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S-C students learn leadership skills at UCM
A collection of Smith-Cotton High students had the opportunity over the summer to travel to University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg for Missouri Boys State and Missouri Girls State. Selected to...
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Lawdogs win Mayor’s Cup
Sedalia Police Officer Kyle Howard gets ready to swing at a pitch from the Sedalia Fire Department team as SFD catcher Bill Twenter stands ready behind him during Saturday morning’s Guns vs. Hoses...
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Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. STAGE SET FOR CLINTON, TRUMP DEBATE SHOWDOWN Tonight’s presidential debate — the first of...
View ArticleDebate Night: Clinton, Trump set for high-stakes showdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of tangling from afar, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will confront each other face-to-face for the first time in Monday night’s presidential debate, laying out for...
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Crews preparing for muddy good time at Missouri Tough Mudder
Brant Davis checks to see if the decking on Mount Everest, a 10-and-a-half-foot quarter pike obstacle, is level Monday afternoon. Mount Everest is one of 25 obstacles participants will be asked to...
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Caring Cupboard at State Fair Community College helps students to succeed
State Fair Community College offers several programs in an effort to help its students succeed and recently has launched another — the Caring Cupboard — in an effort to help meet the basic needs of...
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Clinton teens to showcase photographs at Antioch Hills
CLINTON — West Central Missouri Community Action Agency (West Central) in Clinton recently completed the facilitation of a six-week program called “PhotoVoice,” which included the participation of two...
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New sidewalks being laid along eastside streets in Sedalia
Citizens may find it easier to walk along a stretch of South Engineer Avenue soon. New sidewalks are being laid along the west side of South Engineer Avenue beginning this week. The new sidewalks will...
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Law or not in 1920s Sedalia
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendall Holmes once suggested that the law is not what is written in the books but what happens when a bad person comes into court. In other words, laws against certain...
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State Legislature needs to comply with federal law
On May 11th, 2005, the U.S. Congress enacted the the “REAL ID Act” which attempted to make the process of issuing drivers licenses and other state identifications more secure and less prone to fraud....
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SFCC votes to place measure on April ballot
The State Fair Community College Board of Trustees approved a resolution at Tuesday’s meeting to place a new tax levy or bond on the April ballot. The resolution states that the board requests “the...
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The reason why I am a one-issue voter
The reason why I am a one-issue voter There is no shortage of issues to command the voters’ attention in the November elections: fighting Islamic terrorism, trade, revitalizing an anemic economy,...
View ArticleWhat price for history?
Webster’s define a museum “as a building, room , etc, for keeping or showing a collection of things having to do with art, history, or science, etc.” In Pettis County, the better description of the...
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District 52 state representative candidate Kyle Garner talks experience,...
A small group gathered Tuesday evening at the Pettis County Democrat Headquarters to discuss state issues with Kyle Garner, Democratic candidate for District 52 state representative. District 52, which...
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Tigers maul Vikings at conference, 5-0
Green Ridge Tigers Head Soccer Coach Stefan Basham said the La Monte Vikings had improved since the last time the two teams played. The Tigers collected 10 goals in La Monte on Friday, Sept. 16 with...
View ArticleCheck out Toastmasters
I read with interest two personal columns in the Sept. 24 issue of the Sedalia Democrat—”Speak Clearly and Directly” by Deborah Mitchell, and “It’s Important to Listen to What Others Say” by Bob...
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Road trips filled with life lessons
There is a lot to be learned on the road. Our family has spent considerable time in the car the past few months as we traveled throughout the Midwest so that my son, Chaz, could attend football camps...
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Jeff Mizanskey advocates prison, drug law reform after prison release
It’s been a year since Sedalian Jeff Mizanskey was released from prison after more than two decades, and he’s made the most of the last 365 days with his loved ones, fighting to prevent his situation...
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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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