Mayor, council members acknowledge valiant effort of workers

The Sidney City Council meeting this Tuesday started off a little differently than most.

It began with the recognition of heroic efforts by city personnel this past week in saving the lives of two boys.

Sidney Mayor Wendall Gaston asked the city workers who helped save 5-yr-old and a 9-yr-brothers from the pond at Legion Park this past Friday afternoon to attend the meeting.

“The events of last week showed exactly what quality of workers we have,” Gaston said.

“Those kinds of things you never plan on happening. But we’re really thankful that when an event like that did occur that you all stepp...