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Boyer’s departure begins another S-C hiring process
With the departure of head football coach Ryan Boyer, Smith-Cotton enters another hiring process. The Tigers replaced its head baseball, volleyball and boy’s basketball coach in 2016, and begin taking...
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Nov. 24 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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Melita Day Child Development ‘Cookie Walk’ slated for Dec. 3
A traditional holiday treat for Sedalians is the Melita Day Child Development Center “Cookie Walk” hosted each year at State Fair Community College. This is the 12th year for the popular fundraising...
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Annual Ham Breakfast benefits Children’s Therapy Center
Michael Mullins fills another cup with a Bloody Mary during Thursday morning’s 45th annual Ham Breakfast hosted at the Sedalia Country Club. Assisting him were Larry Horton and Don Weaver. The annual...
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Getting some Thanksgiving exercise
A turkey — Sarah Gagnon, of Sedalia, wearing a hat fitting for a turkey race — leads a pack of joggers during Thursday morning’s eighth annual Turkey Trot 5K run/walk at County Distributing. The...
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St. Patrick’s provides Thanksgiving meals to hundreds
About 100 volunteers at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church showed what it is to be truly thankful as they prepared and served 487 meals Thursday for those who otherwise wouldn’t have a Thanksgiving meal....
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Man arrested for DWI in Saline County
A Sweet Springs man was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a single-vehicle accident at 4:30 a.m. Thursday in Saline County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report,...
View ArticleBrown birthday
Brown Kenneth “Kenny” Brown will observe his 69th birthday Nov. 29. He was born Nov. 29, 1946, in Benton County. Kenneth enjoys watching television, taking walks and riding his bike. Birthday cards may...
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Long lines for Black Friday in Sedalia
While there are no major malls in sight, plenty of Pettis County shoppers braved the cold and long lines hoping to find Black Friday deals. The holiday shopping season began early for some local...
View ArticleFinding God through prayer
The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ is a kind Father and He cares about the troubles of His children. The Bible teaches three truths about God that I find very meaningful when I face suffering...
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City of Sedalia completes 2016 road construction season
For the most part, the 2016 road construction season has ended in Sedalia and Public Works Director Brenda Ardrey said she thinks the city’s roads are in “pretty good shape going into the winter.”...
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Progress being made on Sedalia TIF district sites
It’s been a year since the Sedalia City Council approved the city’s first commercial TIF district, and city officials say progress is being made on the project, even if citizens can’t see it yet....
View ArticleUnderstanding ‘castle doctrine’ law
In Missouri, the crime of tampering with a motor vehicle currently is a Class C felony, carrying a sentence of three to 10 years in prison, though it’s often pleaded down to much less. This is only...
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As world changes, so does fame
You know, 2016 can dial it back any minute now. We awakened Friday to learn that actress Florence Henderson, who played mom Carol Brady on the ’70s TV hit “The Brady Bunch,” has died due to heart...
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Thanksgiving is a time for families to reflect
A few days ago, my Aunt Susie posted on Facebook a photo taken by my grandfather, the family shutterbug, on Thanksgiving Day, 1960. I was seven years old. I looked at the picture, not exactly...
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That age thing
Once again I am forced to write about the age thing. This time I have been prompted by a news story I read in an old magazine about a woman who was still going strong at the time it was published, and...
View ArticleNov. 26 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 ArticleCommunity Calendar for Nov. 28 to Dec. 4
To have your event or meeting listed, send details to fbemiss@civitasmedia.com or call 826-1000 ext. 1481. TODAY 10 a.m.: Show-Me Mad Tatters, University Extension Office Conference Room, 1012A...
View ArticleArt and Event Happenings
SFCC noon time recital The State Fair Community College Music Arts program will present free noon time recitals Nov. 30 and Dec. 7 in the Music Arts rehearsal room, Stauffacher Room 67, on the Sedalia...
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Local businesses participated in Small Business Saturday
While shoppers were busy finding sales and Christmas gifts that coincided with Small Business Saturday, business owners were excited to talk about what their stores mean to the community of Sedalia....
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