Significant changes and renovations are in the works for Pettis County offices and departments after the purchase of a vacant downtown building.
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By Chris Howell
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4/30/24
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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.
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By Chris Howell
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4/29/24
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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.
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By Democrat Staff
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4/29/24
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A local woman has spelled her way into a national spelling bee competition using words like pachydermatous, verisimilitude, and oleaginous.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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4/29/24
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As the Missouri legislature considers updates to a bill providing tax relief for seniors, Pettis County Commissioners took time this week to consider the bill's local ramifications.
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By Chris Howell
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4/25/24
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During the 2024 Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri Legacy Awards ceremony on Thursday, April 25, Karl Kramer, of Overland Park, Kansas, and Ditzfeld Container and Trash Services of Sedalia were honored.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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4/25/24
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When Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada agreed to drop a lawsuit against Pettis County involving the County’s surveillance cameras in the election office, the County Commissioners told the Sedalia Democrat they were ready to move on.
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By Chris Howell
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4/24/24
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According to Sedalia Police Chief David Woolery, a male gunshot victim is still clinging to life in a regional hospital as of noon Tuesday, April 23.
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By Chris Howell
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4/23/24
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A Sedalia man has been charged as an accessory to second-degree murder after a shooting over the weekend.
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By Democrat Staff
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4/22/24
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As schools prepare to let students out for summer vacation, many are preparing to look for jobs.
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By Chris Howell
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4/19/24
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Victoria Powell, supervisor of the Open Door Food Pantry, told the Democrat on Thursday, April 18 that the need for food is rapidly outstripping the diminished supply.
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By Chris Howell
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4/18/24
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The legal battle to prevent two new local landfills had what appears to be a win in a Moniteau County court with Judge Kenneth M. Hayden upholding the majority of a dump-restricting Pettis County ordinance.
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By Chris Howell
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4/15/24
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Starting later this month, the Sedalia Democrat will transition to a twice-weekly print publication.
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By Democrat Staff
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4/15/24
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Brooke Wilkens is the new Executive Director of Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri.
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By Chris Howell
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4/12/24
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On Tuesday, April 9, Susan Klein, the executive director of Missouri Right to Life, spoke to the Democrat about the controversial "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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4/12/24
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A benefit dinner and auction for the Jay and Lynn Hurt family is slated for Saturday, April 13, at the Pork House on the Missouri State Fairgrounds.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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4/10/24
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Sarah Keating was working alone in the Community Garden, 407 N. Hurley Ave., on Tuesday, April 9, pulling last year’s leaves out of the strawberry beds. Not much else is growing this early in the garden, but the strawberries are already taking off.
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By Chris Howell
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4/9/24
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The Sedalia Police Department is searching for a man in connection with a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning, April 9.
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By Chris Howell
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4/9/24
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A small crowd of tree lovers gathered Friday morning, April 5 outside Convention Hall in Liberty Park for an Arbor Day event hosted by the City of Sedalia and the Missouri Department of Conservation.
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By Chris Howell
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4/5/24
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