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County Commission approves hires
The Pettis County Commission on Friday approved new hires for the Road and Bridge and Sheriff’s departments. The commission approved the hiring of Michael Burdick as a laborer for Road and Bridge and Christopher Branstetter as kitchen administrator...
Fundraiser to benefit student
Family and friends of a Sacred Heart sophomore plan to have a dinner from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Community Center at Buckner Apartments to raise money for an educational trip. T’Keyea Thornton, 16, was accepted to the National Youth...
College, high school students to graduate this weekend
State Fair Community College will announce its alum of the year at its graduation ceremony tonight. Commencement is set for 7 p.m. in the Fred E. Davis Multipurpose Center. The alum of the year will be the speaker at the ceremony. Also tonight, a certificate...
Edwards woman injured in accident
An Edwards woman was injured in a single-vehicle accident in Benton County, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.Cheryl A. Andrews, 45, was taken by ambulance to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton, where she was treated and released,...
Pot plants found in Green Ridge home
Deputies arrested two people after an investigation turned up pot plants at their rural Green Ridge home, according to authorities. Authorities arrested William P. Sindelar, 45, and Carmen L. Sindelar, 37, at their 27553 Schenk Road house Tuesday afternoon...
Exhibit to feature history of white weddings
It’s going to be a white wedding at the Katy Depot. Here Come the Brides, a wedding attire exhibit, begins May 20 and continues through June 3 at the Katy Depot. The exhibit will feature history of the white wedding from 1880 to 1980. “Each...
Commission approves hire, signs bridge paperwork
The Pettis County Commission on Thursday signed off on a new hire for the Pettis County Sheriff’s Department. The department hired Peggy M. Sargent as a full-time corrections officer. Sargent will be paid $10.35 per hour, rising to $10.89 per hour...
Postal workers collect tons of food
Letter carriers here collected 14,800 pounds of food to benefit pantries at Open Door and Salvation Army. Branch No. 139 of the National Association of Letter Carriers, which includes Sedalia, Clinton and Knob Noster, collected 19,500 pounds in a food...
Girl has date for surgery in China
Savannah has her date. Eight-year-old Savannah Watring, of Syracuse, is scheduled to fly to China July 23 with her grandmother and father to receive stem cell treatments in hopes of restoring her eyesight. Savannah is blind and was born with optic...
Groups offer free lunches to children
Central Missouri Food Bank, Open Door Food Pantry, Immanuel United Church of Christ and Taylor Chapel United Methodist Church will host a free summer lunch program for children up to age 17. The program will run from May 27 to Aug. 14. Meals may be picked...
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