The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education announced the hiring of Kendra Barton as assistant principal at Smith-Cotton Junior High School.

Be aware of construction areas, pay attention while driving, don’t drink and drive and buckle up, are a few tips the Missouri State Highway Patrol has for motorists this holiday weekend.

Ron and Judy Camirand, of Sedalia, recently took this trio of photos of the same flower. The rose, called Joseph’s Coat, changes and intensifies its

Five people were involved in a vehicle accident at 1:37 p.m. Monday in Cooper County.

A Sedalia teenager was sentenced in Division Six Circuit Court on Monday to serve two 15-year sentences on sodomy charges.

Students who plan to participate in any MSHSAA-related activities in the 2013-14 school year are invited to get a free physical from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the auditorium at Smith-Cotton Junior High School.

Part of being an exchange student is to see, learn and experience new things. I feel that being a student with American Field Service, I have accomplished these things pretty well.

This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. The information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.

Parkview Elementary School staff members participated in Bike To Work Day on Friday. The group, from left, Terry Snyder, Barney Knight, Debra Snyder, Tommy Kindle, Kelly Sobaski and Alena Robinson, met at Katy Park and rode in together.

The late 19th century is sometimes thought of as a time when sexual impulses were repressed and people behaved with a prudish morality. The truth is somewhat different, as stories in both the Sedalia Democrat and the Sedalia Bazoo indicate. The adventures of Moses Harvey and his friends show the degree to which immorality flourished in Sedalia.

My wife and I strongly support the comprehensive smoking ban ordinance the Sedalia City Council is considering. We hope the council will see the value in passing and enforcing this ordinance for the welfare of all citizens and visitors.

COLE CAMP — Archie scored a run in the fifth and another in the sixth to beat Cole Camp 4-3 in a Class 2 baseball sectional Tuesday, ending the Bluebirds’ season at 15-8.

COLE CAMP — Heavy rain pummeled the area Monday  as thunderstorms rolled through, but that didn’t stop the Cole Camp Bluebirds from playing baseball Tuesday.

Benny Morina, of Tuscany Garden, is saying goodbye and turning the restaurant’s reigns over to new owner, Robert “Skip” Blackburn, of Osage Beach on June 1.

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The Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market saved my life.

Dave Brown is a man on a mission — 14 miles a day.

Winchester Meadows Retirement Community will soon break ground on a new building that will bring 28 apartments for those needing assisted living facilities.

Four Sacred Heart girls  have been named to the Missouri State High School Soccer Coaches Association All-Region team.

Skyline Elementary School first-grader Landon Poort stays in character as a sloth and walks slowly offstage during a class production Tuesday about the animals of the rainforest. Seth Estes and Patience McGinnis, in hats, portray two visitors to the rain forest wondering what makes the rainforest so special. Darcia Koetting, the class's teacher, said the play "Saving the Rainforest", was done by now-retired teacher Becky Garst about 20 years ago. "I started the play up about 8 to 10 years ago and we perform it for the parents at the end of the year," Koetting said.

Defending Class 1 state baseball champion Santa Fe took another step toward another championship Tuesday with an 11-1 sectional win over the Northwest Mustangs.

The Sedalia Noonday Optimist Club will host its ninth annual Optimist Club Golf Fundraiser at 9 a.m. June 1 at Royal Oaks Golf Course near Knob Noster.

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