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Mary Merritt talks about city issues during a candidate forum at Best Western State Fair Inn when she was running for Sedalia City Council Ward 4 in 2017.
Sedalia loses a fierce city, voting advocate
After decades of advocacy for the importance of voting and being involved in government, Sedalia has lost one of its biggest supporters. Mary Merritt died Friday, Jan. 15 at her Sedalia home after … more
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Thursday morning, Omar and Mildree Castellano stand in their newly opened food truck, Pupuseria Jireh, parked in the 2400 block of West Broadway Boulevard. The family sells a variety of El Salvadorian pupusas, a griddle cake or flatbread native to that country.
New food truck features El Salvadorian food
Inside a robin’s-egg blue food truck, a Sedalia family cooks up tasty El Salvadorian food and the savory scent of griddle cakes draws one to pull in, park and order. Omar and Mildree … more
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New citizens reporting tool launched on city website
The City of Sedalia website has a new reporting tool that helps connect a citizen’s request directly to the specific department waiting to assist them.  At the direction of Mayor John … more
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Sedalia City Council discusses garage ordinance, new branding
The Sedalia City Council met for a short meeting Tuesday night due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, focusing on a new garage ordinance and the city’s new branding … more
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Brad Burch stands with his wife, Wendi, right, and their neighbor Delilah Nichols on Tuesday at the Burch home. In December, Brad’s COVID-19 diagnosis led to the discovery of stage four melanoma.
COVID-19 leads to finding stage four cancer
With a twist of good providence, a diagnosis of COVID-19 became the compounding factor in Brad Burch’s discovery of stage four cancer — an accidental discovery that may possibly add years … more
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Bothwell using monoclonal therapy for COVID
As Bothwell Regional Health Center continues to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic, it is using monoclonal therapy to help patients recover before needing to be hospitalized. According to Bothwell … more
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Tanner Eisebarth, a student at Smithton High School, took advantage of his day off to practice some soccer moves with his mother, Amanda Eisenbarth, Monday afternoon at Liberty Park. Tanner is a member of the Smithton High School soccer team.
Photos: Starting off the week with a Monday funday
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Sedalia Water Department has billing error
City of Sedalia residents within the utility billing cycle known as the third district (those with a typical due date of the first of the month) might have noticed that their bills were much less … more
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Open Door Food Pantry Warehouse/Pantry Supervisor Victoria Powell pushes a load of fresh produce into the cooler Friday morning. A $10,000 grant from The Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri was used to convert the former freezer/cooler into a cooler. The conversion allows more fresh food to be distributed to those in need in Pettis County.
Open Door receives grant for cooler renovation
Open Door Service Center received a grant allowing the nonprofit pantry to supply additional fresh food, providing more hunger relief in Pettis County. The Food Bank of Central and Northeast … more
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Sedalia Redevelopment Corporation begins work
The City of Sedalia has been working on neighborhood revitalization in recent years with the Sedalia Redevelopment Corporation being the newest tool in the toolbox for tackling the issue. The … more
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Dr. Teresa Gatton and her dog, Gigi, sit beside her companion, Professor Don Wengler, in their sunroom in the loft above The Art Room at 304 W. Main St., Friday afternoon. Over the last few years, the couple has renovated the building. They opened The Art Room in the lower level in December where Gatton offers art classes twice a month.
Building renovation creates The Art Room
A physician and a professor have teamed up to renovate a 12,000-square-foot Sedalia building, creating not only a metro-style loft home but also a main floor art room open to the public for classes … more
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City of Sedalia Personnel Director John Rice sits in his office at the Sedalia Municipal Building recently. After more than 40 years working for the City of Sedalia, Rice is retiring effective next week.
Leading a life of service for the city
After more than four decades of service to the citizens of Sedalia, Personnel Director John Rice has decided it’s time to find a new calling for service. Rice has been a City of Sedalia … more
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Sedalia Park Board approves first Art in the Park project
The Sedalia Park Board approved creating a new project manager position and the Sedalia Parks and Recreation Department’s first Art in the Park project during Thursday night’s … more
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Alana Patton, left, of Sedalia, spots for Heather Brockman, also of Sedalia, who is doing a decline chest press, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, at Brian’s Gym.
Local gym moves to 24 hours, restaurant temporarily closes
A locally-owned fitness center has transitioned to being open 24 hours while a national franchise buffet is temporarily closed for repairs and remodeling. Brian’s Gym Brian’s Gym, … more
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Jenn Frederick, right, and her daughter Makenna Fluegel, 17, stand in their downtown shop, ReRun Rags LLC, Thursday morning. The women are co-partners and sell consignment clothing, jewelry and accessories. The shop opened in September.
ReRun Rags catering to women of all ages
A mother and daughter have teamed up to open a downtown consignment shop that is bringing color to local wardrobes and catering to women of all ages. ReRun Rags, 122 S. Ohio Ave., a consignment … more
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In an artist’s rendition, the future Mercy Rest Stop and Information Center will be built on the parking lot facing west toward the Open Door Kitchen. The project is estimated to cost $700,000. Bill Turner, the chair of the Mercy Rest Stop Coalition, said they are now accepting donations for the facility that will provide the “necessities of life” for the area homeless and nearly homeless.
Mercy Rest Stop moving forward, donations needed
Plans have come to fruition for the Mercy Rest Stop and Information Center to be built on the property of the Open Door Kitchen. Donations are now being sought to begin construction on the … more
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Third & Mill intersection to close
From 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 18 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, the intersection of East Third Street and Mill Street will be closed to through traffic. Traffic will need to find an alternate … more
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Sedalia Visual Art Association member Dina Kowal, of Warsaw, the owner of Dina Kowal Creative, has a new exhibit showing at the Sedalia Municipal Building. The show was hung Friday, Jan. 8 and will be up for three months. It features 20 colored pencils drawings of both animals and people. For more information, visit www.dinakowalcreative.com.
Photo: SVAA member has new show at Municipal Building
The City of Sedalia has launched a White Ribbon Campaign to honor health care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayor John Kehde suggests tying white ribbons, such as this one at the Sedalia Municipal Building, on trees or other items to show support for those working in the health field.
White Ribbon Campaign honors health care workers
Local health care workers are being honored as the City of Sedalia launches its White Ribbon Campaign. White ribbons are beginning to spring up across town as an encouragement for health care … more
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Local eye doctor talks changes since COVID-19
While frontline health care workers have understandably had the spotlight in the last year, other health care agencies have also had to make adjustments to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. … more
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