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On Wednesday evening, June 7, balloon-meister Gary Whitby, of Columbia, takes several people up for a tethered balloon ride on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. On Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10, 20 balloons will participate in the inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival. The two-day free family event is sponsored by the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce and Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Photos: Hot air balloons pay a visit Wednesday night
Two trafficking arrests in two days
Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the address of the Monday search warrant. more
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The inaugural Sedalia Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival will launch on Friday and continue through Saturday. The two-day event, hosted on the Missouri State Fairgrounds, will feature free family events plus tethered hot air balloon rides for $20. Photo courtesy of Rick Andresen
Inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival to launch this weekend
Sedalia skies will be alive with color on Friday and Saturday with the launching of the inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. more
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A public hearing Monday at the Sedalia City Council meeting regarding the future of Spring Fork Lake brought dozens of people trying to save the lake and not one person wanting to sell the city-owned property. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Spring Fork Lake public hearing fills City Hall
A highly anticipated public hearing on the future of Spring Fork Lake was hosted during the Sedalia City Council meeting Monday evening, June 5. more
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Visitors to the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, Ethan Leinwand and wife Valerie Kirchhoff from St. Louis, spent time at the Hotel Bothwell, took friends to dinner at the No. 5 Bistro and Bar, shopped for antiques and clothes, and even bought a $5 mint julip at the Hayden Liberty Center. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival adds to local business coffers
The Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival continued to impact Sedalia’s economy as visitors spent their money downtown. more
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Friday, June 2 at The Pavilion in downtown Sedalia, the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra with conductor Andrew Greene performs early 1900s American music, including Scott Joplin's "Peacherine Rag," from which Greene took the ensemble's name. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra transports Sedalians
Friday, June 2, the Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra delighted music lovers with a morning performance at The Pavilion on South Ohio Avenue in downtown Sedalia. more
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The Sedalia Public Library will kick off its Summer Reading program on Monday, June 5. The program is for adults and children.
Sedalia Public Library offers Summer Reading Program
The Sedalia Public Library will kick off its Summer Reading Program on Monday, June 5, featuring fun events and programs. more
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In January 2017, Mark Nolen carries his mother, Rose Nolen’s, ashes past her former home and now the Rose M. Nolen Black History Library. The library was established by Marge Harlan, on the right, who is currently ill. Mark Nolen is in Sedalia, hoping to receive community support to save the library and his mother’s memory. File photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Nolen requests community help in preserving his mother's legacy
Preservation is the goal of the late Sedalia writer, journalist, and author Rose Nolen’s son, Mark Nolen, of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Nolen seeks the community’s support to save his mother’s history library. He is also planning an open house in July. more
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2023 Ragtime Kids award winner Max Libertor, of California, opened the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival on Thursday morning with an amazing rendition of Tom Brier's "Spasmodic" at The Pavilion in downtown Sedalia. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Scott Joplin Festival opens with lively ragtime performances
Thursday morning, the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival opened with a ceremony at The Pavilion in downtown Sedalia. more
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Guitarist Takashi Hamada, of Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, plays Thursday morning at the Katy Depot during the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival. Performing at the festival is his first solo concert abroad. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Japanese musician performs at Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival
Japanese guitarist Takashi Hamada, of Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, wowed his audience at the Katy Depot Thursday morning as he performed during the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival. more
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Liberty Park pool, seen here, and Centennial Park pool will both eventually be closed and turned into splash pads as Sedalia Parks and Recreation moves to a single outdoor aquatic facility planned for 2025 construction. Liberty Pool will remain open until then but Centennial Pool will close this year. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Centennial Pool to close after this season
Although the water in Centennial Pool is clear and refreshing, the future of the pool is somewhat cloudier. more
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PCAD to celebrate 10th anniversary
The Pettis County Ambulance District will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a community event Saturday, June 10 at State Fair Community College. more
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Spring Fork Lake sale rides on citizen involvement
When Spring Fork Lake went up for sale last year to an out-of-state bidder, many in Sedalia were shocked to find the city property might be sold. more
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With memorial wreaths in front of them, members of Sedalia veterans organizations, local and state officials, and community members bow their heads as Jim Gaertner, of Voiture 333 40&8, not pictured, gives the benediction at the conclusion of the Memorial Day ceremony hosted Monday morning, May 29 at Crown Hill Cemetery. The annual event was hosted by American Legion Post 491, VFW Post 2591, and 40&8. Photo by Nicole Cooke | Democrat
Photos: Sedalia honors, remembers soldiers' sacrifice on Memorial Day
Safe Streets grant process brings Pettis County communities together
On Friday, May 26, mayors and city clerks from Green Ridge, Windsor, La Monte and Hughesville met with Pettis County Commissioners to pool resources in search of safer streets and sidewalks. more
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PCAD board discusses 10th anniversary, approves modems purchase
During Tuesday's Pettis County Ambulance District Board of Directors meeting, the Board discussed EMS week, PCAD's upcoming 10th anniversary, and approved nine Stryker Ambulance Modem Gateways. more
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During the 35th Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony for the late 2nd Lt. George A. Whiteman, the Whiteman Air Force Base Honor Guard Detail prepares to post the colors Saturday morning. The ceremony was hosted at Whiteman's gravesite at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Photos: 2nd Lt. Whiteman remembered in Saturday ceremony
Pettis County Community Partnership donated a sensory bench on Monday, May 15 to the Smithton School R-VI School District for its sensory room to assist kids with sensory processing issues. Photo courtesy of Pettis County Community Partnership
Setting youth up for success: PCCP looks out for kids
Besides providing housing for those in need, the Pettis County Community Partnership is moving forward by advocating for youth and providing educational opportunities. more
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Trevor and Lauren Mallard opened Mallard's Smokin' Bar-B-Que in 2019. Mostly catering, they also run the stylish black food trailer often seen at West 16th Street and Devin Road in Sedalia. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Mallard's Smokin' Bar-B-Que for the KC-style purists
Mallard’s Smokin’ Bar-B-Que operates a distinctive black food trailer just off West 16th Street on Devin Road in Sedalia. more
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Julie Slocum is the new Sedalia Business Women’s president. She was installed at an SBW meeting on May 4 and will serve a one-year term. Photo courtesy of Julie Slocum
Slocum becomes Sedalia Business Women's president
Julie Slocum became the new president of the Sedalia Business Women during an installation meeting on Thursday, May 4, at the Sedalia Shrine Club. more
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