Sidney, Ohio is a great place to work or live. The City of Sidney has a proud heritage as the county seat of Shelby County, Ohio. Today our City is a full-service provider to area citizens. City employees provide police, fire, emergency medical service, water, sewer, street maintenance, parks and recreation, planning, community development, and other services to our residents.

The City of Sidney, named after Sir Philip Sidney, a well-known poet and member of British Parliament, was originally a 70-acre parcel of land located along the west side of the Great Miami River. This fertile area was developed as agricultural lands over time

Today, Sidney is a progressive, growth-oriented community of approximately 20,000 population. It is strategically located 40 miles north of Dayton, 85 miles west of Columbus, 100 miles south of Toledo, and 120 miles east of Indianapolis. Sidney offers an historic downtown featuring the famous Louis Sullivan designed People's Savings & Loan building, the Monumental Building (erected as a monument to those Shelby Countians who died in the Civil War), and the Shelby County Courthouse. The Courthouse, which occupies one city-block known as Court Square, was recently named as one of the "Great American Public Places".