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Smith-Cotton High School AFS student Jiyad Ibrahim, from Palestine, plays basketball for S-C this year. Ibrahim is a senior and is staying with AFS host parent Robert Hostetler of Sedalia. Photo courtesy of Jiyad Ibrahim
AFS offers experiences for students and host parents
Students, host parents, and those involved with the local American Field Exchange program benefit from each other and form bonds that last a lifetime. more
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"Early Morning Coffee — Lessons Learned with Grandma Ellen," a pencil and charcoal powder drawing created by Madalyn Fox, a student at Smith-Cotton High School, will soon be part of the Missouri Senate Fine Arts Exhibit at the Missouri State Capitol. Photo courtesy of Sedalia School District 200
S-C student’s art to be included in Senate exhibition
An art piece created by Madalyn Fox, 15, a freshman at Smith-Cotton High School, has been selected for the Missouri Senate Fine Arts Exhibit at the Missouri State Capitol. more
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Sedalia Civil Air Patrol Flight Cadet Commander Cadet 1st Lt. Justin Miller, 20, of Warrensburg, participates in the Missouri Wing Delegation at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by laying a wreath in February while visiting Washington, D.C. Photo courtesy of Michael Garcia
Civil Air Patrol Cadet visits Washington D.C.
Sedalia Civil Air Patrol Flight Cadet Commander Cadet 1st Lt. Justin Miller, 20, of Warrensburg, participated in a trip to Washington, D.C., in February to speak to legislators about the importance of the country's Civil Air Patrol. more
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Izzy Brown, a senior at Smithton R-VI High School, portrays the lead character, Ariel, during a dress rehearsal for the musical "The Little Mermaid" Monday night, March 3. The school will present the production at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8. Photo courtesy of Smithton R-Vi School District
Smithton Schools to present 'The Little Mermaid'
The magic of "The Little Mermaid" will be presented in a musical by Smithton R-VI School students on Friday, March 7, and Saturday, March 8. more
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A Black History Month program will be hosted at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 23, at True Vine Fellowship. The Sedalia/Pettis County Chapter of the NAACP is sponsoring the event. Everyone is welcome to attend the program. Democrat File Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney
Black History Month to be celebrated at True Vine Fellowship
Black History Month will be celebrated Sunday, Feb. 23 with a program hosted at True Vine Fellowship in Sedalia. more
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Smith-Cotton seniors Eliza Cavanagh and Robert Ballance are crowned courtwarming queen and king during halftime of the boys basketball game Friday, Feb. 7, at Smith-Cotton High School. Photo by Jack Denebeim | Democrat
PHOTOS: Cavanagh, Ballance crowned Smith-Cotton courtwarming royalty
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Adam Swanson, the 2025 Scott Joplin International Ragtime artist-in-residence, gives his first performance of the week on Monday, Feb. 3, at Dresden R-XII School District. This week, Swanson, of Durango, Colorado, will perform at local schools and nursing homes. He will also perform publicly at the Katy Depot on Thursday, Feb. 6. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Scott Joplin Artist-in-Residence Adam Swanson heats up the keys this week
DRESDEN — 2025 Scott Joplin Artist-in-Residence Adam Swanson entertained Dresden R-XII School District students Monday, Feb. 3, getting their toes tapping, legs jiggling and their fingers playing air piano. more
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On Friday afternoon, Jan. 31, Sarah Tippie thanks everyone at Sacred Heart School for selecting her as the 2025 Teacher of the Year. Tippie was recognized after a Mass at St. Vincent de Paul Parish Sacred Heart Church. On the left is SHS President Nikki Howell and SHS Principal Suzann Jenkins. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Sacred Heart recognizes Teacher of the Year and presents Leadership Awards
Sacred Heart School honored several people during a 1:15 p.m. Mass in the Saint. Vincent de Paul Parish Sacred Heart Catholic Church Chapel to conclude Catholic Schools Week on Friday, Jan. 31.  more
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On Friday, Jan. 17, from left, photographer Randy Kirby, writer Kayla Nilges, and Sedalia Police Det. Nicklous Camirand pose for a photo at the Sedalia Police Department. The trio recently published "Come Along with a K-9: Police K-9s of Pettis County," an educational book for school children. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
New Pettis County K-9 book an educational tool for students
A new book highlighting four K-9 officers and their handlers in Pettis County is being used as an educational tool in various school districts. more
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Darrin Hartman is the choir director at Sacred Heart school and has lived in Sedalia since birth. Hartman has now been working at Sacred Heart for 13 years and his musical influence affects every student at the Catholic school. Photo by Chris Howell |Democrat
Sacred Heart's Darrin Hartman leads the choir to sing as one
Darrin Hartman is the choir director at Sacred Heart School and has lived in Sedalia his whole life. more
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Sedalia Middle School Principal Jeremy Fry, right, presents a check for $3,436.75 to SMS student Christopher Gutierrez, front, and his parents, Liliana Rangel-Blas and Reynaldo Gutierrez, during an assembly on Thursday, Nov. 21, in the SMS gym. The money was raised through a schoolwide Change War in October. Photo courtesy of Sedalia 200
Sedalia Middle School steps ups to aid student in need
When Sedalia Middle School students learned that one of their fellow fifth graders was battling brain cancer, they stepped up to support and protect him. more
Sadie Blankenship and Mariah Navarro watch Gregory Siegel on Wednesday, Nov. 20, as he operates a gifted dancing cactus customized with a switch he can easily operate. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
SFCC Occupational Therapy program gifts switch-adapted toys to Loftus Early Childhood Center
Loftus Early Childhood students had the chance to try out switch-adapted toys designed and gifted by the State Fair Community College Occupational Therapy Program on Wednesday, Nov. 20.  more
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Patrick Stewart, formerly of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Ozarks in Branson, was named the new Chief Executive Officer of the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri this week, Nov. 18. Stewart, who has been interim director since July, will become full-time in December. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Boys & Girls Clubs hires Patrick Stewart as CEO
The Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri has named Patrick Stewart as its new Chief Executive Officer.  more
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Smith-Cotton football rides in the back of a military cargo truck during the Sedalia 200 Homecoming Parade on Friday, Sept. 27.  Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
PHOTOS: Sedalia turns out for homecoming parade
Allen Taylor teaches fifth and sixth grade social studies ad Green Ridge. Most days he is know to wear green. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Teacher Allen Taylor is passionate about Green Ridge, wearing green
Allen Taylor teaches fifth and sixth grade social studies at Green Ridge Elementary. Taylor is a tall, lanky young man who towers above his students. more
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On Thursday, Sept. 5, from left, State Fair Community College Horticulture students Timmothy Garrigus, Lilie Lett, Sylvia Miller, Elizabeth Ratliff, and Cody Brandt pose for a photo behind the college’s greenhouse. The annual SFCC Ag Club Mum Sale is in full swing, with proceeds going toward Ag-related trips and contests for Ag and Horticulture students. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
SFCC Ag Club hosts its annual mum sale this month
State Fair Community College Ag and Horticulture students are hosting their annual Ag Club Mum Sale behind the Potter-Ewing Building. more
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Washington Elementary Special Education teacher Kayla Zbornak enjoys engaging her 26 students in learning processes, whether it's broadening their horizons with travel stories or offering summer enrichment of dinosaurs, space, and camping lessons. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Kayla Zbornak: Enriching the lives of her students
Washington Elementary special education teacher Kayla Zbornak works with students from kindergarten through fourth grade. more
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A photo of Sarah (Smith) Cotton adorns a book on display at Smith-Cotton High School on Monday, Aug. 26. Cotton donated the land on which the first S-C High School was built in 1924. The school is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Smith-Cotton High School celebrates 100 years
Smith-Cotton High School is celebrating its 100th anniversary thanks to land donated by Sarah (Smith) Cotton in the 1920s. more
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Cathy McGraw Culp 
Cathy McGraw Culp celebrates retirement after 50 years of teaching
WARRENSBURG  — After beginning her teaching career at the high school level in 1973, University of Central Missouri personal health instructor Cathy McGraw Culp has decided to retire at the end of August. more
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Community activist Lauretta Emerson, 96, on left seated, was honored Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Bothwell Regional Health Center lobby by her family, the Sedalia/Pettis County NAACP, Sedalia Business Women (SBW), and BRHC. Seated with Emerson are her children, John Emerson and Valencia Harris, both of St. Louis and Kay Palmer, of Sedalia. She was recognized for her community involvement and for championing Black rights in Sedalia. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Photos: Emerson honored at Bothwell Regional Health Center
Editor's Note: The second photo has been updated to reflect the correct name of the woman who helped organized the event. more
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