Sidney News

Mr. Richard Perry Taylor, 88, of Golden, Colo., died peacefully Monday, May 14, 2012, at home with his wife, Sara, and family by his side.

Firefighters believe that a burning candle caused a fire that resulted in an estimated $15,000 damage to a rural Homer home on Wednesday night.

A Sidney teen has been arrested for arson in connection with a fire intentionally set at an abandoned farmhouse last week.

A house is a total loss after a fire in Champaign County. And police say the cause of the fire is raising supicious.

According to a fire department report, firefighters were called to a house fire in the 1900 section of County Road 900 N at about 10:30 p.m. Sidney firefighters were joined by firefighters from nine other departments, including Homer, Broadlands, Longview, Philo, St.