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‘Cram the Closet’ presented to Lions Club
The Sedalia State Fair Lions Club focuses on aiding the blind and visually impaired while making a strong commitment to community service and strengthening local communities through hands on service...
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Beeman wedding
Brittany Deanne Sell and Andrew Christian Beeman, of Lincoln, were married at 6 p.m. Friday, July 22, 2016, at the Windsor United Methodist Church in Windsor. The bride is the daughter of Dwayne Sell,...
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Beeman anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. David Beeman, of Windsor, celebrated their 40th anniversary with a surprise gathering of friends and family Aug. 28, 2016, at Colton’s Steakhouse in Sedalia. David Beeman and Jo Ellen...
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These people recently received divorces in Pettis County Circuit Court: James E. Vansteenburgh and Tammy J. Vansteenburgh; Dee Dee L. Aubrey and James A. Aubrey.
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Jan. 27 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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Community Retired Teachers The Community Retired Teachers Association met Jan. 18 at Christ and Trinity Lutheran Church. Barbara Schrader spoke about her work with the charity, Broadway Cares. She has...
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Opportunities abound at Veterans Home
The Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg offers a variety of employment opportunities for those interested in serving our nation’s veterans. The home employs over 275 full and part-time workers who...
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Boys & Grils Clubs’ auction goes mobile
Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri has embraced the phrase “Need not be present to win.” For the first time as part of “An Evening of Heart and Hope,” the clubs’ annual fundraiser...
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Sedalia man charged with distributing meth
A Sedalia man was arrested at his residence Thursday on drug-related charges after a search warrant was served. According to a Sedalia Police Department STING unit news release, patrol officers and...
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Hughesville man hurt in crash A Hughesville man sustained moderate injuries in a single-vehicle accident at 12:37 p.m. Thursday in Pettis County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report,...
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Those 13 buttons made us ‘cool’
Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series and the final column of Jack’s “Texture Memories” I joined the navy in Nineteen Fifty Five when I was seventeen, and by the time I was eighteen, and with a...
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She made it after all
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, women’s life choices were limited. We could graduate from high school, get married and become a wife and mother, or we could graduate from high school, go to college,...
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University of Central Missouri planning ahead for budget cuts
Colleges and universities across the state are working to figure out how to cut costs after Gov. Eric Greitens announced a budget cut to higher education last week, including the University of Central...
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The Lake of the Ozarks is a truly amazing body of water
It’s easy to take the Lake of the Ozarks for granted, perhaps because, for almost of us, it has “always” been there. It hasn’t been, of course, and the story of its creation is one of the reasons the...
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Different strokes: shooters Apsher and Neal take over respective scoring records
As visitors at separate homecoming celebrations Friday, Jan. 27, Smithton senior guard Drew Apsher and Otterville senior guard Jake Neal assumed contrasting positions for the junior varsity games....
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HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL Cole Camp 83, Smithton 54 Kendrick Logan scored 27 points and Brady Smith finished with 22 in an 83-54 victory over Smithton at Cole Camp to celebrate homecoming. Austin...
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Jan. 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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Schilb to retire from Smith-Cotton
Steve Schilb’s favorite part about teaching is, “The kids, the kids, the kids. My kids.” Schilb, a history teacher for 17 years, said the experience has been the best time of his life, but now he is...
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Mother, son new owners of Habitat for Humanity home
Smiles and tears were evident for Jessica Sullins as her new Habitat for Humanity home was dedicated Sunday afternoon. The new home, three bedrooms and two baths with 1,100 square feet, is the first of...
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