Local breast cancer survivor is helping support others
Sedalian Judy Boatman knows all too well the meaning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, as she received both good and bad news about the disease over the last year. Boatman was diagnosed with...
View ArticleSome food brings precious memories
I committed a grave food sin when I prepared my weekly Wednesday night bowl of popcorn: I popped it in bacon grease. I try to cook and eat healthy foods, but after I wrote about some of Libby’s and my...
View ArticleDecades of Gremlin spirit
Senior Britten Mergen crosses the Delaware as he and members of the Sacred Heart Senior Class declare their Independence on their 1770s-themed Revolutionary float in Friday afternoon’s Sacred Heart...
View ArticleOil, watercolor paintings featured in new art exhibit at Sedalia Municipal...
A new art exhibit will be shown at the Sedalia Municipal Building beginning today featuring the work of Sedalia Visual Art Association members Jack Dieckman and Linda Rhoads. SVAA President Linda...
View ArticleQuick Hits, Oct. 8
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Lincoln 56, Southeast 8 Derek Stephens rushed for 151 yards and three touchdowns in a 56-8 Lincoln home victory Friday over Southeast. Boone Kroenke passed for 100 yards with a...
View ArticleSacred Heart win conference, celebrate homecoming
The Gremlins scored 10 touchdowns, skipped the formality of a second half and clinched the CRC conference title in a 72-6 homecoming victory Friday, Oct. 7, over Chilhowee at Tiger Stadium in Sedalia....
View ArticleSt. Pius beats S-C, 42-17
KANSAS CITY – Early turnovers and multiple penalties put Smith-Cotton in an early hole and the Tigers never found their footing Friday night as St. Pius X delivered a 42-17 beatdown. S-C fumbled on two...
View ArticleArt & Event Happenings
Daum Exhibits The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art at State Fair Community College will host an exhibition of artwork by two fiber artists, Donna Sharrett and Debra Smith, who re-purpose found fabric in...
View ArticleTwo injured in Sedalia vehicle crash
Two people were injured in a three-vehicle accident at 5:06 p.m. Wednesday near the intersection of East Broadway Boulevard and East Prestwick Farms Road. According to a Sedalia Police Department...
View ArticleEppes birth announcement
Cory and Stormy Eppes, of Sedalia, became the parents of a daughter, Ellie Jo Eppes, born Sept. 9, 2016. She weighed 7 pounds, 9 ounces. The maternal grandparents are Dean and Brenda Fockler, of...
View ArticleTough Mudder draws thousands/with VIDEO
Sedalia Democrat covered the Missouri Tough Mudder that featured approximately 4,600 participants Saturday on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. Check back Sunday afternoon for full coverage of the two...
View ArticleVIDEO: Would you get muddy or take the zap?
Thousands turned out Saturday for the Missouri Tough Mudder at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Check back with sedaliademocrat.com foe more videos, photos and comprehensive coverage or pick...
View ArticleCommunity Calendar for Oct. 10 to Oct. 16
To have your event or meeting listed, send details to fbemiss@civitasmedia.com or call 826-1000 ext. 1481. MONDAY 10 a.m.: Show-Me Mad Tatters, University Extension Office Conference Room, 1012A...
View ArticleBoard to host ribbon cutting for new additions
The Sedalia School District 200 board of education meeting tonight will highlight the accomplishments of the district and their student body. The board will begin tonight’s meeting with a ribbon...
View ArticleSunday afternoon fire destroys structure
Members of the Sedalia Fire Department use a foam fire retardant Sunday afternoon as they work to put out a fire in a small garage in the 1000 block of South Harrison. The foam was used because of...
View ArticlePolice Reports
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 ArticleSacred Heart celebrates their community heritage
Saturday evening was an opportunity to celebrate the traditions of the past in addition to starting what will soon become traditions for the future as Sacred Heart hosted their inaugural dinner auction...
View ArticleVIDEO Missouri Tough Mudder: The Arctic Enema
The Arctic Enema gives many a chill at the Tough Murder. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { margin: 0px 0px 0px 0px; } .neFileBlock .neFile { border-bottom: 1px dotted #aaa;...
View ArticleTeen injured in Johnson County wreck
A Kansas teenager was injured in a one-vehicle accident at 12:15 a.m. Saturday in Johnson County. Dalton M. Rizzo, 19, of Lewisburg, Kansas, was a passenger in a vehicle driven by Robert J. Marischler,...
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