Search committee holds interviews with city manager candidates

Three candidates shortlisted for the Sidney city manager position were in town Tuesday for interviews with the search committee tasked with making a final recommendation to the Sidney City Council.

Last week, the city announced the three finalists: Cheryl Beatty, assistant city manager and finance director of Junction City, Kan.; Dan Dean, former town manager of Mead, Colo.; and Ed Sadler, city manager of Webster City, Iowa.

At Tuesday's city council meeting, the council entered a closed session to discuss the candidates with members of the search committee and representatives from J.D. Gray G...