Sedalia juniors leap past Jefferson City Post 5 for wood bat championship
Sedalia pinch runner Drake Keele dislodged the ball from the mitt of Jefferson City’s catcher with a desperation leap, scoring the go-ahead run in a 3-2 victory Sunday, June 25 to claim the Sedalia...
View ArticleJune 26 Crash Reports
Man killed in Johnson crash A Boonville man was killed in a single-vehicle accident at 12:35 p.m. Friday in Johnson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Delmer T. Nichols, 60,...
View ArticleArea events planned for Fourth of July
There are plenty of activities in West Central Missouri to choose from to celebrate Independence Day next week. Sedalia Independence Day starts bright and early in Sedalia with the annual Firecracker...
View ArticleAbsentee voting starts Tuesday for August special election
The August special election is now six weeks away, which means absentee voting begins today. Absentee voting is underway, available for Pettis County citizens who will be unable to vote at their...
View ArticlePhotos: Tickets now available for Missouri State Fair Pepsi Grandstand events
Despite a light rain and un-fair-like temperatures hovering in the mid 60s, Renee Veltrop waits patiently while her husband Leon Veltrop receives the couple’s tickets they purchased for the Missouri...
View ArticleSedalia 200 Board of education approves a number of matters including budgets...
It’s not a bad problem to have, in fact while many school districts are struggling to balance their budget; the Sedalia School District 200 ended the 2016-17 school year with a budget surplus. In...
View ArticleSDDI recognized as 2017 Main Street America affiliate
Sedalia Downtown Development Inc. has been designated as an affiliate Main Street America program by the National Main Street Center. Each year, the National Main Street Center and its Coordinating...
View ArticleJune 27 Crash Reports
Sedalia man arrested for DWI A Sedalia man was arrested on a charge of driving while intoxicated after a single-vehicle accident at 5:30 p.m. Sunday in Pettis County. According to a Missouri State...
View ArticleMSHP to participate in Operation Dry Water
Col. Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced the Patrol’s participation in Operation Dry Water. Operation Dry Water is a national campaign in which marine...
View ArticleSummers with my summer camp family
Summer 2017 officially started on Tuesday, June 20th – it’s a season means different things to different people but to me it means the Missouri State Fair and the accompanying plague of flies will be...
View ArticleDr. Cannnady’s eczema diagnosis and treatment
Dr. Julian E. Canaday of Sedalia was a man of many interests. He produced a set of correspondence courses on horticulture, owned State Fair Floral Company on South Ohio Avenue, maintained several...
View ArticleRookie Reporter: Turner juggles school, family, theater duties
Not only is Teri Turner the speech and theater teacher at Smith-Cotton High School, she also is a mother, a wife and a friend. Turner dedicates her whole life in lesson plans, grading, ordering for...
View ArticleDespite statewide cuts, SFCC approves balanced budget for upcoming year
After considerable discussion and thought, the State Fair Community College Board of Trustees voted to approve the 2017-18 preliminary budget. The balanced budget of $51,850,029 has not come without...
View ArticlePhotos: Sedalia Parks and Recreation hosts Dino Dig for young anthropologists
Liam Lindstrom, 5, finds that his fingers and hands are very useful tools as he searches for dino treasure during the Sedalia Parks and Recreation Department’s Dino Dig hosted Tuesday evening at Clover...
View ArticlePettis County Ambulance District still searching for certified public accountant
The Pettis County Ambulance District Board of Directors is continuing its search for a financial officer to assist with the district’s finances, as reported during Tuesday night’s meeting. Dave...
View ArticleSedalia man killed in Tuesday morning crash
A Sedalia man was killed in a two-vehicle accident at 8:09 a.m. Tuesday in Pettis County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Terry D. Dabney, 36, of Marshfield, was driving a Kenworth...
View ArticleJunior Legion, Sedalia Bombers host skirmish
While the doubleheader Tuesday between Sedalia Rick Ball Ford and Sedalia Bombers 16-and-under was friendly — the Bombers usually travel tournament-to-tournament and the contest would not count against...
View ArticleJune 28 Crash Reports
Man seriously injured in Benton An Ionia man sustained serious injuries in a single-vehicle accident at noon Monday in Benton County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Mikel G....
View ArticleJune 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 ArticleSedalia trash schedule to change for Fourth of July holiday
City of Sedalia offices including the Materials Management Site will be closed Tuesday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. Residents who normally have their trash picked up Tuesdays will have...
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