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American Horseman Challenge National Finals create teamwork
Horses of all sizes and breeds amassed on the Missouri State Fairgrounds beginning Thursday for the all-inclusive American Horseman Challenge Association National Finals that will conclude Sunday. The...
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Smith-Cotton boys swim win conference
Smith-Cotton boys swim and dive won its first West Central Conference title in three years by 99 points Monday at Joseph W. Arbisi Memorial Pool in Sedalia. Isaiah McNeil, Felix Sultanov and David...
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Manufacturing Milestone banquet honors local companies
Local manufacturers were recognized for their long-term commitments to the Sedalia-Pettis County community during Thursday night’s 12th annual Manufacturing Milestone Anniversary Recognition Banquet....
View ArticleOct. 21 Police 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...
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Driving while texting kills
Have you seen the commercials on television that have this slogan? StopTextsStopWrecks. They are pretty graphic. One tells the story of a young woman who is in what we, the viewers, know is the Land of...
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Tram ride through railroad history
I have written before about the beauty of Missouri, especially in the fall of the year, and on Tuesday I had the opportunity to experience that beauty first hand again. My wife and I had signed up for...
View ArticleDoesn’t make sense
I just read the Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 front page headline “Sedalia making recycling progress”. In the article there is a statement that doesn’t make sense to me. Public Works Director Brenda Ardrey...
View ArticleHillary is wrong choice
Witnessing the reaction of some to the coarse statements made by Donald Trump a decade ago I couldn’t help but compare the reaction to the “safe space” craze sweeping campuses across our nation. Don’t...
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How to get invited to a deer camp
I can’t prove this scientifically, of course, but I’m confident that the first deer camp was organized within, at most, a few days after human beings and whitetail deer first stumbled upon one another...
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Man found dead after 4-hour standoff
A four-hour police standoff ended Friday night with a man discovered dead from a gunshot at a home on South Park Avenue across the street from Liberty Park. According to Sedalia Police Cmdr. Larry...
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Smith-Cotton dominates Hickman in district tournament, 45-14
One year removed from a one-and-done playoff performance, Smith-Cotton gets another shot at Belton. The Tigers forced five turnovers, Gauge Young scored three rushing touchdowns and Smith-Cotton...
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Chase McRoy and The Vincents to play Chase McRoy and The Vincents will play Saturday evening at Dickie Doo Bar-B-Que, 4860 S. Limit Ave. Bobbi Houston and her band Crosstown will open for them at 7...
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Accident sends three to hospital
Members of the Pettis County Ambulance District, Sedalia Police Department, Sedalia Fire Department and bystanders care for an elderly patient at the scene of a mid- morning accident Saturday in the...
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A celebration of faith
Sunday was a celebration of faith and the history of devotion of the parishioners of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. For 150 years the church has been one of the foundations of the Catholic community in...
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Green Ridge runner-up at sectionals
Green Ridge defeated Osceola and fell to New Haven in two sets to place runner-up in the Class 1 sectional tournament on its home court Saturday, Oct. 23. The Lady Tigers, which won every set through...
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Tickets remain for S-C project graduation fundraiser
The parents of Smith-Cotton’s Class of 2017 are raising funds for this year’s Project Graduation by hosting the traditional chicken dinner. Tickets for the event are $100 for two guests, but each...
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‘The Walking Dead’ zombie actor visits Sedalia over the weekend
Spoiler alert: Do not read until you’ve watched the season seven premiere of “The Walking Dead.” In the long awaited and top secret seventh season premiere of “The Walking Dead” on AMC that aired...
View ArticleOct. 25 Crash Reports
Holden man hurt in Johnson crash A Holden man was injured in a three-vehicle accident at 3:10 p.m. Sunday in Johnson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Kelcey M. Powell, 21,...
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Ridge Prairie Road closed for bridge replacement
According to the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office, the Pettis County Highway Department has closed Ridge Prairie Road through Nov. 14 for bridge replacement. The road is located in the Postal community...
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