A Sedalia resident will have the honor of being the grand marshal during Gov. Jay Nixon’s inauguration parade Monday.
Becky Smith was selected by the Missouri Association of County Developmental Disabilities Services to lead the parade through Jefferson City to the south lawn on the Capitol grounds where Nixon will be sworn in for a second term as governor.
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