Rookie Reporter: Community Cafe director gets national reconition
Alyson Shaw has shown dedication to her community through her hours of volunteer work, but she was surprised to receive two honors recently from the Prudential Spirit of Community Awards. Alyson...
View ArticleClippert resigns as Sedalia-Pettis County EMA director
Dave Clippert, director of the Sedalia-Pettis County Emergency Management Agency, announced his resignation Monday afternoon, effective May 17. Clippert has been the SPCEMA director for more than nine...
View ArticleCrash Reports
Holden woman hurt in accident A Holden woman sustained moderate injuries in a single-vehicle accident at 8:33 a.m. Saturday in Johnson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report,...
View ArticleMegan Page sworn in as Ward 4 Sedalia City Councilwoman
Citizens in Sedalia’s Fourth Ward have a new representative, as Ward 4 Councilwoman Megan Page was sworn in during Monday night’s Sedalia City Council meeting. Page joined her fellow Ward 4 council...
View ArticleKaysinger track and field teams tune-up at Tiger Invite
With less than a week before the Kaysinger Conference Track Meet on Thursday, Smithton, Sacred Heart, Tipton, Cole Camp, Otterville, Green Ridge and Stover sharpened performances and Smith-Cotton...
View ArticlePrep Roundup, April 18
HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S GOLF 16 schools meet at Sacred Heart Invitational St. Pius X was first, Summit Christian Academy was second and Warrensburg placed third at the Sacred Heart Invitational at the...
View ArticleApril 18 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 ArticleCity of Sedalia using TRIM grant for tree inventory
The City of Sedalia was recently awarded a Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) Grant through the Missouri Department of Conservation. The Trim Grant provided funds to allow for development...
View ArticleMysterious death at the Atlantic Hotel
During the later decades of the 19th century, Sedalia was known for the crimes committed here. Gambling and prostitution were rife, as were theft and even murder. Suicide and suicide attempts were...
View ArticleState Fair Community College Career and Technical Center adds, modifies programs
The Career and Technical Center at State Fair Community College added “significant improvements” during the school year, as reported during Tuesday’s Board of Trustees meeting. CTC Executive Director...
View ArticleState Fair names basketball, soccer coaches
State Fair Community College announced new head coaches for men’s basketball and both soccer programs for the 2017-18 season Tuesday at its Board of Trustees meeting in Sedalia. Matt Brown, most...
View ArticleLincoln delivers Windsor double disappointment
The Lincoln baseball and softball teams dealt Windsor different flavors of disappointing results during a doubleheader Tuesday at Eugene R. Schell Sports Complex. In a rematch of the Kaysinger...
View ArticleQuick Hits, April 18
HIGH SCHOOL BOY’S TENNIS Smith-Cotton 5, Clinton 4 Smith-Cotton boy’s tennis swept doubles at Clinton and captured two singles matches to edge Clinton, 5-4 on the road Tuesday. Jered Baker defeated...
View ArticleApril 19 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 ArticleCases recently resolved in Pettis County Circuit Court
The following is a sampling of cases that were resolved April 17-18 in the Pettis County Circuit Court. Zechariah K. Hoskins-Ellis, 18, of Sedalia, was sentenced to concurrent terms of 10, 10, seven,...
View ArticleSmith-Cotton student selected to attend Missouri Scholars, Fine Arts academies
A goal for all parents is to see their child work hard, do the best they possibly can and to become successful in their endeavors. Edward Toderescu-Stavilla is such an individual. The first member of...
View ArticleFate brings vintage violin home to Rusty Kahrs family
Many believe that nothing is coincidence, but all occurrences are perfectly ordered by a higher power. When Ron Wallace, of Kansas City, purchased a vintage violin recently he set in motion events that...
View ArticleUCM planning for tight FY18 budget
WARRENSBURG — As the University of Central Missouri gets farther into the planning process for Fiscal Year 2018, school officials are working to come up with more than $20 million in additional revenue...
View ArticleSedalia man charged for Friday shooting
An 18-year-old Sedalian has been charged for shooting at a vehicle Friday afternoon. Ezra S. Cowan, of the 300 block of East Jackson Street, has been charged with two counts of unlawful use of a weapon...
View ArticleClunie receives sentence for 2016 statutory rape
A Sedalia man accused of statutory rape was sentenced this week after he entered a guilty plea. Travis Clunie, 26, was sentenced to seven years in the Missouri Department of Corrections for second...
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