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Black History Month celebrations to be hosted Sunday
Black History Month celebrations will take place Sunday with musical presentations, speakers and refreshments at True Vine Church of God in Christ. “We’re going to combine some of the things from the...
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Smith-Cotton Junior High Soundsation sings at Rest Haven
Melody Randal touches her husband Charles “Pinky” Randall’s face Tuesday afternoon as Smith-Cotton Junior High School’s all-female choir, Soundsation, sings “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” at Rest Haven...
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German immigrant Fred Helm
Missouri became home to many immigrants from Germany during the 19th century. Travelers from Germany such as Gottfried Duden visited Missouri and wrote glowing reports of the fertile soil, the...
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Pettis County Ambulance District 2017 call rate higher than 2016
Not even two months into 2017 and the Pettis County Ambulance District has already responded to more calls than the same time frame in 2016. During Tuesday night’s Board of Directors meeting, PCAD...
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Feb. 15 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 ArticleAthletic Hall of fame adds stars
Athletic Hall of fame adds stars Dear Editor, The Smith-Cotton Athletic Hall of Fame grew brighter with the addition of four stars on Feb. 3. Activities Director Rob Davis and SCHS Principal Wade...
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Smith-Cotton guard Zion Buckner leads by example
The great Michael Jordan once said, “Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships.” Zion Buckner, a senior at Smith-Cotton and starting point guard on the basketball team, has...
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HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL Center 65, Smith-Cotton 50 The Smith-Cotton boys basketball team lost a West Central Conference matchup at Center, 65-50, on Tuesday night. S-C got out to a fast start but...
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Warrensburg man hurt in crash A Warrensburg man was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday in Johnson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Kyle L. Johnson,...
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Pettis County Sheriff’s Office to conduct school bus traffic enforcement
After receiving numerous community complaints about drivers failing to yield to school buses, the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a school bus-related traffic enforcement in the next...
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Woods Supermarket West hosts Grand Opening
Woods Supermarket West celebrated the opening of the second Sedalia store with a Grand Opening and Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting Wednesday morning. Woods CEO Craig Easter said...
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Kaifes’ 21-point performance helps Lady Roadrunners defeat Crowder College
With little production in the paint, the Lady Roadrunners depended on the perimeter shooting of freshman guard Catie Kaifes against Region 16 opponent Crowder College. State Fair Community College won...
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Indian Hills edges State Fair Roadrunners late, 75-73
The State Fair Community College baseball team and agriculture students bolstered the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center bleachers Wednesday, providing welcomed cheers, jeers and energy for the...
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HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL LATE TUESDAY RESULTS Sacred Heart 69, Windsor 39 Trent Lyles scored 18, Colby Young had 17 and Micah Tanguay added 15 in a 69-39 Gremlin victory over Windsor on Tuesday....
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Feb. 16 Police Reports
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Sedalia enjoys warm weather
With sunshine and unseasonably warm weather on Thursday, Ryder Booz, 5, enjoys playing at Liberty Park with his father Ryan Booz of Sedalia. “School is out today, so we were getting in some park time...
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Connecting the Prairie to the Ivy
For most Midwest students, attending an Ivy League university is not a consideration or, if it is, the costs of out-of-state tuition is prohibitive. In an effort to expose students to the East Coast...
View ArticleLearning to express opinions with alienating others
It is a strange time in our lives as Christians. Many of our friends see things one way, while others see things entirely different. On important and divisive issues, we all seem to see in various...
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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 Article‘Day Without Immigrants’ action seen in some Missouri cities
The national “Day Without Immigrants” Thursday included actions in Missouri’s larger metropolitan areas. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Cherokee Street, the hub of traditional Mexican cuisine...
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