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Sedalia man sentenced for 2016 assault
A Sedalia man convicted of assault during a jury trial last month was sentenced Wednesday afternoon. Mark C. Brandolese, 50, was convicted May 4 of second degree domestic assault and armed criminal...
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Five arrested during SPD narcotics saturation
Multiple Sedalia residents were arrested earlier this week after a narcotics saturation detail was conducted by the Sedalia Police Department. According to a SPD news release, on Tuesday and Wednesday,...
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Bombers’ Jones grows into new league, new speed
Graduating from Smith-Cotton in May, Gavin Jones moves on from his high school baseball experience and prepares for the transition into college as a member of State Fair Community College baseball. To...
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Where will divisiveness lead us?
There should be hope, but we are left hopeless. There should be direction, but the compass has been replaced by cash. There should be purpose, but instead there is unrelenting partisanship. I start...
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Meals on Wheels is a non-profit organization the delivers meals to seniors, the homebound and handicapped citizens of sedalia. The food is prepared by Sedalia Food and Vending and is delivered by...
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Mark Register, Sam Jones discuss plans for upcoming year at Sacred Heart
When the 2017-18 school year begins, Sacred Heart School will welcome a familiar face and a somewhat familiar face as their administrative team with the hiring of Mark Register as...
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Photos: Mild weather draws visitors to Liberty Park
Enjoying the mild weather and quietness of Liberty Park, Dan and Linda Eastman, of Iowa, walk their Yorkshire Terriers, Ollie, left, and Lilly, Friday afternoon. Linda Eastman said they were on their...
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African Children’s Choir to perform July 19
Since 1984, 52,000 children have been educated through the African Children’s Choir in conjunction with the Music for Life program. Nineteen of those children will give a special performance in July at...
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Remembering someone through their stories
When I was 10, Marilyn Cover, the woman my mother designated as my “real” mother, invited me to St. Louis to watch Rudolph Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn dance. We would spend the night at her...
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Missouri State Fair Foundation works to ensure traditions, heritage of...
For more than 115 years, the Missouri State Fair has been a family tradition. When the 2017 Farm kicks off Aug. 10, perhaps there has never been a more appropriate theme in the history of the Fair than...
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Temple Beth El: The untold story
Shortly after the Civil War, Temple Beth El was established in Sedalia and thrived until 2001. Many small Jewish congregations that once were so important in small towns throughout the U.S. have...
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The story of Washington Park
Columnist’s note: I received a call on Wednesday from a man who said he knew me as a kid, and is a reader of this column. The man wanted to know the name of the park that occupied the space where the...
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Knight cruises in 3-0 Sedalia Junior Legion wood bat victory
Conversations around the novelty of wood bats — Bo Jackson references, pine tar theory — and a “rally rifle” fashioned with lumber, tape and cups signaled excitement for Post 642 Aux. Sedalia Rick Ball...
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June 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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Impatient patient turns to Dr. Boat
Until last September, I’d never have had an injury that left me much above the minimum definition of partially disabled for little more than a couple of months. Then, around Labor Day, an irritating...
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Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education to discuss budgets, discipline...
Budgetary matters will be at the forefront of Monday night’s Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education meeting. Board members are expected to vote on the final budget amendments for the 2016-17...
View ArticleCommunity calendar for June 26 through July 2
To have your event or meeting listed, send details to fbemiss@civitasmedia.com or call 826-1000 ext. 1481. MONDAY 10 a.m.: Show-Me Mad Tatters, University Extension Office Conference Room, 1012A...
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Photos: Katy Depot hosts Kids’ Toy & Model Train Play Day
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Democrat wins 10 KC Press Club awards
The Democrat staff took home 10 awards, including seven Gold Awards, during Saturday afternoon’s KC Press Club Heart of America Awards banquet. The annual journalism contest includes publications in...
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Flying high with the Sedalia RC Flyers Club
Airspace was busy Saturday on the Missouri State Fairgrounds as aircraft took off and landed during the Radio Control Fun Fly and Swap Meet hosted in Parking Lot 9 by the Sedalia RC Flyers Club. Dan...
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