2017 Ag Expo ends with good show
Bart Brackman, one of four owners of LAG Industries LLC in La Monte, disassembles a panel display at the close of the two-day 2017 Ag Expo Saturday afternoon on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. Brackman...
View ArticleSedalia City Council to discuss Sedalia Regional Airport projects
The Sedalia City Council will be reviewing two MoDOT grants for projects at the Sedalia Regional Airport during tonight’s meeting. Council will be reviewing three ordinances relating to airport...
View ArticleFirst round complete at Kaysinger Conference Tournament
The mood was not unlike an August gathering on the fairgrounds, with 16 teams from nine towns meeting to celebrate milestones and compete in a tournament at State Fair Community College in Sedalia. Day...
View ArticleState Fair swept in road tilt at Three Rivers
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL Three Rivers Community College 83, State Fair Roadrunners 72 Despite four players in double-digits, the Roadrunners fell 83-72 to the Three Rivers Raiders in Poplar Bluff on...
View ArticlePolice 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 ArticleScott Joplin International Ragtime Foundation hosts pro pianist
Smiles, giggles, dancing and silent film reenactments kept children at St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Sedalia busy during a special interactive performance Monday morning by renowned professional...
View ArticleA ‘classic’ choir show
Smith-Cotton High School’s show choir, Broadway Velocity, performs “Hey Everybody!” Saturday afternoon in the Heckart Performing Arts Center, during the Smith-Cotton Show Me Classic. The show choir...
View ArticlePettis County Public Administrator hosts Helping Hearts fundraiser
Valentine’s Day may be a celebration of loved ones, but Pettis County Public Administrator Charli Ackerman is asking citizens to think of supporting those in need this February. February marks...
View ArticleWoman hurt in Saline County wreck
A Lincoln, Nebraska, woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 8:35 p.m. Friday in Saline County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Lucy S. Koch, 22, was driving east on...
View ArticleWoman injured in Johnson County crash
An Overland Park, Kansas, woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 11:40 p.m. Sunday in Johnson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Elizabeth K. Brown, 18, was driving...
View ArticleSkyline Elementary School celebrates 100 days
Skyline Elementary School first graders Miroslava Gergovska, left, Abram Templeton and Makayla Sandlin, give a thumbs up for a photo after building a 100-cup structure in Chrissy Kirby’s class Tuesday...
View ArticleJobFinders opens new Sedalia outpost
JobFinders Employment Services recently expanded into Pettis County when it opened an office in Sedalia. JobFinders announced last week it has hired Nancy Grey as District Manager, which includes...
View ArticleMissouri named No. 5 U-Haul growth state
Missouri is the No. 5 U.S. Growth State for 2016, according to the latest U-Haul migration trends report. Missouri climbed 13 spots from its No. 18 ranking on the 2015 growth states list. Its...
View ArticleKansas man killed in Saline County accident
An Overland Park, Kansas, man was killed in a single-vehicle accident at 9:25 a.m. Monday in Saline County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, George J. Jansen, 59, was driving east...
View ArticleCandidates chosen for Aug. 8 special election
Two candidates have been selected for the Aug. 8 special election to fill the vacant 28th Senatorial District seat. Both the Republican and Democratic 28th Senatorial District Committees met Saturday...
View Article‘Right to Work’ law not necessarily good thing
There’s been a disturbing trend lately of politicians who refuse to consider the opinions of the people. The answering machines, inboxes and mailboxes fill up with opposition yet it seems that these...
View ArticleGreen Ridge Justice of the Peace
The Justice of the Peace is familiar to many people as the person in a community who could perform marriages and was often sought out by eloping couples who wanted or needed a quick wedding ceremony....
View ArticleFormer Sedalia Youth Football League president charged
Theft charges have been filed against the former president of the Sedalia Youth Football League. According to online court documents, Jimmy D. Brown, 53, of the 1000 block of South Vermont Avenue, has...
View ArticleSmith-Cotton sweeps Clinton in senior night doubleheader
The senior stars shined Tuesday night as the Smith-Cotton Lady Tigers notched a 54-37 West Central Conference home win over Clinton. Kiara Williams and Jessica Coble, who after the game were...
View ArticleTipton and Sacred Heart girls set for Kaysinger Conference Tournament final
For the Kaysinger girls, the tournament final is set. Sacred Heart and Tipton set dates for 9 pm. Friday for a chance to claim conference supremacy with victories Tuesday, Dec. 7 at the Fred E. Davis...
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