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Keep Christmas in your heart
News flash for the season: I know how Ebeneezer Scrooge came to be, well, Scrooge. One day, maybe Dec. 21, he had a one-hour time frame and was out shopping for Christmas gifts, and he decided he...
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My favorite Christmas memory
Columnist’s Note: As I recall the gifts most boys wanted in the early ’40s were a Lionel Electric Train, or a BB Gun and since my mom was dead, set against the gun, I was smart enough to tell Santa I...
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Christmas in Sedalia set to rhyme
With sincere apologies to Clement Clarke Moore and all legitimate poets everywhere: ‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through Sedville Parents asked all their kids, “Are you sleeping still?”...
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A woman’s place is behind a gun
You probably don’t know this if television is your primary source of news, but the United States’ Women’s Shooting Team did the country proud at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro this past summer....
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Dec. 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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Two arrested for 2014 Gold Buyer armed robbery
Two years later, two people have been arrested in connection with the December 2014 armed robbery at Gold Buyer in downtown Sedalia. According to previous Sedalia Police Department reports of the...
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Callis Digital Specialist Earns Google Analytics Certification
Callis Integrated Marketing recently had one of its web developers earn their Google Analytics certification. Jakob Miller, a seasoned web developer at the marketing agency, has added the analytics...
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Sedalia trash pickup to remain normal for New Year’s week
The City of Sedalia will be closed Monday in observance of the New Year’s Holiday, according to a city news release. Weekly trash pickup for the week of Jan. 2, 2017, will follow the normal collection...
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Potts named Employee of the Year
Shannon Potts CNA, left, standing with Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center Administrator Pamela Osburn, received the 2016 Employee of the Year award at the Center employee breakfast. She was chosen...
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Construction to begin at U.S. Highway 50/Oak Grove Lane intersection
After Sedalia City Council approval earlier this year, work is slated to begin this week on the intersection improvements project at U.S. Highway 50 and Oak Grove Lane. According to a City of Sedalia...
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What to do with the tree?
Christmas is over, the decorations have been removed from the beautiful, fresh-cut tree and now families are left with the dilemma of what to do with the after-the-holiday tree. There are options....
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Rick Ball Ford provides scholarship opportunity
Rick Ball Ford Lincoln announced it has teamed up with Future Farmers of America (FFA) to sponsor two $1,000 Built Ford Tough college scholarships to local FFA members. “I am proud to support FFA...
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S-C senior following mom into medical field
ROAD TO GRADUATION Students take different paths to get to their high school diploma. Smith-Cotton Rookie Reporters have profiled five S-C students and how they are working toward graduation....
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Murder suspect Leslie Reed captured in 1938
On Aug. 5, 1938, both the Sedalia Democrat and the Sedalia Capital reported, with gruesome detail, the shooting of Ed Williams by Leslie Reed and Williams’ death in the early morning hours of Aug. 4....
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Shooting brings sensational reporting
“If it bleeds, it leads,” is an old saying among journalists. Basically the saying means that large headlines and prominent positions on page one of newspapers are often used for stories about murder,...
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Coaches deserve a break
Smith-Cotton activities director Rob Davis is heading into 2017 with a lot on their plate – he’s got to find multiple new coaches at the same time. There have been plenty lately who for one reason or...
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Lane restrictions on Southwest Boulevard due to construction
The City of Sedalia’s contractor will begin work on stormwater collection system improvements Thursday along Southwest Boulevard between Highland Avenue and Wing Avenue, according to a city news...
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Locally-owned Ozark Coffee Co. continues to grow
As new businesses continue to locate to downtown Sedalia, visitors now have the opportunity to stop for a cup of locally-roasted coffee. Ozark Coffee Co. was started in 2014 by Justin Koehn, of Stover....
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Sedalia man arrested for DWI
A Sedalia man was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a single-vehicle accident at 8 a.m. Sunday in Pettis County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Brian L....
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Woman arrested for DWI in police-involved accident
A Raytown woman was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a three-vehicle accident involving a Sedalia Police Department officer at 12:50 a.m. Saturday in Pettis County. According to...
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