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Missouri candidates wait to pull a number in the candidate-filing system Tuesday morning. Photo by Annelise Hanshaw | Missouri Independent
Missouri candidates head to Jefferson City for first day to file for 2024 elections
Political candidates who make national headlines — and those who may only be known in their hometown — descended on Jefferson City Tuesday morning for the first day of a month-long window to file to run for office in Missouri. more
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Wellness Coordinator Dawn Morris poses in front of the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office sign with the department's K9, Ammo. Morris officially stepped into the role on Sept. 6, 2022, as the the county's first law enforcement wellness coordinator. Photo courtesy of the Johnson County Sheriff's Department
Wellness coordinator supports Johnson County law enforcement
JOHNSON COUNTY – First responders in Johnson County have access to many resources, including a wellness coordinator who has been working in the role for more than a year. more
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Hope5One, an anti-human trafficking organization, is providing preventive education and shelter for victims of human trafficking in Pettis, Benton and Henry counties. Image courtesy of Hope5One
Hope5One educates on the dangers of human trafficking
A Warsaw-based anti-human trafficking ministry, Hope5One, is providing preventive awareness and shelter to survivors of human trafficking. more
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James H. Kreisel
Knife-wielding man killed by Sedalia police
A Sedalia man died Saturday evening, Feb. 24 after an altercation with Sedalia Police Department officers. more
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On Monday, Feb. 26, Larry Schupp, of Sedalia, holds his cat Smokey, 11, in his home. Schupp, a Vietnam War veteran and retired math and physics teacher, has searched for his lost cat, Oreo, for the last five years. Facebook followers are familiar with the unusually marked Tuxedo cat, and Schupp only wants to know if Oreo is alive and okay. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Finding Oreo: Sedalia veteran searches for his lost cat
Social media followers know the face of Oreo, a Tuxedo cat that’s been missing for five years, due to the diligent search of his owner, Larry Schupp, 76, a retired math and physics teacher and a Vietnam War veteran. Schupp will turn 77 on Saturday, March 2, and said finding Oreo would be a perfect birthday gift. more
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Asahi Pompey, Goldman Sachs Global Head of Corporate Engagement and President of the Goldman Sachs Foundation, speaks during the 10,000 Small Businesses program expansion announcement Friday, Feb. 23 at State Fair Community College. Photo by Nicole Cooke | Democrat
Goldman Sachs announces rural business program for Missouri
Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses announced it is expanding its $100 million Investment in Rural Communities program to Missouri. more
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This photo taken from body cam footage shows Sedalia Police Cmdr. Mike Elwood pulling an unconscious driver from her flaming vehicle in the early morning hours of Thursday, Feb. 22. Photo courtesy of the Sedalia Police Department
Sedalia Police rescue woman after vehicle fire at Broadway and Brown
The Sedalia Police Department released a preliminary report on a violent accident that occurred at 3:53 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 near East Broadway Boulevard and South Brown Avenue. more
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Friday’s Wear Red for Women luncheon at the Foundry helped raise money for AEDs in Pettis County. Jamie Appleman, Jeannine Dove, Nikki Howell, Beverly Rollings, Liz Van Leer, Amanda Blackburn and Carla Lucchesi were among the 470 women attending. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Wear Red for Women luncheon raises money for automatic defibrillators
The fifth annual Wear Red for Women Luncheon was hosted Friday, Feb. 23 at the Foundry in downtown Sedalia with a sold-out crowd. more
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Clayton and Peyton Tankersley of Boy Scout Troop 54 recently achieved Eagle Scout honors. The brother and sister are the children of Jerry and Renee Tankersley. Payton is the first young woman to receive this honor in Pettis County. Photo courtesy of Jerry Tankersley
Five Boy Scouts receive Eagle Scout honors
Hard work and dedication have paid off for five Boy Scouts who recently attained their Eagle Scout for Troops 54 and 61. more
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During a Liberty Center Association for the Arts dress rehearsal in February, actor Jessica Jones, as Rosalind Hay, left, greets Jan Bahner, as Ethel, for the production "Moon Over Buffalo." File photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
LCAA Theatre bringing many new productions to the stage
Liberty Center Association for the Arts kicked off the New Year with the comedy play "Moon Over Buffalo" and has many more productions in the works for the upcoming year. more
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First Student contract manager Connie Miller said the company offers great training and employment for reliable people. Many people, however, are taking the free CDL training First Student offers and hitting the road. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
School bus drivers get CDL training, quickly take other jobs
First Student Inc., the school bus contractor responsible for taking most local students safely to their schools, is suffering from what is a national problem: a shortage of school bus drivers. more
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On Wednesday, Feb. 21, upstairs at Ozark Coffee Co., award-winning barista Phuong Tran, right, shares a laugh with Ashley Homan, a pop-up coffee shop owner. Tran, the director of coffee education for Brewed Behavior in Kansas City, gave a two-day workshop for the staff of Ozark Coffee and its wholesale customers.  Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Ozark Coffee trains with award-winning barista
For two days this week, Ozark Coffee Company’s staff and some of its wholesale customers were privileged to train with an award-winning barista and the CEO of an international coffee consulting business. more
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The Pettis County Joint 911 Call Center began county-wide operations Aug. 16, 2021. Calls for Sedalia Police, Sedalia and Pettis County Fire, Pettis County Ambulance and the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office all are answered there.
Cell phone providers suffer outages nationwide Thursday
Thursday morning, Feb. 22, AT&T customers across the U.S. found it impossible to place calls or access the internet on their cell phones. more
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Wednesday, Feb. 21, Pettis County Eastern Commissioner Israel Baeza shows the Sedalia Democrat the efforts the Road and Bridge Department makes toward keeping the 600 miles of gravel county roads properly graded. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Pettis County gives Road and Bridge update
Pettis County Eastern Commissioner Israel Baeza took the Democrat on a driving tour of far south Pettis County to see road crews at work. more
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On Wednesday, Feb. 21, Jake Gieschen, left, and RJ Lindstrom unveil the plans for the new 30,000-square-foot Teen Center for the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri, to be located on East Third Street. Gieschen and Lindstrom are the co-chairs of the BGC Capital Campaign, which has already raised $4.2 million for the facility. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Boys & Girls Clubs unveils Teen Center plan
On Wednesday, Feb. 21, the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri unveiled its plan to build a 30,000-square-foot Teen Center near downtown Sedalia. The Bold Vision, Bright Future Capital Campaign has already raised $4.2 million. more
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Pettis County Commissioners Israel Baeza, left, and Bill Taylor and Jim Marcum, on right, welcome newly-appointed Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert Anthony Farkas, center, as he is sworn into office Tuesday, Feb. 20. Photo courtesy of the Pettis County Commission
Farkas appointed as Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney
Tuesday, Feb. 20, the Pettis County Commission appointed Robert Anthony Farkas as the new Pettis County Prosecuting Attorney, effective immediately, for a term ending when his successor is elected or appointed and qualified by Gov. Mike Parson. more
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Dr. Olivia Bloom owns the Sedalia Spay and Neuter Clinic, 214 W. Main St. The clinic will host the 100 Pet Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 24, offering 100 free pet alterations. File photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Spay and Neuter Clinic to host 100 free spay/neuter event Saturday
The Sedalia Spay and Neuter Clinic, 214 W. Main St., has the ambitious goal of providing 100 free pet alterations Saturday, Feb. 24. more
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On Tuesday, Feb. 20, Shelby Dotson, on left, and Karli Smith, on the right, both seniors and FFA members at Pettis County R-V Northwest High School in Hughesville, help pack meals for food insecure students in the county. FFA students from Hughesville, La Monte, Green Ridge, and Smithton helped pack 15,000 meals during the second annual event. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Pettis County FFA students pack food for a cause
HUGHESVILLE — For the second year, Pettis County FFA students are looking out for fellow youth with food insecurities. On Tuesday, Feb. 20, 40 students packed 15,000 meals during the FFA Meal Packing Event at Pettis County R-V Northwest High School in Hughesville. more
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On Saturday, Feb. 17, Sedalia photographer Melissa Alexander stands beside her photo of a red rose that won an honorable mention at the 2022 Missouri State Fair. Alexander was the Artist-in-Residence for the Liberty Center Association for the Arts on Saturday. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Sedalia photographer Alexander concentrates on nature
Capturing nature at its best with what Sedalia photographer Melissa Alexander enjoys now that she’s retired. more
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Absentee voting begins for April 2 municipal election
Tuesday, Feb. 20 is the first day of absentee voting for the April 2 General Municipal Election. more
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