What started out as an interest in the process and trying to stay informed, is closing after nearly a decade of service.

Now in his tenth year on the Sidney City Council, councilman Joe Arterburn has decided to do something else. In the closing minutes of the January 25 city council meeting, Arterburn announced his plan to resign and submission of a formal letter that he is stepping down.

He plans for his last council meeting to be February 22.

“I would like to thank the voters of Sidney for putting their faith in me,” Arterburn said.

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