State Fair softball opens inaugural season with walk-off grand slam
MacKenze Gudde was cold. In sports, the term sometimes means to be emotionless and effective in critical situations. Surrounded by former Cole Camp teammates, shivering parents and the State Fair...
View ArticleA quick tour of Missouri’s four trout parks
If memory serves — and on this admittedly rare occasion I think it does — this will be the first time in nearly 34 years I’ve run essentially the same material two years in succession. In my defense —...
View ArticleKaysinger All-Conference teams selected
The All-Kaysinger Conference boy’s and girl’s basketball teams were announced Friday. The Tipton Lady Cardinals won the Kaysinger Conference Tournament over Sacred Heart, 44-40, and finished with a...
View ArticleSmith-Cotton shoots past Warrensburg in OT, 83-78
WARRENSBURG — Shooters shoot. On Friday night, Smith-Cotton’s “Shooter” unloaded with deadly accuracy. Senior Derek Gehlken scored 13 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter and overtime Friday night to...
View ArticleGreen Ridge wins district tournament
Green Ridge earned a bid to the Class 1 regional tournament with a 72-63 victory over Otterville on Friday, Feb. 24 at Leeton High School in Leeton. Ryan Dove led the Tigers with 33 points and Alex...
View ArticleFeb. 25 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 ArticleCOMMUNITY CALENDAR
To have your event or meeting listed, send details to fbemiss@civitasmedia.com or call 826-1000 ext. 1481. MONDAY 9:30 a.m.: Church Women United at Vision Baptist Church, 722 E. 13th St. 10 a.m.:...
View ArticleInternational Pro Rodeo Association delights families Friday and Saturday
Cowboys rush to aid a rider getting ready to exit his horse during the bare back competition portion of the International Professional Rodeo Association rodeo Saturday evening at the Mathewson...
View ArticleSedalia City Council to host budget work session
The Sedalia City Council will host a budget work session at 6 p.m. today to make decisions regarding Fiscal Year 2017-18. City staff have been working on the budget process for weeks with meetings with...
View Article20th annual Cupid’s Ball draws record crowd Saturday
Robert Goodwin, of Sedalia, dances for last time with his daughter Leia Goodwin, 12, at the 20th annual Cupid’s Ball hosted at Smith-Cotton High School Saturday night. Leia will be above the age limit...
View ArticleSedalia couple creates community Pirates Garden
For months many have driven by West 12th Street and South Ohio Avenue and wondered what was being built on the vacant lot. Little did they know that a shiver-me-timbers, creative community garden,...
View ArticleSedalia school board to discuss budget amendments at meeting
The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education will discuss budget amendments for Fiscal Year 2017 during tonight’s board meeting. Some cuts to the budget will be discussed as the district must...
View ArticleGremlins defeat Smithton for district title
Gremlins basketball returned to the Class 2 state tournament with a victory Saturday, Feb. 25 over the District 14 hosts, Smithton, 64-38. The Tigers (20-7) upset the No. 2 seeded Lincoln Cardinals,...
View ArticlePrep Roundup, Feb. 27
HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S BASKETBALL Cole Camp 63, California 57 Cole Camp won its third district championship in school history Saturday, Feb. 25, with a 63-57 win against the California Pintos. The two...
View ArticleFeb. 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...
View ArticleFive hurt in Henry County crash
Five people sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 5:35 p.m. Friday in Henry County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Nancy L. Shulfer, 75, of Windsor, was driving...
View ArticleThree hurt in Saline County crash
Three Clinton residents were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 2:46 p.m. Saturday in Saline County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Victoria L. Gaylord, 55, of Cabool, was...
View ArticleSedalia school board approves budget amendments
The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education approved all budget amendments for the 2016-17 school year during Monday’s meeting, including mitigating any losses due to state budget cuts and...
View ArticleSedalia City Council adds officers, no COLA raise in FY18 budget
The Sedalia City Council got one step closer to finishing the Fiscal Year 2017-18 budget during Monday night’s work session, which included adding personnel positions but no cost of living raises....
View ArticleSmith-Cotton boys, girls eliminated at districts
Smith-Cotton boy’s and girl’s basketball concluded its respective seasons with district tournament losses at Hickman High School in Columbia. Blue Springs eliminated the Lady Tigers, 41-36 and Blue...
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