Slim Chickens opened this week at 3515 W. Broadway Blvd. The new restaurant was packed with patrons Tuesday afternoon and General Manager Holly Morgan couldn’t be happier. more

Downtown Sedalia businesses are gearing up for the first First Thursday event that Sedalia Main Streets will host on Thursday, April 6. more

At Monday evening’s Sedalia City Council meeting, the discussion came around to an offer the City had made to purchase County property: the former Pettis County Highway Department building at West Main Street and South State Fair Boulevard. more

Two Katy Trail Community Health providers have received the Oral Health Champion Award from the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health. more

Missouri State Trooper Micah Bennett told the Democrat his job can be different depending on the day of the week. more

Justin Bray and Jeff Paxton with the City of Sedalia were operating the city’s street sweeper on West Broadway Boulevard near South Limit Avenue on Tuesday morning. The unusual part about that is the maintenance of Broadway, also known as U.S. Highway 50, is usually handled by Missouri Department of Transportation crews. In this operation, Sedalia workers are cleaning the MoDOT right-of-way as MoDOT crews direct traffic. more

Multiple schools in the area, including Smith-Cotton Junior High School, reported receiving false calls about an active shooter Monday, March 27. more

At City Hall on Friday, Mayor Andrew Dawson announced the City of Sedalia will be awarded $767,760 after being selected as a recipient of a Community Development Revitalization Grant. The grant, when matched by the city’s matching funds, will total $1.5 million for the construction and repair of ADA-compliant sidewalks and ramps. more

After many years of planning and work, the Heckart Community Center is celebrating its first anniversary on March 18. more

The Pettis County Pachyderm Club candidate forum for the Sedalia City Council Ward 2 seat was hosted Friday, March 17 at the Heckart Community Center. The microphone was left to candidate Becca La Strada as her sole opponent, Councilman Chris Marshall, was not in attendance. more

The Sedalia Tree Board will celebrate Arbor Day with a Forest Walk by a certified forest and nature therapy guide. more

With more and more miles of the Katy Trail open, Sedalia is seeing larger numbers of cyclists passing through. This trend was enough for bicycle shop owner Ebby Norman to move his South Ohio Avenue shop, Pro-Velo Bicycles, to 530 E. Fifth St., right next to the Katy Trail. His new shop opened Saturday. more

The City of Sedalia has announced that application guidelines are now available for the Sedalia Commercial Historic District NPS Paul Bruhn Grant, which will remain open until Friday, April 14. more

As the Bothwell Foundation gears up for the annual Lub Dub 5K/10K Walk/Run, organizers are also encouraging participants to prepare for the big race. more

Sedalians can help those in need by donating hygiene items this month at the Pettis County Community Partnership. more

A burglary ring specializing in copper theft has been busted after individuals were arrested red-handed. more

Sedalia Ward 2 voters will decide between the incumbent and a former council member for City Council in the April 4 municipal election. more