Courtney Hudson, 23, of La Monte, has joined The Sedalia Democrat as a general assignments reporter.

She received a bachelor of science degree in journalism from the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg in May. 

She was an intern at KSHB-TV in Kansas City, working as a reporter. She also served as a general assignment reporter for the Muleskinner, the student newspaper at UCM. She has lived most of her life in La Monte.