Pettis County 911 dispatch has a big problem. Three big problems, really. Three local callers who have bothered 911 hundreds of times, wasting the emergency dispatchers’ time and clogging valuable lines with nonsensical, rambling phone calls.
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By Chris Howell chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/22/23
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On Thursday, Aug. 17, the Sedalia Police Department in cooperation with the Missouri State Highway Patrol Division of Drug and Crime Control, the Missouri Information Analysis Center and the Department of Homeland Security joined forces on a prostitution sting intended to fight human trafficking.
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By Chris Howell
chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/21/23
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At 5:31 a.m. Sunday morning, Aug. 13, Pettis County Fire Protection District personnel and Pettis County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the 100 block of Villa Drive for a structure fire.
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By Chris Howell
chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/15/23
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During the Opening Day Ceremony on Thursday, Aug. 10, it was announced that Pettis County is now an Agri-Ready Designated County.
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By Nicole Cooke
ncooke@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/11/23
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The 121st Missouri State Fair is now underway, celebrating agriculture with the theme “Where Traditions Grow.”
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By Nicole Cooke
ncooke@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/10/23
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Wednesday, Aug. 9 was the final day of swimming at Centennial Pool, a Sedalia landmark most people remember as being in the same location at East 16th Street and New York Avenue for half a century. But Sedalia Parks and Recreation Director Amy Epple told the Democrat that just isn’t so.
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By Chris Howell chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/9/23
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On Friday, Aug. 4, Pettis County Eastern Commissioner Israel Baeza was appointed to the Rural Action Caucus of the National Association of Counties.
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8/8/23
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A Pettis County man was found dead Monday morning, Aug. 7 after going missing the previous evening.
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By Democrat Staff
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8/7/23
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Senior women took to the court Sunday, Aug. 6 as Granny Basketball League games were played at the Heckart Community Center.
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By Chris Howell chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/7/23
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Chance meetings are sometimes the best meetings of all. And so it was for a French cyclist who stopped in Sedalia on Sunday, Aug. 6 and accidentally met bicycle enthusiast Dr. Doug Kiburz, an orthopedic surgeon at Bothwell Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, who enjoys riding 1880-era high-wheel bikes.
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By Faith Bemiss
fbemiss@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/7/23
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A traffic stop and three warrant services Wednesday, Aug. 2 led to the arrests of nine individuals and the seizure of methamphetamine, fentanyl and other dangerous drugs.
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by Chris Howell
chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/3/23
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The Missouri Public Service Commission has ordered all Missouri utilities, including Evergy, to make the switch to time-based rate plans in order to combat the high demand for energy during peak times.
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Grace Fugate
gracef@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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8/3/23
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Police, ambulance and fire trucks, carnival games, back to school haircuts and grilled hotdogs were just a few of the highlights at Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri’s National Night Out, presented by Rick Ball Ford, hosted Aug. 1.
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8/2/23
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Due to recent rain, the City of Sedalia lifted the burn ban, effective Aug. 2.
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By Democrat Staff
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8/2/23
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BAHNER – Tuesday morning, Aug. 1, the St. John the Evangelist Chapel in the small community of Bahner burned to the ground during a violent thunderstorm.
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By Chris Howell
chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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8/1/23
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Paige Aggeler drives in from Otterville regularly to bring her children Quincy, 1, and Jeremiah, 3, to the Hubbard Park splash pad in Sedalia.
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By Chris Howell
chrish@sedaliademocrat.com
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7/26/23
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A second Sedalia teen has pleaded guilty in connection with a December 2021 homicide.
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By Democrat Staff
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7/24/23
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During daily meetings July 17-21, the Pettis County Commission completed the following:
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By Democrat Staff
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7/24/23
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A historic home on South Moniteau Avenue has a new lease on life thanks to a former Sedalian who wants to give back to her community.
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By Faith Bemiss
fbemiss@sedaliademocrat.com
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7/24/23
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