Briefs
- Lincoln woman hurt in crash on icy road
- Democrat staff
- A Lincoln woman was injured while driving on an icy roadway Monday in Benton County.
Kimberly A. Hartley, 51, was taken by ambulance to Bothwell Regional Health Center with minor injuries.
The accident occurred at 6:39 p.m. as Hartley was... Full story
- Tipton woman hurt in single-vehicle crash
- Democrat staff
- A Tipton woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident Sunday in Morgan County.
Tammy S. Koechner, 42, was taken by ambulance to St. Mary’s Medical Center in Blue Springs with minor injuries.
The accident occurred at 12:35 p.m. as Koechner... Full story
- Valentine's Day dance at VFW postponed
- Democrat staff
- The Valentine’s Day dance scheduled for Saturday at the VFW Post 2591 has been postponed to Feb. 19.
The dance will be held from 6 to 11 p.m. Feb. 19 at the post located at 121 S. Ohio Ave.
Tickets are $15 per couple or $10 for singles and... Full story
- Two hospitalized following crash near Knob Noster
- Democrat staff
- Two Knob Noster residents were injured in a two-vehicle accident Monday in Johnson County.
Libby J. Avery, 54, and Derek A. Miller, 23, were taken by ambulance to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence with moderate injuries.
The accident... Full story
- Pink Zone night at SFCC to support breast cancer awareness
- Democrat staff
- State Fair Community College will sponsor Pink Zone night Wednesday at home basketball games in the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center on campus.
Pink Zone night is dedicated to breast cancer awareness and is sponsored by the Davis Center and the... Full story
- SFCC to host financial aid workshops
- Democrat staff
- State Fair Community College’s financial aid office will sponsor four “Complete Your FAFSA” open workshops for students and parents.
FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
Workshops will be held at 5:30 p.m. Feb.... Full story
- Public Works to hear final water meter proposals
- Democrat staff
- The Sedalia Public Works Board will meet Wednesday with representatives from the two companies up for consideration to replace the majority of the city’s water meters.
In recent months, the board has been examining options for replacing all... Full story
- Police: House fire caused by juvenile playing with matches
- Democrat staff
- A juvenile playing with matches caused a house fire Sunday afternoon.
The Sedalia Fire and Police departments responded to a house fire at 12:39 p.m. at 1400 E. 14th Street.
According to a police incident report, the fire started as a juvenile was... Full story
- Snowball hunt postponed; new date pending
- Democrat Staff
- Cloudy weather Saturday forced the Sedalia Parks Department to postpone the Snowball Hunt at Clover Dell Park.
The event, which features a plane dropping Ping-Pong balls — the “snowballs” — at the park’s soccer field... Full story
- School board candidates to participate in forum
- Democrat staff
- The Sedalia Community Educators Association will hold the 2010 Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education Forum at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Heckart Performing Arts Center at Smith-Cotton High School.
Board of education Incumbents Jeff Redford... Full story