Cause of Crescent Drive fire deemed undetermined
SIDNEY The cause of an early Wednesday morning house fire on Crescent Drive has been ruled as undetermined at this time by the investigation unit of the Sidney Department of Fire and Emergency Services.
On Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, at 3:49 a.m., Sidney Fire received a report of a house fire at 839 Crescent Drive.
The first units on scene reported heavy fire to the rear of the two-story, single-family home. The occupants were outside upon arrival and they reported no one was inside the structure.
Firefighters utilized a transitional attack by first extinguishing fire from the exterior of the structure and then entering to complete extinguishment. A search of the structure confirmed that no other occupants were in the structure owned by Jennifer Denise Dowell.
COVID-19 pandemic top story of year
SIDNEY The year 2020 was a year unlike one that Shelby County residents had never experienced in their lifetime. The year had individual events which changed lives but non like the coronavirus pandemic which started in March and continues to today.
The editorial staff selected what they felt were the top stories of 2020.
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic dominated the news cycle and affected lives more than few, if any, events ever have.
The Sidney-Shelby County Health Department has reported more than 3,000 cases of COVID-19 in the county. More than 100 residents have been hospitalized because of the virus, and there have been 18 confirmed deaths. At times Shelby County had one of the state’s highest incidence rates.