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

SpoFest will celebrate two years of spoken-word events with an outdoor birthday event from 5 to 8:30 p.m. June 2 at the Montserrat Vineyards in Montserrat.

Mid-Missouri Artists will learn how to recycle old bed sheets by crocheting them into artistic rugs and other useful items at the program at 7 p.m. May 30 at the Warrensburg Community Center.

Frances Oswald, formerly of Sedalia, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2013. Frances was born on October 12, 1914 in Warrensburg, Missouri, daughter...

Jarold L. Welch, Sr., age 89, formerly of Sedalia died on Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Missouri Veterans Home in Warrensburg surrounded by family....

LA MONTE — Jeremy Payne took the lead from Zack VanderBeek on the eighth lap, and he raced to victory in the 40-lap main event Friday night during the 7th Annual Schwab’s Tinker Shop Show-Me Shootout at LA Raceway.

Pettis County Recorder of Deeds Barbara Clevenger recently issued marriage licenses to the following people:

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A Warrensburg man was injured in a motorcycle accident at 3:13 a.m. Tuesday in Pettis County.

June art classes organized by Mid-Missouri Artists and offered through Warrensburg Parks and Recreation include classes for both youths and adults. Classes meet in the Arts and Crafts Room of the Warrensburg Community Center, 445 E. Gay St.  

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.

The Tipton Cardinals finished seventh Tuesday in the Class 1 boys state golf tournament at Silo Ridge Golf Club at Bolivar.

Results of local players after the second and final round of the state boys golf tournaments.

After one day of competition at Silo Ridge Golf Club in Bolivar in the Class 1 boys golf state championships, the Tipton Cardinals sit eighth with a team score of 375. Marceline leads with a 337.

A Knob Noster singles player and doubles team each placed third at the Class 1, District 12 tournament Saturday in Warrensburg.

Mary’s Institute-Country Day School, of St. Louis, holds a two-stroke lead over Notre Dame (Cape Girardeau) after the first of two rounds in the Class 3 boys golf state championship at Sedalia Country Club.

The 2013 Mules Basketball Summer League will play games from 6 to 9:30 p.m. June 5, 12, 19 and 25 at the Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg.

The University of Central Missouri/Kim Anderson Basketball Camps will begin June 2 at the Multipurpose Building in Warrensburg.

The Johnson County Master Gardeners will host a plant and decor sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 18 at the Culp Building, behind the Johnson County Courthouse in Warrensburg.

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Gregory and Cindi Lindgren and Ron Kirby, all of Sedalia, announce the engagement of their daughter, Chelsi Kirby, of Warrensburg, to Tyler Warren, of Warrensburg. He is the son of Jr. and Toni Warren, of Sedalia.

Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Heck, of Warrensburg, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with a reception, held by their children, from 2 to 4 p.m. May 18 at the Warrensburg Community Center.

Cards may be sent to the following people in care of Sylvia G. Thompson Residence Center, 3333 W. 10th St., Sedalia, MO 65301.

I would like to address the concerns of business owners in Sedalia who believe that a smoke-free ordinance will hurt their business. Missouri peer-reviewed studies show that businesses such as restaurants and bars are not hurt by those policies; as a matter of fact, many have increased revenue.