Ted Walch, whose more than 30-year career in education was devoted to teaching theater, was inducted into the Smith-Cotton Activities Hall of Fame on Tuesday, April 30, in the Heckart Performing Arts Center.
United Way of Pettis County is planning its annual Day of Action, which will kick off at 7 a.m. Saturday, June 22, at Katy Park.
Warrensburg woman hurt in Johnson County accident
This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
WARRENSBURG – With flash flood and tornado warnings all across the Midwest over the last week, it was advised to stay indoors and off the roads. However, some Johnson County residents took to the streets, with several requiring emergency assistance.
Sweet Springs tour postponed
At noon Thursday, May 2, a small crowd gathered on the Pettis County Courthouse steps for the National Day of Prayer.
To have your event or meeting listed, send details to hollyb@warrensburgstarjournal.com or call 660-826-1000.
Boonslick Regional Library
Boonslick Regional Library
This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
Sedalia man injured in Pettis County accident
Meals on Wheels is a nonprofit organization that delivers meals to seniors, the homebound and handicapped citizens of Sedalia. The food is prepared by Superior Vendall and is delivered by First Christian Church. Meals cost $4. For more information on receiving meals or becoming a volunteer, call 660-826-5039.
Healthy Habits will celebrate its 20th year of business on Saturday, May 4 with an open house featuring samples, gift bags, healthy drinks, and health vendors.
Members of the Blackwater Preservation Society, which began 30 years ago with founder Bobby Danner, are working to preserve the history of the small town of less than 200.
The Sedalia Chorale will perform its spring concert on Saturday, May 4, at the Heckart Performing Arts Center.
Just after 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders was in his office and noticed alerts on his phone that someone was tagging him on Facebook.
This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
On Monday, April 29, greenhouse doors opened for the annual State Fair Community College Horticulture Club Plant Sale.
Ninety-nine middle and high school students from across the state received top rankings in the National History Day contest in Missouri on April 27 on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia.
Significant changes and renovations are in the works for Pettis County offices and departments after the purchase of a vacant downtown building.
If you need a battery, the B&B Battery company has one. The business, owned by Michael Byrd, celebrates one year of business on Wednesday, May 1.
WARRENSBURG – It’s not very often that a school celebrates a century in one location. But on Thursday afternoon, May 2, Martin Warren Elementary School will celebrate hitting the century mark with an assembly and open house for the community.
WARRENSBURG – With opioid overdoses becoming more common in today’s world, the City of Warrensburg and the University of Central Missouri have decided to take action, partnering together to provide Naloxone across the school’s campus.
Old Drum to host open mic
State Fair Community College took part in the NC3 National Letter of Intent Signing on April 17. This national event sponsored by the National Coalition of Certification Centers mirrors the NCAA’s National Signing Day for athletes who commit to play sports in college. It is designed to honor students who are entering a technical field and to celebrate the dignity of work.
During daily meetings April 22-26, the Pettis County Commission completed the following:
David White became the 18th Circuit Treatment Court Administrator March 21. Treatment court, also known as drug court, started in 2000, with one of the first drug courts in Missouri.
Spectrum recently announced that construction is underway on several fiber-optic network expansion projects that will bring gigabit broadband and other Spectrum services to more than 400 homes and small businesses in Pettis County.
As Becky Solomon made the four- to five-hour journey from her home in Willard to the Wheel-Thing Skate Center in Sedalia in what has become a Tuesday night tradition, she looked forward to meeting her long-time skater friends Grace and Kenny Williams, of Elkland, for their weekly pre-skate dinner in Buffalo.
Six Missouri high schools were recognized during an April 16 ceremony at the Missouri State Capitol for winning top spots and $15,500 in donations during the AAA Buckle Up Phone Down High School Showdown 2023.
One killed, one injured in Benton County rollover
The University of Central Missouri was honored with the 2024 Tree Campus Higher Education recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to effective urban forest management.
This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
Fresh produce, baked goods, sustainably raised meat, fresh-cut flowers, and handmade artisanal products will be available this week as the Sedalia Area Farmers’ Market opens for the season on Friday, May 3.
A local woman has spelled her way into a national spelling bee competition using words like pachydermatous, verisimilitude, and oleaginous.
Upcoming local blood drives
WARSAW – A few miles south of Lincoln, across from the bowling alley in a nondescript white building, a team of workers manufactures 40,000 fishing lures a week.
Former Whittier High School student William Kitarogers, 34, returned to the school on Thursday, April 25, to speak to students about the dangers of drugs and choosing the wrong friends and lifestyle. He noted that everyone needs to learn to control their own destiny.
After the thunderstorms that hit Sedalia on Thursday, April 25 and in the early morning hours of Friday, April 26, Sedalians woke up to many trees and limbs down across the city.
Boonslick Regional Library Fiction
Boonslick Regional Library
WARRENSBURG — Earlier this year, the University of Central Missouri Concert Choir had the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to travel to Europe to perform in the Baltic States of Estonia, Lithuania, and Latvia.
To have your event or meeting listed, send details to hollyb@warrensburgstarjournal.com or call 660-826-1000.
This list is a sampling of crime in Sedalia and the surrounding area. Information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
Mayor's Prayer Breakfast slated for May 4
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