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Rachelle Simon, the executive director of United Way of Pettis County, addresses volunteers at the Day of Action on Saturday morning, June 17 at Hubbard Park. The event involved 20 teams with 250 volunteers working on 15 projects. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Hundreds show up for United Way Day of Action
Hubbard Park was abuzz early Saturday morning, June 17 as hundreds of volunteers assembled at Shelter No. 2 to start the Pettis County United Way Day of Action. more
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Emergency hay and water made available for farmers
Due to worsening drought conditions throughout the state, emergency hay and water have been made available for family farms at Missouri state parks and Missouri Department of Conservation areas. more
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Primrose Retirement Communities President B.J. Schaefbauer cuts the ribbon re-opening the retirement community, formerly Cedarhurst, he and his partners purchased in March. Mayor Andrew Dawson, members of the Sedalia City Council, Primrose employees and residents, and community members were on hand for the festivities. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Primrose Retirement Community celebrates grand re-opening
Primrose Retirement Community hosted a re-opening ceremony Thursday, June 15. more
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Second man pleads guilty to 2020 17th Street killing
A man pleaded guilty Monday, June 12 to one count of involuntary manslaughter in the Feb. 22, 2020, killing of Sedalian Robert G. Fox Jr. more
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U-Haul chase through Pettis County recovers stolen UTV
A Kansas City man was arrested after a Sedalia Police officer patrolling near South Limit Avenue and Heck Avenue heard a business burglar alarm sounding at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, June 11. Officers searched a building with signs of forced entry, but the business owner did not immediately notice anything stolen. more
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Freshmen legislators from the Missouri House of Representatives tour the Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center in Sedalia on Monday, June 12 as part of two one-week orientation tours across the state. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Freshmen legislators tour Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center
State Fair Community College hosted a tour by a group of freshmen Missouri legislators Monday, June 12. more
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Free admission, bouncy houses and food trucks kept kids happy Saturday, June 10 at the Sedalia Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival. But gusty winds and chances of rain kept the balloons from flying, so the kids were the only ones getting "air-time" Saturday. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Sedalia Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival hampered by weather Saturday
Saturday, June 10 was windy, and the Sedalia Hot Air Balloon and Kite Festival was limited to kite flying. more
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On Saturday, June 10, Florian Hammer, right, a battalion chief at Pettis County Ambulance District, greets paramedic Jacob White and his wife, Justine, and their children Beckam, 2, and Liam, two months, during PCAD’s 10th Anniversary Celebration. The celebration was hosted in the Yeater Building at State Fair Community College. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Photos: PCAD celebrates 10 years
Hughesville Road traffic stop uncovers 148 fentanyl pills
A Sedalia man has been charged with drug trafficking after a traffic stop Wednesday afternoon. more
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The Rev. W.T. Morris, seated, his wife Dianna Morris and members of the community pose for a photo before the unveiling of the new street sign in Knob Noster last month. The Board of Aldermen approved renaming East Allen Street as W.T. Morris Avenue in honor of Morris.  Photo courtesy of the City of Knob Noster
Knob Noster, Sedalia streets renamed in honor of Rev. Morris
KNOB NOSTER — The City of Knob Noster has renamed East Allen Street as W.T. Morris Avenue in honor of the Rev. W.T. Morris. more
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Bothwell Regional Health Center Pharmacy Director Brad Nicholson requested $37,500 from the City of Sedalia for software to track opioid diversion within the facility. The AI software scrutinizes different hospital reports to target medicine losses. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Artificial Intelligence software to track opioids at Bothwell
Monday evening, June 5, the Sedalia City Council awarded $37,500 to Bothwell Regional Health Center for opioid tracking software. more
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On Wednesday evening, June 7, balloon-meister Gary Whitby, of Columbia, takes several people up for a tethered balloon ride on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. On Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10, 20 balloons will participate in the inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival. The two-day free family event is sponsored by the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce and Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Photos: Hot air balloons pay a visit Wednesday night
Two trafficking arrests in two days
Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the address of the Monday search warrant. more
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The inaugural Sedalia Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival will launch on Friday and continue through Saturday. The two-day event, hosted on the Missouri State Fairgrounds, will feature free family events plus tethered hot air balloon rides for $20. Photo courtesy of Rick Andresen
Inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival to launch this weekend
Sedalia skies will be alive with color on Friday and Saturday with the launching of the inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. more
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A public hearing Monday at the Sedalia City Council meeting regarding the future of Spring Fork Lake brought dozens of people trying to save the lake and not one person wanting to sell the city-owned property. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Spring Fork Lake public hearing fills City Hall
A highly anticipated public hearing on the future of Spring Fork Lake was hosted during the Sedalia City Council meeting Monday evening, June 5. more
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Visitors to the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, Ethan Leinwand and wife Valerie Kirchhoff from St. Louis, spent time at the Hotel Bothwell, took friends to dinner at the No. 5 Bistro and Bar, shopped for antiques and clothes, and even bought a $5 mint julip at the Hayden Liberty Center. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival adds to local business coffers
The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival continued to impact Sedalia’s economy as visitors spent their money downtown. more
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Friday, June 2 at The Pavilion in downtown Sedalia, the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra with conductor Andrew Greene performs early 1900s American music, including Scott Joplin's "Peacherine Rag," from which Greene took the ensemble's name. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra transports Sedalians
Friday, June 2, the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra delighted music lovers with a morning performance at The Pavilion on South Ohio Avenue in downtown Sedalia. more
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The Sedalia Public Library will kick off its Summer Reading program on Monday, June 5. The program is for adults and children.
Sedalia Public Library offers Summer Reading Program
The Sedalia Public Library will kick off its Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 5, featuring fun events and programs. more
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In January 2017, Mark Nolen carries his mother, Rose Nolen’s, ashes past her former home and now the Rose M. Nolen Black History Library. The library was established by Marge Harlan, on the right, who is currently ill. Mark Nolen is in Sedalia, hoping to receive community support to save the library and his mother’s memory. File photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Nolen requests community help in preserving his mother's legacy
Preservation is the goal of the late Sedalia writer, journalist, and author Rose Nolen’s son, Mark Nolen, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nolen seeks the community’s support to save his mother’s history library. He is also planning an open house in July. more
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2023 Ragtime Kids award winner Max Libertor, of California, opened the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival on Thursday morning with an amazing rendition of Tom Brier's "Spasmodic" at The Pavilion in downtown Sedalia. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Scott Joplin Festival opens with lively ragtime performances
Thursday morning, the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival opened with a ceremony at The Pavilion in downtown Sedalia. more
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