Area sports franchises and recreation outlets don’t have as much direct competition as restaurants and music clubs and art galleries.
That’s because Sedalia has exactly one semi-pro baseball team, one arena football team, one bowling alley, one public golf course, one private golf course, one roller-skating rink, one amusement park and one adult parks-and-recreation organization. And one free disc golf course, for that matter.
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