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Teen hurt in Saline County accident
A Columbia teenager was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 10:43 p.m. Friday in Saline County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Jordan L. Hilbert, 16, was driving west on...
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Rookie Reporters: Abby Knight talks to recruiting class
Smith-Cotton student athletes are getting up close and personal about what to expect going into college sports. Charlie McFail, athletic conditioning teacher and S-C football coach, also instructs a...
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Smith-Cotton students rake in awards
A school-record 11 students have earned their way to the state FBLA competition. Smith-Cotton Future Business Leaders of America members worked hard to prepare themselves for district competition,...
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Quick Hits, April 8
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL Smithton 7, Cole Camp 5 Bats in both dugouts woke up after four scoreless innings in Cole Camp, with Smithton providing enough burst to power past the hosting Lady Bluebirds, 7-5,...
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Wide field clashes at Smith-Cotton Classic
Lincoln placed third and Smith-Cotton senior Kendall Weymuth tied for 11th hosting a 20-team field Monday in the 2017 Smith-Cotton Classic at Sedalia Country Club in Sedalia. Ross Steelman and Hudson...
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Sedalia School District 200 discusses food service options for upcoming year
Meeting the nutritional needs of Sedalia 200 students was one of the main topics of discussion at Monday night’s school board meeting. Board members spent a considerable amount of time discussing...
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Trooper looking for a home (w/video)
Six-month-old puppy Trooper had a successful surgery last month and is now looking for a family to call his forever home this week. Trooper, a Border Collie mix, came to the Sedalia Animal Shelter in...
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April 11 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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Local JCPenney receives company’s highest distinction
PLANO, Texas – J.C. Penney Company Inc. recently honored its top performing stores with the Founder’s Award at a special ceremony March 28 at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in...
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Tyson Foods’ Concordia plant receiving improvements
CONCORDIA — Tyson Foods’ Concordia prepared foods plant will undergo a $12 million capital improvement project in early April, according to information from Tyson Foods. The project includes...
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Royal Oaks Hospital hosts groundbreaking
WINDSOR — On March 28, USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) Rural Development Area Director Kelly Gregory joined Royal Oaks Hospital in Windsor for a groundbreaking ceremony to announce...
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Under the Streetlamp to perform at Lyceum Theatre
A concert of classic hits featuring the group Under the Streetlamp will be performed, not once but twice, at the Lyceum Theatre in Arrow Rock Friday on April 21. Under the Streetlamp, which features...
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Everyone must act to prevent bullying
It seems as though we have a bullying problem in the schools of old Sedville. Well, most schools in most places probably have that problem but recent tragic local events have put a magnifying glass on...
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Sedalia hosts radio program
In 1970, Alvin Toeffler’ described a society suffering from “future shock,” a sense of disorientation that resulted from the stress of having to deal with a society that is changing too rapidly....
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ROOKIE REPORTERS: Link Crew to help build Smith-Cotton relationships
A new program will link Smith-Cotton High School freshmen with upperclassmen to build bonds and student success. Link Crew is a freshman transition program where upperclassmen are leaders or mentors to...
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Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler, community members address substance abuse with...
Life is a series of choices. On Tuesday morning, members of the junior and senior classes at Smith-Cotton High School learned how important those choices are and how they can impact their lives and the...
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Sedalia 200, community members address suicides
The loss of life of any young person is tragic, especially when that loss is by suicide. During the last 16 months the Sedalia School District 200 family of students and staff have experienced this...
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Smith-Cotton continues conference roll, beat Warriors 8-1
There was a party outside the walls of Liberty Park Stadium on Tuesday. A band of about 30 pizza-eating, flag-waving, mostly shirtless hooligans — dubbed the left field scumbags — gathered on pickup...
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HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S GOLF Sacred Heart third at Eldon Gremlins boy’s golf shot a team total of 232 to place third at Eldon Golf Course in Eldon on Tuesday. Teagan Trammell was Sacred Heart’s low man,...
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Two hurt in motorcycle wreck
Two people sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident at 1:40 p.m. Monday in Saline County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Robert E. Benjamin, 56, of Malta Bend, was...
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