Liberty and Centennial pools will open for the season Saturday.

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.

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

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.

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

Wednesday, May 22

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

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.

Dominique Smith was named the most improved player this season by the Missouri Valley College baseball team.

A Holden girl was injured in a vehicle accident at 8 p.m. Sunday in Johnson County.

Sergeant 1st Class Trenton L. Rhea, 33, of Kansas City, died May 15 in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He was a member of the 603rd Military Police Company in Belton and deployed under Operation Enduring Freedom.

All three high school baseball playoff games involving local teams were postponed Monday.

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.

Four people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at 11:55 a.m. Saturday in Morgan County.

The legal definition of what classifies a bar and restaurant will be discussed by the Sedalia City Council Monday at its regular meeting.

The Smith-Cotton boys track and field team qualified for state in three events Saturday in the Class 4, Sectional 3 meet at Ozark.

The Central Missouri Mules baseball team couldn’t cash in on their scoring opportunities Saturday in a 4-1 loss to Southern Arkansas in an NCAA D-II Central Regional elimination game in Mankato, Minn.

Windsor’s Tyler Brockman and Cole Camp’s Kaleena Logan were the top performers from the Democrat’s coverage area this weekend in the Class 2 state track and field championships at Lincoln University in Jefferson City.

Bothwell Regional Health Center will hold a Surgical Weight Loss Seminar on Wednesday in the Bothwell Education Center.

Smokers interested in kicking their habit can find the tools they need to be successful through Bothwell Regional Health Center’s “Freedom from Smoking” class.

A Sedalia man was sentenced in Division 6 Circuit Court on Wednesday to 15 years in prison for child molestation.

A Warrensburg man was injured in a motorcycle accident at 3:13 a.m. Tuesday in Pettis County.

A four-run third inning and strong pitching after the first frame keyed Cole Camp’s 5-4 win over Skyline on Wednesday in the Class 2, District 14 championship baseball game at Cole Camp.

WEDNESDAY

Three Sacred Heart Gremlins and three Windsor Greyhounds led the Class 1, District 15 All-District baseball team.

Northwest beat La Monte 14-5 in the Class 1, District 13 baseball semifinal on Tuesday at La Monte.

Alexia Goodson, of Smith-Cotton, scored three goals May 9 in the Lady Tigers’ 7-0 soccer win over Center in Kansas City.

THURSDAY

The Democrat was recently named the winner of the Associated Press Media Editor’s Community Journalism Public Service Initiative and will receive a $1,000 grant for a summer-long project on the impact of meth in the community.

Two people were seriously injured in a vehicle accident at 5:35 a.m. Tuesday in Johnson County.

Tuesday, May 14

Wednesday, May 15

The second-seeded Tipton Cardinals season ended with a thud Tuesday night in the semifinals of the Class 2, District 8 baseball tournament at New Bloomfield

Two Smith-Cotton baseball players have been selected to participate in the Missouri Senior All Star Game.

Pilot Grove scored four runs in the fifth inning to beat Bunceton 6-3 in a Class 1, District 10 baseball semifinal Monday at New Franklin.

The Tipton Cardinals finished seventh Tuesday in the Class 1 boys state golf tournament at Silo Ridge Golf Club at Bolivar.

Results of local players after the second and final round of the state boys golf tournaments.

Ragin Dillon, of  Green Ridge, has won the Jim Rissler Sportsmanship Scholarship for girls basketball.

Jonathan Cornell opened the 2013 racing season at Double-X Raceway by winning the 360 winged sprint feature race Sunday night at California, Mo.

A men’s and coed softball tournament is set for June 1 at Centennial Park. Each team is guaranteed three games. The entry fee is $100 per team and the entry deadline is May 26. Only six teams from each division will be accepted. For more information, call Joe Gay at 553-7071.

The second-seeded Central Missouri Mules are scheduled to open play in the NCAA D-II Central Regional against No. 5 St. Cloud State at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Mankato, Minn.

After one day of competition at Silo Ridge Golf Club in Bolivar in the Class 1 boys golf state championships, the Tipton Cardinals sit eighth with a team score of 375. Marceline leads with a 337.

Top-seeded Sacred Heart shut out Stover 7-0 in the Class 1, District 9 semifinals Monday at St. Paul Lutheran High School in Concordia.

Windsor beat Lone Jack 3-0 in a Class 2, District 15 baseball semifinal that began Thursday, was delayed by rain and resumed in the second inning Monday in Concordia.

Monday, May 13

HIGH SCHOOL

The La Monte Vikings beat Kingsville 15-4 in the Class 1, District 13 tournament Monday at La Monte. The game was called in the fifth inning because of the 10-run mercy rule.

The Cole Camp Bluebirds beat Lincoln 13-1 in five innings in the Class 2, District 13 baseball tournament Monday in Cole Camp. The game ended early because of the 10-run mercy rule.