Man killed by fireworks in La Monte
A 28-year-old mam was killed in a fireworks accident in La Monte Tuesday night. According to a Pettis County Sheriff’s press release, deputies were dispatched to 206 West Grand Avenue in La Monte at...
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At break, Sedalia Bombers middle of the pack
With at least 16 games remaining before the postseason, the Sedalia Bombers are firmly positioned in the thick of the MINK League North Division race. Catcher Kenny Piper and slugger Dalton Horstmeier...
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2 men indicted in $7 million drug-trafficking plot
Two men, including a Sedalia man, were indicted by a federal grand jury Wednesday for their roles in a $7 million conspiracy to distribute marijuana in Pettis, Cooper, Boone, Morgan, Pulaski and...
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Photos: Old Sedalia water tower to get new coat of paint
A workman with AMF Electrical Contractors Inc., of St. Louis, lowers a piece of equipment Thursday afternoon from the top of the old Sedalia water tower at East Main Street and South Massachusetts...
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Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 14 fatalities over July Fourth holiday
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 14 people died in traffic crashes, no one died in a boating crash, and zero drownings during the 2017 July Fourth holiday counting period. The counting period...
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Missouri State Highway Patrol announces 2017 Operation Dry Water results
Col. Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announced the results of enforcement efforts to detect impaired boat operators in conjunction with the national “Operation...
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Sedalia Park Board approves new downtown park project
Plans for a new park in downtown Sedalia will soon begin after the Sedalia Park Board gave approval to the project during Thursday night’s meeting. City of Sedalia Community Development Director John...
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Medical student learns importance of self-worth through elderly patient
For someone to give of themselves in the care and service of others takes a great deal of knowledge and understanding of the medical field, but perhaps it also takes just as much compassion and...
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July 7 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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Pastor’s Pulpit: The freedom of bringing Christ to others
As I was watching a television show celebrating Independence Day, the host commented that in these uncertain times we need to remind ourselves of who we are and how we want to be. I pondered these...
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July 7 Crash Reports
Teen hurt in ATV accident A Utah teenager suffered serious injuries in an ATV accident at 2:45 p.m. Wednesday in Johnson County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Deacon J. Roberts,...
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Points Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Points will observe their 50th wedding anniversary July 10. Bill Point and Donna Fay Paxton were married July 10, 1967, at their parent’s home. Mr. Points has been employed at Alcan...
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Decker birthday
Ruby M. Decker, of Lincoln, will celebrate her 90th birthday Saturday, July 22. She was born in Howard County in 1927 and she graduated from New Franklin High School in 1945. Ruby was married to the...
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Buso Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs Earnest Buso celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary July 7. Doris Eck and Earnest Buso were married July 7, 1957, at Epworth Methodist Church by the Rev. Ralph Hurd. Mr. Buso is retired...
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Sedalia schools modeling success for other districts
Missouri education officials want to leverage the best practices from the best districts to improve learning statewide, and Sedalia School District 200 has been invited to take a leadership role in the...
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Chihuly brings glass to life
This past weekend, we went to Bentonville, Arkansas, to meet Emily and go to Crystal Bridges’ Dale Chihuly exhibition. We are all Chihuly fans; Emily even met his wife one evening in Little Rock, and...
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Stories about Ken and Barbie disturbs writer
I try not to get emotional about news stories, but every now and then one comes along that begs for an emotional response. The first time I felt this particular emotion was in 2004, when I read an...
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CSC Steel donates to Open Door Soup Kitchen
CSC Steel owners Brian Smith and his wife Kathi Oster, of Sedalia, announced Friday morning they were donating a building worth $46,000 for the Open Door Service Center Soup Kitchen expansion during a...
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Things you should know about MDC Managed Hunts
Assuming the 2017-2018 statistics will mirror those of 2016-2017, approximately 23 percent of the applicants for one of the Missouri Department of Conservation’s 69 open entry, 3 restricted entry and...
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Cornerstone Baptist Church celebrates new facility
Cornerstone Baptist Church will celebrate its 18,000-square-foot expansion Sunday with special services and an open house. On Friday, the facility that houses the new sanctuary, offices and nursery was...
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