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August Election: Green Ridge R-VIII voters asked to consider no tax bond issue
In less than five weeks, voters in the Green Ridge R-VIII School District will be asked to go to the polls Aug. 8 to approve a no tax increase bond issue to maintain and improve district facilities. If...
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State Rep. Sandy Crawford talks experience, supporters at Pettis County...
The Pettis County Pachyderm Club heard from the Republican candidate for the vacant 28th Senatorial District seat during Friday afternoon’s meeting. State Rep. Sandy Crawford, R-District 129, and Al...
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Swimming Bandits host Marshall, Centralia
Swimmers just finding their stroke and preps looking to improve met Friday, July 7 at Joseph W. Arbisi Memorial Swimming Pool for a meet hosted by the Sedalia Bandits. Bandits head coach Jerry...
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July 8 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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July 8 Crash Reports
Pettis County accident injures three Three people suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 12:43 p.m. Friday in Pettis County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Ellen A....
View ArticleCommunity calendar for July 10 through July 16
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: PetSmart, Dollar General host Saturday grand openings
Employees of Sedalia’s new PetSmart store walk the store’s mascot, Chance, out the front doors Saturday for the Grand Opening ribbon cutting ceremony. Store Manager Michael Petrucci cut the ribbon and...
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Missouri Election Integrity Advisory Committee works to ensure voting rights
As a candidate for Missouri Secretary of State, Jay Ashcroft ran on a platform of restoring a sense of bipartisanship to the office by working with all 115 counties to ensure Missourians’...
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Cooke named as Democrat editor
Nicole Cooke has been named the editor of the Sedalia Democrat. Cooke has been with the Democrat since July 2013, starting as the education reporter. She moved to the city beat in May 2014 and has...
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George A. Whiteman Memorial Post 642 elects first woman commander
Jane Stewart will assume the position of commander of the George A. Whiteman Memorial Post 642, The American Legion Sunday, July 23. She will be the Post’s first female commander. Stewart, a U.S. Navy...
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Bombers chip at St. Joseph division lead
The Bombers picked up one game Sunday – one of many required if Sedalia hopes to catch the MINK League North leaders – defeating the St. Joseph Mustangs. Having suffered losses at St. Joseph twice in...
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July 10 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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July 10 Crash Reports
Sedalia man arrested for DWI A Sedalia man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a single-vehicle accident at 1:40 a.m. Saturday in Pettis County. Franklin D. Greer, 33, was driving south on...
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Reading Camp at Sedalia 200 provides opportunities for student success
There really isn’t a mystery to it — if you engage and encourage a child to read, a lifelong passion can develop. Students in Sheri Kemp’s reading camp class at Heber Hunt Elementary are developing...
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July 11 Crash Reports
Early morning accident injures resident A Sedalia woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident at 6:40 a.m. Monday in Pettis County. Laura E. Weisenburger, 33, of Sedalia, was driving north on state...
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Democrat welcomes new advertising employee
The Democrat recently welcomed a new member of the advertising department. Ashley Manolias joined the Democrat’s advertising department in June. She will serve as an Inside Sales/Support Specialist for...
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August Election: Green Ridge R-VIII voters asked to consider no tax bond issue
Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct information regarding the majority needed to pass the measure. In less than five weeks, voters in the Green Ridge R-VIII School District will be...
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When it comes to peppers, hotter the better
You know, I’m one of those guys who likes it hot. No, not the weather, because this heat wave stinks — literally, like dead plants and hot garbage. Well, it does if we’re not careful, though sometimes...
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Fitzgibbon Hospital announces Sleep Lab accreditation
MARSHALL — Fitzgibbon Hospital’s sleep lab has received accreditation by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. While the sleep lab has continually provided quality care through its sleep studies both...
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WMMC Diagnostic Imaging receives accreditation
WARRENSBURG — Western Missouri Medical Center announced the WMMC Diagnostic Imaging department has received the Gold Standard of Accreditation in Computed Tomography (CT) by the American College of...
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