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Meehan to lead Sedalia Chamber
Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce President-Elect Robin Balke has stepped down from the position this week due to a job promotion, according to Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Angie...
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Poort birthday
Dorothy Poort will celebrate her 80th birthday with an open house hosted by her children from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27 at her home, 23561 Georgetown Rd. in Sedalia. Dorothy was married to the late...
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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 ArticleNov. 12-13 Birthdays
Fowler Mable Fowler will observe her 87th birthday Nov. 19. She was born Nov. 19, 1929, in El Dorado Springs. Mable worked in janitorial at the Medical Plaza. She enjoys fishing, reading and writing....
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Readers contribute to media ‘bias’
As contentious as the presidential election was, the aftermath seems to be creating even more conflict. Students are taking to the streets to protest Donald Trump’s victory, and Trump supporters are...
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Sedalia’s patriotic pride highlighted in Veterans Day Parade
Smith-Cotton High School JROTC lines up Friday afternoon along East Sixth Street for the Veterans Day Parade in downtown Sedalia. S-C JROTC co-sponsored the parade along with Voiture 333, 40 & 8....
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Process your own venison for higher quality and lower cost
While we were clearing the table after eating a meal that featured charcoal broiled steaks cut from a mature whitetail buck I’d killed during the 2015 season, Amber commented, “I really like venison.”...
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Honoring those who served
Special guest speaker for Veterans Day ceremonies Friday morning was Brigadier Gen. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the commander of the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base. Tibbets spoke on the Pettis...
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S-C students honor, remember veterans in ceremony
Students at Smith-Cotton High School began Friday by honoring those who have bravely served this country during the school’s annual Veterans Day Ceremony. The morning began for local veterans and the...
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Reliving a day
Sometimes when I am trying to think of what to write I go through past days of my life that were important to me hoping to jar a memory loose. As I was doing this the other day I started thinking if I...
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There’s nothing wrong with being nice
I have told you about my aunt Catherine – I call her Susie; we go visit her family for the Fourth of July each year. After World War II, my dad was working in St. Louis. One day, he got a phone call...
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Stanberry stymies Gremlin’s playoff run
With a chill in the November air, Sacred Heart’s push up front – effective all season – fell brittle to the defending 8-man state champion Stanberry Bulldogs. The Gremlins rushed for 23 total yards on...
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Art and entertainment events
Christmas concert with the Ball Brothers First Baptist Church, 200 E. Sixth St., will host a Christmas concert featuring the Ball Brothers, with special guest The Gibson Girls, at 7 p.m. Friday. No...
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Sedalian Kaylea Weber takes American Royal championship
A wish for a pony as a little girl has propelled Kaylea Weber, 14, to a championship win this year at the American Royal in Kansas City. Weber, of Sedalia, a freshman at Sacred Heart School, began...
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Nov. 12 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...
View ArticleStop doom and gloom
The election of Donald Trump was certainly a shocker. Who knows what will follow? But for better or worse, he is the president-elect. So can we please stop the doom-and-gloom talk? It isn’t healthy and...
View ArticleEveryday is Veterans Day
Since 1954, Veterans Day has been observed to honor U. S. military Veterans. Across America, communities hold events, businesses offer free products and individuals donate time and energy to recognize...
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Cole Camp woman makes handmade German feather trees
COLE CAMP — Christmas comes to Shari Farrington’s home long before the holiday season arrives in the form of handmade German feather trees and chalk Belsnickles or Santas. Farrington, who lives in Cole...
View ArticleCommunity Calendar for Nov. 14 to Nov. 20
To have your event or meeting listed, send details to fbemiss@sedaliademocrat.com or call 826-1000 ext. 1481. TODAY 10 a.m.: Show-Me Mad Tatters, University Extension Office Conference Room, 1012A...
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Show-Me Crafters 42nd annual show brings weekend crowd
The 42nd annual Show Me Crafters fall show hosted on the Missouri State Fairgrounds included 126 vendor booths that not only occupied the Agriculture Building, but also the Varied Industries Building...
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