The bonds of a school family
OUTSTANDING SENIORS This is the first in a series of profiles of area graduates. On the recommendation of school administrators, one senior from each Kaysinger Conference School and graduates from...
View ArticleLocal couple have parts in ‘Captain America’
WARRENSBURG — Becoming movie extras and working alongside Captain America and Iron Man was something Gary and Janice Curtis, of Warrensburg, never considered when they retired, but working with...
View ArticleMay 20 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 ArticleChamber hosts RAC-JAC Properties ribbon-cutting
Community members, City of Sedalia officials and members of the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce gather Wednesday evening for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to recognize RAC-JAC Properties Inc. as the...
View ArticleArea welder finds right fit in his trade
SEDALIA FIT This is the third in a multi-part series on the Sedalia FIT Program. Established last year, the internship program provides juniors and seniors from Smith-Cotton and Sacred Heart high...
View ArticleThird Thursday draws small crowd to downtown Sedalia
JoAnn Greer asks Jeremey Kroeger, of Legendary Landscapes, about the plant she’s chosen to purchase during the Third Thursday event in downtown Sedalia. Greer was also a vendor, selling Grammy’s Lye...
View ArticleNorthwest, Lincoln win respective districts
The Mustangs are district champs for a fourth straight year. In their second season assigned to Class 1 District 14, Northwest baseball captured the tournament championship Thursday with a 5-4 victory...
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View ArticleA ‘Red Carpet’ year in first grade
McKenzie Riechman shows her vibrant personality as she walks the red carpet during the Red Carpet Awards presentation Friday morning in Christina Kirby’s first-grade class at Skyline Elementary. Each...
View ArticleMay 21-22 Crash Reports
Sedalia teen injured in Pettis A Sedalia teenager was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 7:11 p.m. Thursday in Pettis County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Kali A. Heavener,...
View ArticleSedalia has special tie to Whiteman AFB
Armed Forces Day is today, a day set aside to honor members of our military forces. But every day should be a day to honor the men and women who devote their lives to protect us and to serve our...
View ArticleWe all make mistakes … sometimes
Well, I really goofed a couple of Sundays ago. Mark (Piepenbrink) and I were playing one of my favorite hymns – “All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name:” it’s fast, it’s loud, it’s joyful, it gives me lots...
View ArticleWasting time is art form among men
There is an art to wasting time; something my wife has told me on several occasions I have mastered well. I could protest of course, but that would be a waste of time. As I sat in my writing room one...
View ArticlePettis County Assessor candidates share views at candidate forum
The Pettis County Pachyderm Club continued its series of candidate forums for the Aug. 2 primary election, this time inviting Republican candidates for Pettis County Assessor to share their views. All...
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Local racers competed in the ASCS Warrior Sprint Cars and non-winged War Sprint Car series Friday at the Sedalia State Fair Speedway. Jonathan Cornell, a Sedalia native and current points leader in the...
View ArticleSquirrels from tree to table
After having been closed for an interminable three months and 12 days, squirrel season finally reopens on May 28th. Or at least the wait between seasons seems long to confirmed squirrel hunting...
View ArticleMissouri State Fair Speedway hosts two features
Local racers competed in the ASCS Warrior Sprint Cars and non-winged WAR Sprint Car series Friday at the Sedalia State Fair Speedway. Jonathan Cornell, a Sedalia native and current points leader in the...
View ArticleMissouri State Fair Speedway hosts two features
Local racers competed in the ASCS Warrior Sprint Cars and non-winged WAR Sprint Car series Friday at the Sedalia State Fair Speedway. Jonathan Cornell, a Sedalia native and current points leader in the...
View ArticlePettis County Assessor candidates share views at candidate forum
The Pettis County Pachyderm Club continued its series of candidate forums for the Aug. 2 primary election, this time inviting Republican candidates for Pettis County Assessor to share their views. All...
View ArticleCommunity Calendar for May 23 to May 29
To have your event or meeting listed, send details to fbemiss@civitasmedia.com or call 826-1000 ext. 1481. TODAY 10 a.m.: Show-Me Mad Tatters, University Extension Office Conference Room, 1012A...
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