Sidney announces city manager finalists

After receiving 20 applications from 18 states and an in-depth review of a dozen semi-finalists, City of Sidney officials are set to interview three finalists for the city manager position in late January.

The three finalists are: Cheryl Beatty, assistant city manager and finance director of Junction City, Kan.; Dan Dean, former town manager of Mead, Colo.; and Ed Sadler, city manager of Webster City, Iowa.

The finalists have been selected from a well-qualified group of applicants and each has significant experience in the role of city manager, said Sidney Mayor Mark Nienhueser.

"The city coun...