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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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Former Sedalians return, purchase State Fair Floral
State Fair Floral’s new owners Machie and Annalisa Limas plan to leave many services the same at the well-known flower shop, but also hope to introduce a new line of one-of-a-kind gifts and even...
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Absentee voting begins Tuesday for April 4 municipal election
It may seem hard to believe, but Tuesday marks the first day of absentee voting for the April 4 municipal election in Pettis County. Citizens can now absentee vote if they will be out of town or unable...
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State Fair Community College baseball leaps into new era
Between little league, high school, junior and senior Legion and now college baseball, Chase Plymell and Steven Bradbury have worn more than five different jerseys each at Liberty Park in Sedalia....
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Sedalia City Council to discuss budget, demolition permits
The Sedalia City Council will discuss a new ordinance affecting future demolitions in downtown Sedalia during tonight’s meeting. Council approved a 90-day moratorium on downtown demolitions almost...
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Special days at the Missouri State Fair
The summer of 1930 was exceedingly hot. During the first and second weeks of August, the Sedalia Democrat reported temperatures of over 100 degrees with little hope for rain or cooler temperatures. The...
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Teens hurt in Morgan accident Two Versailles teenagers were injured in a single-vehicle accident at 7:44 a.m. Tuesday in Morgan County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Kelli T....
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Man arrested for beating dog
A Sedalia man was arrested around noon Tuesday after officers responded to a report of animal abuse. According to a Sedalia Police Department report, Jacob L. Etter, 20, of the 600 block of West 16th...
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‘Are you ready to come home to the Missouri State Fair?’
The Missouri State Fair information season is officially underway with the recent reveal of the 2017 Fair theme: “Come Home.” Prepare for the tantalizing slow release of further fair information in the...
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Iwo Jima, Feb. 19, 1945: A five-week bloodbath
I was born into a wonderful family in the most wonderful country there ever was. So were thousands of other boys. I enjoyed life, I loved all the things that young people loved … fishing and spending...
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New principal named at Northwest Elementary
The Pettis County R-V Board of Education announced the hiring of Joel Sherman as the new principal of Northwest Elementary School effective July 1. “I’m super excited,” Sherman said. “This will be a...
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City of Sedalia budgeting 1.5% sales tax increase for FY18
As city staff continues the budget process for Fiscal Year 2017-18, the Sedalia City Council got its first public look at major plans so far during Monday night’s meeting. Finance Director Kelvin Shaw...
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Lady Roadrunners conclude home schedule with blowout victory
Ren’Cia Rolling had 10 points and 13 assists and every Lady Roadrunner scored Tuesday, Feb. 21 in a 90-39 State Fair Community College victory against Jefferson College at the Fred E. Davis...
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Roadrunners drop 10th straight
State Fair men’s basketball lost its 10th straight game Tuesday, 84-72, to the Iowa Western Community College Reivers. As the losses pile up for the Roadrunners, freshman guard Russell Baker said the...
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HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL Sacred Heart 80, Stover 58 The Gremlins advanced to the Class 2, District 14 semifinals with an 80-58 victory Tuesday over Stover at Smithton High School in Smithton....
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Yoder birth announcement
Rufus and Lovina Yoder, of Sedalia, became the parents of a son, Robert Edison Yoder, born Jan. 1, 2017. He weighed 8 pounds, 9.75 ounces. The maternal grandparents are Frank and Sarah Christner. The...
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Parkview students use lessons to help classmates
Parkview Elementary School second graders transferred classroom lessons into a service project to benefit students at their school. As part of their unit of instruction on money, the classes launched a...
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Woman killed in Saline County accident
A Sweet Springs woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident involving a school bus at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday in Saline County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Carolyn S. Lacy, 66, was...
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Vermont Park improvements well underway
Improvements at Vermont Park were well underway Wednesday afternoon as employees of JC Myer Construction Co. Inc., of Warrensburg, prepped the grounds for work on the underground utilities, the curb...
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Missouri Treasurer Eric Schmitt encourages saving accounts
On Wednesday, Eric Schmitt made his first stop in Sedalia since being sworn in as Missouri Treasurer last month to help more Missourians learn about investment accounts. Schmitt was visiting Sedalia to...
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