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Owners identify mystery barn Courtesy photo Courtesy photo SIDNEY Shelby County Historical Director Tilda Phlipot didn’t have to wait long to learn who owns a barn near Botkins. Within two hours of opening her office on Feb 2, the day the Sidney Daily News asked in a front-page story, “Who owns this barn?,” Phlipot was answering a phone call from Kent Buehler, of Botkins. A picture of the barn had been painted by Cincinnati artist Robert Kroeger and is to be featured in his upcoming book, “Historic Barns of Ohio.” Kroeger will sell and sign the books at the historical society’s Ross Center in SIdney, April 21. Kroeger didn’t know who owned the barn when he chose it to be Shelby County’s entry in the book. ....