The Smith-Cotton track and field team is preparing to go where no Tigers have gone since 2010.

Superintendent Harriet Wolfe and her husband, Bruce, share a laugh during her remarks Wednesday at a surprise celebration to mark her retirement from Sedalia School District 200. District administration and staff, members of Wolfe's family and community leaders gathered in the Smith-Cotton High School cafeteria to "roast" Wolfe, with stories ranging from her frugality with district funds to her boisterous laugh.

Deidre Esquivel, Amanda Blackburn and Betty Albrecht could barely contain their excitement Wednesday morning.

The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education announced the hiring of Kendra Barton as assistant principal at Smith-Cotton Junior High School.

Students who plan to participate in any MSHSAA-related activities in the 2013-14 school year are invited to get a free physical from 6 to 8 p.m. today in the auditorium at Smith-Cotton Junior High School.

Pitching depth and a veteran line-up provide hope for the Sedalia Post 642 senior Legion baseball team.

Dominique Smith was named the most improved player this season by the Missouri Valley College baseball team.

Teachers, administrators and support staff were honored Monday at the Sedalia Community Educators’ Association’s annual banquet.

Twenty-five years ago, the trio of Eva Myers, John Rucker and James Callis worked with the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce Military Affairs Committee and attended the first memorial ceremony held to honor 2nd Lt. George A.Whiteman, who died in combat Dec. 7, 1941, at  Pearl Harbor.

The Smith-Cotton boys track and field team qualified for state in three events Saturday in the Class 4, Sectional 3 meet at Ozark.

Valedictorian Zach Wolf solved a Rubik’s cube on stage Saturday at the Smith-Cotton High School Class of 2013 graduation ceremony. It was a metaphor for the complex puzzles students have to solve en route to getting that diploma.

Their high school careers may be over, but a trio of Smith-Cotton Class of 2013 members will continue to work this summer on a project guaranteed to take them places.

This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. The information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.