. Shelby County Historical Society Plat maps indicate that the barn was built between 1892 and 1897 next to the canal that once ran through the center of Sidney. The canal has since been filled in, but the barn remains.

Robert Oldham, left, of Sidney, has his Harley Davidson blessed by Rev. Rick Bolner, of Huber Heights.

Lehman Catholic sophomore outfielder Melani Karn dives into second as Covington’s Ava Hartwig attempts to tag her during a Three Rivers Conference game on Friday in Sidney. The Buccaneers, which are in second place in league standings, scored two runs in the top of the seventh and handed the Cavaliers a 6-5 loss. Lehman, which has won two of its last four games, dropped to 4-9 overall and 2-7 in TRC play with the defeat. Karn was 3 for 4 and scored two runs. Miley Heffelfinger, a junior, was 2 for 4 with a double.

Fort Loramie senior pitcher Maverick Grudich slides into second on a steal attempt in the sixth inning as St. Henry’s Jake Schwieterman waits for the ball during a nonconference game on Saturday at Wally Post Athletic Complex. Grudich stole second and moved to third after the ball went into the outfield. He later scored the first run of the game on a balk and batted in a crucial run in the seventh.

Nathan George Osmond sings a country music song while performing at the Sidney High School auditorium on Saturday.

Sidney Addiction Assistance Team Coordinator Julie Clay, left, accepts a bag of leftover drugs from Mark Blackford, of Sidney. Clay was taking in any unused and expired drugs for safe disposal at the Sidney Police Department on Saturday, which was National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Drugs that are not disposed of properly can end up in groundwater. Clay was also offering Narcan for people who may be at risk for a drug overdose.

Athletes take an opening lap at the start of the Shelby County Special Olympics track and field day on Saturday at Sidney High School.