Sidney School Board approves 2015-'16 budget

The Sidney School District Board of Education unanimously passed a $17.9 million general budget for 2015-’16 earlier this week.

The vote was held after no comments were offered at a public hearing earlier in the meeting on Monday night.

In an interview, Superintendent Jay Ehler said overall, the district is in good financial shape.

“We have about that three month cash reserve that [the auditors] ask for, and we’ve stayed steady for past five or six years,” he said. “And that’s despite having to hire more staff because of more kids.”

As the district’s student enrollment has grown in previous ye...