Board "not sure" if school will start on schedule

Officials at Sidney Public Schools hope to complete work at the Middle School before classes begin on Aug. 18.

“We just all have our fingers crossed and hoping that school can start on schedule and not sure yet,” said Sidney Schools Superintendent Jay Ehler at Monday’s school board meeting.

The contractor replacing the windows and doors at the Middle School still plans to have the project done by the start of school, but acknowledges that it will be tough to complete in time. The contractor is guaranteeing that the windows and doors on the east side of the school, the ones currently...