A morning rush hour accident on Friday, Sept. 29 on East Broadway Boulevard at South Engineer Avenue closed eastbound lanes and sent police, fire, highway patrol, and ambulance crews scrambling to care for the injured, tow the three damaged vehicles, and reopen the busy highway.
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By Chris Howell
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9/29/23
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Pettis County Ambulance District EMS Chief Eric Dirck announced Wednesday, Sept. 27 he will resign as chief on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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9/29/23
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A financial settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Hannah Fizer.
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By Chris Howell
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9/27/23
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As photojournalists from around the world came into Sedalia this week for the Missouri Photo Workshop, Anne Moffat from Melbourne, Australia, landed slightly jet-lagged.
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By Chris Howell
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9/26/23
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The 75th Missouri Photo Workshop kicked off Sunday evening, Sept. 24 at the Sacred Heart Hoying gym with a full house of community members and 39 workshop participants.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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9/25/23
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A small group of concerned citizens met at City Hall on Friday, Sept. 22 as Mayor Andrew Dawson read from a proclamation he was preparing to sign.
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By Chris Howell
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9/22/23
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On Wednesday, Sept. 20, the report of a potential attempted child abduction by a stranger in a red van in Sedalia had parents watching their children more closely and reporting suspicious vehicles to police.
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By Chris Howell
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9/21/23
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On Monday evening, Sept. 18, crews from Sedalia Public Works pulled a late-night shift pouring a new asphalt roadway on Clinton Road from South Grand Avenue to 32nd Street.
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By Chris Howell
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9/19/23
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The Sedalia City Council took an amiable turn Monday night, Sept. 18 as Mayor Andrew Dawson proclaimed Sept. 28 through Oct. 4 as Good Neighbor Week in Sedalia.
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By Chris Howell
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9/19/23
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It was a beautiful morning Wednesday, Sept. 13 as people gathered at Prysmian Group’s beam signing ceremony as the company invests $45 million into the Sedalia plant at 20213 Whitfield Road.
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By Chris Howell
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9/13/23
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Two people in two separate Pettis County cases were sentenced over the last week.
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By Democrat Staff
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9/12/23
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Sedalia's Central Bank has recently partnered with several Hispanic community leaders to expand its services to include materials printed in Spanish and bilingual staff to serve the diverse members of the local community.
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney
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9/12/23
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When the City of Sedalia purchased a street milling machine and began stripping off the top layer of city roadways for resurfacing, they were left with a bulky but reusable resource.
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By Chris Howell chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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9/8/23
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Jacob Carver is the Sedalia Fire Department’s newest fire inspector. Carver’s wife, Montana, pinned the young man with his inspector badge at Tuesday’s Sedalia City Council meeting.
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By Chris Howell chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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9/7/23
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A first for Sedalia, it will host the 2023 Missouri Women in Agriculture Conference, sponsored by the Central Region Committee, from Sept. 18-20.
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By Faith Bemiss
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9/7/23
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Two men have been charged with drug trafficking after multiple law enforcement agencies served several search warrants in Pettis and Henry counties Tuesday, Sept. 5.
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By Chris Howell
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9/6/23
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A new ordinance proposed at Tuesday night’s Sedalia City Council meeting would tighten regulations for pet ownership within the city limits.
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By Chris Howell
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9/5/23
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Professional photojournalists will once again visit Sedalia this month with the Missouri Photo Workshop after 43 years, with Sedalian Cleo Norman serving as the city's expert.
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Thursday evening, Aug. 31, dozens of people gathered on the Pettis County Courthouse steps to remember friends and loved ones lost to drug overdose.
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By Chris Howell
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9/1/23
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is updating floodplain maps, and City of Sedalia Chief Building Official Devin Lake has gone to assist with the effort.
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By Chris Howell
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8/31/23
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