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Sedalia City Council hears lift station opinions
The Sedalia City Council went into further discussion regarding possible improvements to wastewater lift stations on the west side of the city during Monday’s special meeting. Olsson Associates...
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Lincoln downs Concordia, 8-2
Connor Spunaugle pitched a complete game — enduring a lightning delay — and Grant Eifert tripled to lead a six-run second inning in an 8-2 victory over the Concordia Orioles on Monday, May 22 Lincoln....
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May 23 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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Repair work to close Main Street this week
Street repair work will begin on the eastbound lane of West Main Street near the intersection of West Main Street and Industrial Road at 6 a.m. Wednesday through 3:30 p.m. Thursday. Main Street at this...
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Smith-Cotton High School hosts field day
Smith-Cotton High School students organized a field day Tuesday to raise money for the Special Olympics and to honor retiring teacher Steve Schilb. The event was hosted from 8:30 a.m. to noon on the...
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Man arrested after Monday night manhunt
A Sedalia man was found early Tuesday morning after a manhunt throughout the night involving a helicopter and a K9, which started when the suspect fled from police. According to a Sedalia Police...
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Memorial Day events planned throughout the area
Sedalia Voiture 333, 40 & 8 will host its annual Memorial Day Picnic on Monday at Liberty Park. The event is a fundraiser that benefits the local community, taking in many different organizations....
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Among the relatively few bills passed by the Missouri Legislature this year was SB128, which, among other things, will make it easier to hold public officials accountable for wrongdoing, by letting the...
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La Monte’s Early Years
When Sedalia Democrat columnist Hazel Lang wrote a column in 1969 about the history of La Monte, she relied in part on information taken from the “1882 History of Pettis County.” Some of the...
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Class of 2017 gave something back
You probably read Hope Lecchi’s recent story here in The Sedalia Democrat about the Smith-Cotton class of 2017 and their mission to immortalize town founder George R. Smith in bronze. Sometimes a...
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State Fair Community College Board of Trustees vote to increase tuition rates...
The State Fair Community College Board of Trustees voted at Tuesday’s meeting to increase tuition rates for the 2017-18 school year. Under the approved proposal, rates will increase $5 a credit hour...
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New Broadway Boulevard strip center to house local, national businesses
Sedalia is getting more retail options on West Broadway Boulevard thanks to a new multi-tenant shopping center. Angie Kroeger, one-fourth owner of KP3, which owns the upcoming strip mall property at...
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Sedalia drivers winning in California
Three weeks into the season, Sedalia sprint car driver Jonathan Cornell picked up his first victory at Double-X Speedway in California, Missouri on Sunday, May 23. Cornell, who claimed the track points...
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S&T Landscaping and Irrigation puts on finishing touches at exterior of...
Despite a cold spring downpour, Jordan Dey, left, and Cory Meyer rake the soil near the front parking area of the soon-to-open PetSmart store on east U.S. Highway 50 and Oak Grove Lane on Wednesday...
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May 24 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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Truck strikes telephone pole, line down
Sedalia Police Department Officers A.J. Silvey, right, and John Fellows look over a downed utility line after a pole was struck at 11 a.m. Wednesday. A truck pulling a trailer, traveling west in an...
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Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival begins Wednesday
New York pianist Richard Dowling will kick-off the 36th annual Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival Wednesday evening at the Hayden Liberty Center Association for the Arts. Dowling played all 53...
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Groundbreaking ceremony held for new soup kitchen
Sedalia Mayor Stephen Galliher, left, speaks to Ron Ditzfeld Friday night at the Ditzfield Center to host the groundbreaking ceremony for the Open Door Soup Kitchen, which is scheduled to open this...
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Neighbors: Sacred Heart graduate receives Zach Parsons Memorial Scholarship
The Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce presented the second Zach Parsons Memorial Scholarship at the conclusion of its 2016-17 Leadership Sedalia class to a student whose passion is helping others....
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City names new Sedalia Regional Airport director
The City of Sedalia has named a new director for the Sedalia Regional Airport. The Sedalia City Council approved the hiring of Eric Bowers as the new airport director during Monday’s closed session. He...
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