Known for her big heart and many community contributions, Sedalia icon Barbara Hayden, 83, died Thursday, March 7 at her home. Hayden was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2015 but continued to live a life of doing things for others.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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3/11/24
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Two candidates are contending for the Pettis County Ambulance Board of Directors District 3 seat in the April 2 municipal election.
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3/8/24
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Pettis County Sheriff’s deputies and their K-9 officers were in top form this week as Charlie and Mitzi Nash of Iron Dog K-9 International were in town to see the dogs they had donated and meet their human partners.
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By Chris Howell
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3/7/24
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A Sedalia dentist was sentenced in federal court Wednesday, March 6 for concealing more than $617,000 in earnings from the IRS over a six-year period.
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By Democrat Staff
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3/6/24
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The community has lost a well-known name in local manufacturing and scouting. Robert Richard Parkhurst, 84, of Sedalia, died Saturday, March 2 at Bothwell Regional Health Center.
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By Chris Howell
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3/6/24
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March 4-8 is Severe Weather Awareness Week and Trisha Rooda, Director of the Sedalia-Pettis County Emergency Management Agency, is trying to raise people’s situational awareness during inclement weather.
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By Chris Howell
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3/5/24
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During daily meetings Feb. 26-March 1, the Pettis County Commission completed the following:
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By Democrat Staff
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3/4/24
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning caucuses in Idaho and Missouri and sweeping the delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan.
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By Summer Ballentine and Jonathan J. Cooper
Associated Press
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3/4/24
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Friday afternoon, March 1, Pettis County Commissioners Jim Marcum, Israel Baeza and Bill Taylor dropped some surprise assistance to help the City of Sedalia.
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By Chris Howell
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3/1/24
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On Saturday, March 2, the Missouri GOP will host its local caucus at the Missouri Electric Cooperative building on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.
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By Chris Howell
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2/29/24
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United Way of Pettis County has several events planned for the next few months, including bringing back its annual luncheon meeting slated for April.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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2/29/24
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Candidate filing began Tuesday, Feb. 27 for the Aug. 6 primary election in Missouri.
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By Nicole Cooke
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2/28/24
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A Warsaw-based anti-human trafficking ministry, Hope5One, is providing preventive awareness and shelter to survivors of human trafficking.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
faithb@sedaliademocrat.com
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2/27/24
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During daily meetings Feb. 19-23, the Pettis County Commission completed the following:
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By Democrat Staff
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2/26/24
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A Sedalia man died Saturday evening, Feb. 24 after an altercation with Sedalia Police Department officers.
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By Chris Howell
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2/26/24
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Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses announced it is expanding its $100 million Investment in Rural Communities program to Missouri.
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By Nicole Cooke
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2/23/24
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The Sedalia Police Department released a preliminary report on a violent accident that occurred at 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 near East Broadway Boulevard and South Brown Avenue.
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By Democrat Staff
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2/23/24
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First Student Inc., the school bus contractor responsible for taking most local students safely to their schools, is suffering from what is a national problem: a shortage of school bus drivers.
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By Chris Howell
chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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2/22/24
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Thursday morning, Feb. 22, AT&T customers across the U.S. found it impossible to place calls or access the internet on their cell phones.
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By Chris Howell
chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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2/22/24
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Pettis County Joint Communications has become a member of the Missing Kids Readiness Program.
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2/21/24
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