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When a student becomes a teacher
Some people are drawn to a career even if they may not have considered it as an option early on. Celina Corona is such an individual. Originally, Corona said she wanted to be a stenographer but she is...
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Smith-Cotton Junior High School orchestra students play outside
Smith-Cotton Junior High School sixth grader Micheala Garrett plays her violin during an outdoor orchestra lesson Thursday morning with Sedalia School District 200 orchestra teacher Michael Moellman....
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Friday night football features trio of grudge matches
Three area football teams will battle for their respective seasons Friday against familiar opponents. Smith-Cotton (5-5) at Belton (6-3) Smith-Cotton defeated Hickman 45-15 at home last week to earn...
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Local Democrat candidates speak
As the time to campaign for the Nov. 8 general election comes to an end, two local Democrats spoke at the Pettis County Democrats meeting Thursday evening. Charles McCormack will face Republican...
View ArticleOct. 28 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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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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Child hurt in Sedalia crash
A Sedalia child was injured in a two-vehicle accident at 3:20 p.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Clarendon Road and West 16th Street. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Johnny D....
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Man hurt in Johnson County crash
A Warrensburg man sustained moderate injuries in a single-vehicle accident at 6:35 a.m. Thursday in Johnson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Timothy P. Wieland, 40, was...
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Know what’s beyond surface on Amendment 4
Plato has been credited with a lot over the centuries, but this might be the first time he’s been cited for a concise breakdown of a proposed amendment to Missouri’s Constitution. In his dialogue “The...
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Sedalia veterans community loses a leader
The veterans community in Sedalia has lost a leader with the death of Tony Gallagher this week. Gallagher, who died early Thursday morning at Bothwell Regional Health Center, was known for his...
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The Pentagon has inflicted unnecessary financial upheaval upon thousands of California National Guard veterans who sacrificed years of their lives to serve their country in wartime. Congress needs to...
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A thankful heart
Monday morning when Larry Walter wakes up he will begin his day with his normal routine because after two kidney transplants, 13 heart attacks and a coronary episode, not to mention countless medical...
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Police offer tips to stay safe on Halloween
Halloween is just a few days away, and as kids and adults alike get their costumes and candy bowls ready, they should also keep a few safety tips in mind. The Sedalia Police Department has offered some...
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Haunting good time downtown
During the annual Downtown Sedalia Trick-or-Treat event, Friday afternoon, Josh Rhoads, of Sedalia, dressed Abe Lincoln, takes a break. Rhoads wore drywall stilts making him eight-feet three-inches...
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Support and faith beat the odds
As a math teacher, Jennifer Crane knows all about statistics and calculating the odds, but cancer is a disease that doesn’t really care about such things. Three years ago when Crane was diagnosed with...
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My best hunt ever
While sipping our breakfast coffee, Amber announced, “I have an idea for a column. I’ve even got a headline for it: ‘My best hunt ever’.” Amber’s come up with a lot of good suggestions for columns and...
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Remembering a familiy’s tragedy
The news lately has been making me anxious: children are killed by airstrikes in Syria; a hurricane kills hundreds of people in Haiti, just a few years after a devastating earthquake. I listen to...
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The demise of neighborhood grocery stores
As a former newsman on the radio, I felt a little twinge of regret that I was not in a position to cover the story on the Bings Stores closing. Luckily I have this column that the Sedalia Democrat is...
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Tigers fight back, fall short to Belton, 28-17
BELTON – A quick-hitting passing attack set up three fast scores as the Belton Pirates held off a late surge to beat Smith-Cotton, 28-17, Friday night at Southwick Stadium in a second round district...
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Sacred Heart smothers Norborne-Hardin Aggies, 67-0
Sacred Heart scored 11 touchdowns and followed mistakes with big plays to defeat Norborne-Hardin Central 67-0 at Tiger Stadium in Sedalia to secure a rematch with Greenfield in the 8-man, District 4...
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