Incoming Sedalia-Pettis County United Way Campaign chair Paul Dick received a pair of loafers Friday at the annual United Way awards luncheon.

A Chinese business owner and his employee pleaded guilty and were sentenced in federal court Friday for conspiring to steal trade secrets from Pittsburgh Corning Corporation, which has a plant in Sedalia.

Here are the final Paul Klover Soccer Association standings for the recreational league. The standings include wins, losses, ties and points.

Here are the Paul Klover Soccer Association standings for the recreational league. The standings, which include wins, losses, ties and points, include games through Thursday.

Here are the Paul Klover Soccer Association standings for the recreational league. The standings, which include wins, losses, ties and points, include games through Thursday.

Here are the divisional standings for the Paul Klover Soccer Association. Records are through Thursday.

Here are the divisional standings for the Paul Klover Soccer Association. Records are through Thursday.

Jim and Susan Waldo are in the midst of a move to Springfield, no easy task for the full-time professionals and their four children.

Here are the divisional standings for the Paul Klover Soccer Association. Records are through Thursday.

Here are the divisional standings for the Paul Klover Soccer Association. Records are through Wednesday.

We all know the local Pittsburgh Corning plant as the home of the classic glass block. But it is their other product, which is probably slightly harder to reverse engineer, that has become the target of international espionage.

Two Chinese nationals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to steal proprietary trade secrets from Pittsburgh Corning.

“Would somebody please take on Charter cable? Shouldn’t we have a choice? It’s really outrageous.” (March 31-April 1)

“I might be giving away a $1 million idea here, but this town really needs an actual cab company.” (April 2)

“We know who is shooting the rabbits and squirrels inside the city limits. You can run but you cannot hide. There is an ordinance against this, and we will prosecute.” (April 3)

“You know, I really appreciate your Sedline and I know that a lot of people read it. It opens people’s eyes to what is going on and it is a lot easier than writing a letter. I’d like to see more funny things.” (April 4)

“Centennial Park really needs to get the baby swings back so I can start taking my kids over to that park because I live in that area.” (April 5)

“I think every morning when the Sedalia trash truck parks on the side street next to Hardee’s ... I think they need to pull into the parking lot so they are not blocking traffic. It is such a pain in the heinie every morning to try to go around the trash truck. If they want to eat, they can pull into the parking lot and not block traffic.” (April 7)

“When I was talking about not having anyplace to sit down and rest at the State Fair Community College walking track, I meant the walk track that is outdoors.” (April 9)

“It’s really sad. The former upper middle class, now the higher poor class, cannot afford to pay $20 for a meal for the revitalization meeting of the old JCS. $20 is just too steep.” (April 10)

“(The council voted) to approve $190 million to hire an architect for a fire station we don’t even need in the first place, besides the new fire truck. C’mon, Sedalia, wake up.”

Mr. and Mrs. Van Swearingin, of Sedalia, will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with a trip to Las Vegas.

A worker looks on from his perch after using a torch to sever a portion of an inactive water tower at the Pittsburgh Corning Sedalia plant on Thursday. According to plant manager Don Johnston, the water tower was built as part of the original plant in the 1940s, but has not been operation for ten years. Johnston said the tower had become a safety issue for the plant and its employees, noting that an empty water tower is “more susceptible to wind storms and tornadoes.”

Mr. and Mrs. Melvin “Sonny” Thierfelder, of Sedalia, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a family gathering at their home on April 22.

In commemoration of Industry Week, I thought it would be interesting to review the past while focusing on the present.

Dennis Kerns, of Sedalia, is retiring from Pittsburgh Corning after 34.5 years. He started as a mold striper in 1977. He worked his way up to a technical operator watching the molding glass. As part of the maintenance crew, he helped rebuild several machines.

Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ray Ellison, of Sedalia, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary with their eight children and their spouses.

anet Bice has been a successful fundraiser for PROP — Putting Roofs Over People — but she also provides the housing alliance with other necessities: awareness and hope.

The Sedalia City Council approved amended language and a revised fee schedule for false alarm calls during its meeting on Tuesday.

Running shoes must be flying off the store shelves these days.

John R. Borchers, of Sedalia, will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house, held by his children and grandchildren, from 2 to 4 p.m. March 20 at the Olsen West Community Building, 883 Olsen Road in Sedalia.

Enrique “Bing” Buso, of Sedalia, enlisted in the service in July 1951 with a friend, Willard Harper, who wanted to get away from Sedalia. Buso was three months shy of being 18 and had completed his second year of high school.