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Smithton explodes early, smother La Monte 75-32 at home
Smithton boy’s basketball outclassed La Monte in size, depth and basketball moxie Tuesday in a 75-32 victory at home. Against the Tigers’ reserves, La Monte floundered clean looks with unsteady ball...
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HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL Sacred Heart 78, Stover 46 The Gremlins picked up win No. 10 Tuesday with a 78-46 victory over Stover in Sedalia. Trent Lyles paced Sacred Heart with 19 points, while Micah...
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Jan. 18 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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Dear Editor, The Senate will soon hold hearings to determine who the next Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) will be. President Trump has nominated Georgia Congressman Tom Price as his HHS...
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State Fair Community College sees significant cut in state funding
State Fair Community College officials are determining how they will deal with a substantial mid-year budget cut by the state. Gov. Eric Greitens cut more than $146 million Monday in spending from the...
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Harbor Freight Tools coming to Sedalia
Sedalians will soon have a new retail option for purchasing tools. Harbor Freight Tools has announced it will open in mid-March at 1705 W. Broadway Blvd., the former home of El Tapatio. Construction...
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Missouri State Chorale to perform at presidential inauguration
Missourians watching Friday’s presidential inauguration ceremony may recognize the name of one of the musical groups performing, as the Missouri State Chorale has been selected to perform. U.S. Sen....
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Focus on Fatherhood Network offers programs in Pettis
A new program in Pettis County has a goal of “engaging, educating and equipping” fathers about the significance of their role in their children’s lives. Focus on Fatherhood Network Director for Saline...
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Smith-Cotton Tigers claim West Central Conference wrestling title
Defeating Nevada, O’Hara and Warrensburg, Smith-Cotton wrestling captured its second consecutive West Central Conference championship — and third in four years — Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the second round...
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COLLEGE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL State Fair Community College 67, Moberly Area Community College 65 Alexis Cowan, Region 16 Division I Player of the Week, powered the State Fair Lady Roadrunners with a...
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Williams’ 23 points leads Smith-Cotton over Hogan Prep, 64-53, to open...
Smith-Cotton overcame an 11-point deficit with an effective press defense and a 23-point performance from Kiara Williams to open the S-C/McDonald’s Classic with a 64-53 victory Wednesday, Jan. 18, over...
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Trump sworn in as president
Among the crowd gathered at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., for Friday’s presidential inauguration ceremony was Pettis County Republican Chairwoman Carla Young. Young, who also serves as...
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VIDEO: Sedalia Chapter, Missouri Right to Life hosts Memorial Observance
The Sedalia Chapter, Missouri Right to Life hosted the 44th Memorial Observance at noon Friday at the Pettis County Courthouse with a crowd of approximately 100 people. Bonnie Diefendorf, Sedalia...
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Thanks to the doctors who kept us healthy
When I was growing up, my doctor was Ambrose Taylor Walker. That is probably why we called him “Doc.” Doc set the bar pretty high for any physician who would eventually tend to every person in my...
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State Fair Community College proposes bond for technical center
State Fair Community College is asking voters to pass a proposed $28 million bond measure in the April 4 Municipal Election that would finance the construction of a new technical education facility at...
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Pockets galore
I was in the eighth grade when an uncle gave me the next piece of clothing that would become my new obsession. It was a set of Army surplus fatigues with more pocket space than four pairs of Levi’s,...
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UCM hosts seven schools at indoor meet
Backpacks, water bottles and spirals of math homework cluttered the gym floor of the Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg, as six schools joined the Mules and Jennies for the UCM Invitational on...
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Nixa tops Lady Tigers, 59-45
Balanced scoring and outstanding free-throw shooting carried the Nixa Eagles to a 59-45 win over Smith-Cotton on Friday night in a semifinal matchup in the S-C/McDonald’s Classic. The Eagles had four...
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HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL Sacred Heart 65, Smithton 53 Drew Apsher led Smithton with 20 points in a 65-53 loss to Sacred Heart at home Friday. Nate Walsh added 11 points and Eric Culp finished with...
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Jan. 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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