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La Monte senior stays true to herself
Discovering who you are as a person and staying true to oneself can be a difficult challenge for many people. For a young man or woman in high school, being surrounded by peer pressure can make the...
View ArticleFlash Flood Warning issued for Pettis County
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Pettis County until 11:15 p.m., as torrential rain across the area is expected to cause flash flooding. The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has...
View ArticleFlash Flood Warning issued for Pettis County
A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for Pettis County until 11:15 p.m., as torrential rain across the area is expected to cause flash flooding. The National Weather Service in Pleasant Hill has...
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SFCC’s Williams signs with Wright State University
SEDALIA — State Fair Community College Lady Roadrunners sophomore forward Thelma Williams has signed to play next season at Wright State University, a Division I school in Dayton, Ohio. The Detroit...
View ArticleSedalia Bombers open season June 1
The Sedalia Bombers begin their season in less than a week with a June 1 matchup against Chillicothe at Liberty Park in Sedalia. Sedalia finished 24-15 last season, two games behind the St. Joseph...
View ArticleRoadrunners baseball adds Fennewald
SEDALIA — State Fair Community College Roadrunners head baseball coach Jud Kindle announced the addition of Tyler Fennewald, who will begin his academic and athletic career at SFCC in the fall....
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Local All-District lists released
Three local All-District baseball teams were released earlier this week for Districts 14 and 15 in Class 2 and Class 1, District 9. Class 2, District 14 Lincoln, winners of the Class 2, District 14...
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Karman Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Karman will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 5 with an open house reception at the Leonard C. Schnell Auditorium, Cole Camp. Ellen Jagels...
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The memories smells can bring
I discovered the truth of the adage that smell is probably the most powerful of our senses when my mother sent me a box of my own baby clothes during my pregnancy. I looked at the things in the box and...
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City of Sedalia to start mill and overlay project Tuesday
Several Sedalia city streets will receive mill and overlay work over the next 45 days. According to a City of Sedalia news release, the Sedalia City Council accepted an agreement April 18 with Chester...
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Ragtime legends to be at Joplin Festival
The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival has seen significant changes in the last year, but Foundation members say the festival is here to stay and are proud that four men considered legends in...
View ArticleGrateful to Sedalia 200
Where the time went, I just couldn’t tell you. It’s the same for every parent of a young person graduating high school. The first day of school was at Horace Mann, and the teacher was Ms. Darla...
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Memories of an ice truck
There is a taste in my memory that I crave sometimes. It takes awhile to figure out exactly what the flavor is, but if you were a kid when ice trucks delivered blocks of ice, custom-cut at the curb to...
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Salvation Army to revamp Sedalia services
After an hour-and-a-half long community meeting about the future of the Salvation Army in Sedalia, very few questions were answered but one thing was made very clear: big changes are coming for the...
View ArticleMay 28-29 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 ArticleMay 28-29 Crash Reports
Two killed in Johnson crash Two Chilhowee residents were killed in a single-vehicle accident at 12:56 a.m. Friday in Johnson County, and their driver was arrested for driving while intoxicated....
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A reason to ride
Danielle Butler looks at the motorcycle vest she was given by members of the Midwest Drifters and Brothers of the Son Ministry Friday morning, which was the last day of school for students in the...
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Mules make 17th appearance in CWS
Mules baseball suffered a disappointing end to last season with a third-place finish in the MIAA Tournament. Fielding mostly the same core of players, Central Missouri is headed to their first NCAA...
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‘It has always been about my students’
Friday was a day to say goodbye for the summer for the students and staff in the Sedalia School District 200. With the final bell Friday afternoon, some students and staff may leave the district for...
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Author gets ready to take crappie seriously
During March and April, it seems like everyone I meet asks me how many crappie I’ve been catching. When I reply I haven’t been crappie fishing, half of them walk away thinking I’m lying to protect my...
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