Aug. 24 Crash Reports
Kansas man hurt in Benton A Kansas man was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 4:05 p.m. Monday in Benton County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Douglas W. Brillhart, of...
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This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each...
View ArticleSedalia Rental Inspection Committee decides more certification details
The Sedalia Rental Inspection Committee continued to nail down details of the inspector training program during Wednesday night’s meeting. The committee has spent the last several meetings deciding the...
View ArticleSacred Heart kindergarten students begin their educational career Wednesday
Decades ago, Robert Fulghum wrote what became a national best seller: “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.” In it Fulgum explained that most of the basic necessities in life could be...
View ArticleHorace Mann addresses the impact of trauma on students
As the students and staff of the Sedalia School District 200 return to school today, there is one thing that seems a certainty for all, including parents and guardians involved, is that the society and...
View ArticlePennington named PCAD Assistant EMS Chief
A familiar face will take over a new position within the Pettis County Ambulance District as longtime employee Roy Pennington was named Assistant Chief during Tuesday’s PCAD Board of Directors meeting....
View ArticleE. Virgil Neal, a Pettis County character
In the 1932 catalog from Central Business College in Sedalia, one graduate of the college was singled out for special mention. E. Virgil Neal, then living in Paris, wrote to the college about the...
View ArticleSedalia fortunate to experience eclipse
It’s been a busy August here in Sedville. Another edition of the Missouri State Fair has come and passed, and the silhouette of the moon passed in front of the sun. It worked out perfectly: both were...
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This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each...
View ArticleBefore first bell, Lady Tigers win first match
Smith-Cotton girl’s tennis will have opened its season, claimed its first team victory and started the 2017-18 school year in a whirlwind week ending Friday, Aug. 25. After a 6-3 loss to Osage on...
View ArticlePettis County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate fatal shooting
Investigators are still tracking down leads into the location of two suspects wanted in connection to last week’s fatal shooting. Pettis County Sheriff Kevin Bond told the Democrat on Tuesday that he...
View ArticleCases recently resolved in Pettis County Circuit Court
The following is a sampling of cases resolved Aug. 10 through 21 in the Pettis County Circuit Court, according to information from Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney Phillip Sawyer. Raymond Bailey, 28,...
View ArticleHeavy downpour follows Monday eclipse in Pettis County
Residents of Pettis County saw both a brilliant “once-in-a-lifetime” spectacle and heavy downpours within a 24-hour period, reminding citizens Monday that if there is one factor that can not be...
View ArticleTax rate finances, enrollment discussed at SFCC board meeting
The State Fair Community College Board of Trustees voted Tuesday morning to set the Ad Valorem property tax rate for 2017 at the permissible amount of $0.4113 per hundred assessed valuation. The number...
View ArticleMemorial ride to support slain Clinton officer’s family
Tragedy often has a way of uniting individuals, bringing them together to grieve but also to help those who have been affected by the events. Citizens from across Missouri are working together to show...
View ArticleExtraordinary changes in Sedalia
Dear Editor: There are a large number of significant and even dramatic changes occurring in Sedalia. Recently, Linda Christle stepped down as Economic Development Director and was replaced by Jessica...
View ArticleMissouri State Fair Sale of Champions sets record amount
The Missouri State Fair celebrated Youth in Agriculture Day on Saturday. The annual Sale of Champions highlighted the day, raising a record-breaking $171,050, according to a news release. The money...
View ArticleBelton woman wins 2017 Missouri State Fair Idol
The title of 2017 Missouri State Fair Idol went to Tina McRey, 33, of Belton, Sunday afternoon inside the Budweiser Tent during the final round of competitions featuring six women. McRey, a wife and...
View ArticlePluym joins Western Missouri Specialty Services
WARRENSBURG — Western Missouri Medical Center (WMMC) welcomed Mark Pluym, MD, MSC, to the Western Missouri Specialty Services–Pulmonology at WMMC beginning Aug. 14. Pluym is board-certified in both...
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This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each...
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