To look back on one’s past with satisfaction is to live twice, and that’s exactly what happened Saturday at the Katy Depot.
The Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce honored the local legends of baseball with a showcase of newspaper clippings, photographs, baseball gear and, most importantly, stories from a different time in Sedalia’s history.
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