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Valentine's Day dance at VFW postponed

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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

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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

Sedalia budget: Surplus offsets decline in revenue

By Matthew Steingraber

The Sedalia City Council on Monday gathered for a work session to take a preliminary look at budget projections for the next fiscal year and review city services provided over the last year.Despite projections of a slight decline in sales tax... Full story

Sedalia School District 200 board approves class schedule switch, amends make-up days

Tonya Fennell

The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education approved new class and bell schedules for ninth through 12th graders for the 2010-11 school year and amended make-up days at its work session Monday night at Whittier High School. Smith-Cotton High... Full story

Donations of kitchen equipment expected to aid food service at Community Cafe

Tonya Fennell

Preparing and serving meals at the Community Cafe just got a little easier thanks to the donation of an industrial-size can opener. Members of the Sedalia Rotary Club, who are part of the monthly rotation of volunteers at the Community Cafe,... Full story

Pink Zone night at SFCC to support breast cancer awareness

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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

Snow expected to let up, but colder air on the way

Courtney Hudson

Sedalia has seen more snowfall so far this year than in 2009, but after light snow that was expected to continue Monday night, the rest of the week should be snow-free. George Amis, observing program leader at the National Weather Service station... Full story

Sen. Bond shows support for waste-to-energy project during stop in Sedalia

Dennis Rich

U.S. Sen. Kit Bond expressed support for the planned waste-to-energy project and had harsh words for the White House during a last-minute visit to ProEnergy Services on Monday. The Missouri Republican and vice-chairman of the Senate Intelligence... Full story

Law Day cases for the first week of February

The following cases were heard during the first week of February in Pettis County Circuit Court by Judge Robert Koffman, according to Prosecuting Attorney Jeff Mittelhauser:

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• Casey Allred, 20, of Sedalia, pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver. Allred was arrested Nov. 6 when a search warrant was served by the Sedalia Police Department’s STING Unit at 901 W. Third St.,... Full story

Man who entered S-C High School pleads guilty to making terrorist threat

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A Kansas City man who entered Smith-Cotton High School during a senior dinner fundraiser in November pled guilty to making a terrorist threat. During the event at the school, Michael Frederick, 19, who is enlisted in the U.S. Army, approached... Full story

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