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On Sunday evening, Sedalia Police exchanged gunfire with a male suspect on West Broadway Boulevard between South Quincy and South Grand avenues.
Man dead after exchanging gunfire with Sedalia Police
A Sunday evening gun battle on West Broadway Boulevard left one man dead and multiple witnesses wondering what happened in their normally quiet neighborhood. “I'm expecting to see it … more
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During the 2019 Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, entertainer Taslimah Bey performs a ragtime composition. Due to COVID, the festival was canceled in 2020 and 2021. This year an in-person festival kicks off Wednesday evening at the downtown Sedalia Pavilion. The festival will host the annual event in downtown Sedalia from June 1-4.
Scott Joplin Festival returns to Sedalia on Wednesday
Ragtime music is returning to Sedalia on Wednesday with the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, which will honor women this year.  Scott Joplin Artistic Director Bryan Wright, of … more
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On Sunday evening, Sedalia Police exchanged gunfire with a male suspect on West Broadway Boulevard between South Quincy and South Grand avenues.
Man dead after exchanging gunfire with Sedalia Police
A man has died after exchanging gunfire with Sedalia Police on Sunday evening. According to information from Missouri State Highway Patrol Public Information Officer Andy Bell, the shooting … more
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Lifeguard Makenzie Moulton does final cleaning at Liberty Park Pool on Friday for the pool’s Memorial Day weekend opening.
Pools open for summer
Editor's note:  Liberty and Centennial pools did not open Saturday, May 28 as planned due to cold water temperatures, according to information from the Sedalia Parks and Recreation Department. … more
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Yale Foster, son of Sedalia Ward 4 Councilwoman Rhiannon Foster, plays the bongos in the new Hubbard Park splash pad on Thursday morning. Open hours for the free aquatic attraction are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Hubbard Park splash pad opens to the public
On Thursday morning, Sedalia Parks and Recreation, joined by the community and Sedalia City Council members, opened the Hubbard Park splash pad.   Special Events and Marketing Manager … more
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Sedalia Police Chief Matt Wirt, State Farm Agent Margaret Ward, Officer Nick Camirand and Sgt. Mike Elwood are pictured as Ward’s office donates $5,000 to the Sedalia Police Department’s Drone Unit on Tuesday.
State Farm presents donation to SPD drone unit
Margaret Ward from State Farm Insurance of Sedalia presented a check for $5,000 to the Sedalia Police Department Drone Unit on Tuesday. State Farm has worked to help fund several police projects over … more
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted at noon Thursday for The Pavilion in Historic Downtown Sedalia at South Ohio Avenue and Second Street. The pavilion will be used for weddings, festivals, concerts and various other events throughout the year.
The Pavilion in Downtown Sedalia opens
A public-private partnership created the Downtown Pavilion Project, which opened at noon Thursday with its official ribbon-cutting. Furnell Companies Vice President Erica Eisenmenger and David … more
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City of Sedalia to observe Memorial Day
The City of Sedalia will observe the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 30.  Offices in the Municipal Building and the City’s Materials Management Site at 27882 Highway U will be … more
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City of Sedalia completes TRIM grant
The City of Sedalia received a Tree Resource Improvement and Maintenance (TRIM) grant through the Missouri Department of Conservation.  The grant provided funds for the completion of a … more
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Rebecca La Strada, owner of Becca’s Framing and Antiques, points to the new brick tuckpointing work on her building Tuesday. Funds from the Sedalia Central Business and Cultural District helped with some of the funding for La Strada’s new facade restoration project.
Downtown building facades receive a needed facelift
David Esser, Chairman of the Central Business and Cultural District board, stood before the Sedalia City Council on Monday night to report on the CBCD’s successes. “The façade … more
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Sedalia City Council nominates George R. Smith College to Historic Preservation Commission
Monday evening, the Sedalia City Council voted unanimously to nominate George R. Smith College to the Sedalia Historic Preservation Commission as a local landmark.  The historically Black … more
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Mayor Andrew Dawson explores the site of George R. Smith College, which was destroyed in 1926.
Sedalia City Council nominates Black college as historic landmark
Monday afternoon, Mayor Andrew Dawson donned his hiking boots, grabbed a walking stick, sprayed his pants legs with insect repellent, and marched across a field north of Saline Street near the … more
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Second Ward Sedalia City Councilwoman Tina Boggess, seen Friday, is being celebrated as the first African-American Mayor Pro Tem of Sedalia.
Tina Boggess celebrated by citizens
Tina Boggess has been making a difference in Sedalia even before Jeff Leeman asked her to run as Ward 2 City Councilwoman. Now into her second term, there has been no stopping her. Former Mayor … more
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Smith-Cotton High School’s AP language and composition class takes a tour of downtown Sedalia businesses, landmarks and county government buildings Wednesday. The AP class was rewarded with a tour of downtown after taking the AP test. Led by Library Media Specialist Lorin Blackburn Thierfelder, students began their morning at the Katy Depot before making their way to the Pettis County Courthouse. At the courthouse, students met each of the elected county officials.
Photos: Smith-Cotton AP students tour downtown
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Prevent thefts with common sense security
Sedalia Police are warning of more petty thefts, or “crimes of opportunity” occurring in Sedalia. Frequently you may read a crime report like this in the Democrat’s daily police … more
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Workers take advantage of the unseasonably hot weather Tuesday morning to lay a sidewalk in the 600 block of West 16th Street. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will reach the 90s for several days this week, which is unusual for May.
Photos: May sees summer’s heat
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Pettis County Eastern Commissioner Israel Baeza snaps a photo of the River Runner at the Amtrak Depot in Sedalia Saturday.
Amtrak River Runner to restart second daily train
Saturday morning, local officials celebrated the upcoming return of the Amtrak River Runner’s twice-a-day trips from Kansas City to St. Louis. Local officials greeted incoming visitors and bid … more
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Pastor Chad McMullin speaks in favor of services for the homeless at a zoning work session of the Sedalia City Council Wednesday evening.
Zoning meeting for Mercy Rest Stop brings crowd
At a Wednesday evening work session, the Sedalia City Council addressed zoning issues that had caught the City and those hoping to build the Mercy Rest Stop by surprise. The meeting, open to public … more
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Erratic driver runs amok in Sedalia
Tuesday, an allegedly suicidal and intoxicated suspect led Sedalia police on a chase through the city, leading to a police car being rammed, the car stopped with stop sticks and the suspect being … more
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Sedalia Mayor Andrew Dawson, seated, signs a proclamation declaring May 2022 as National Preservation Month in Sedalia. Standing, from left: City of Sedalia staff and members of the Sedalia Historic Preservation Commission: Jilene Streit, Community Development Administrative Assistant; Rebecca Imhauser, SHPC member, local historian and author; John Simmons, Community Development Director; William Messerli, SHPC Chairman; and Byron Matson, SHPC member.
Sedalia celebrates National Preservation Month
The Sedalia Historic Preservation Commission is hosting activities to celebrate the community’s history during the month of May for National Preservation Month.   People can hunt for … more
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