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Supporters sign an initiative petition in support of a ballot measure that would legalize abortion up to the point of fetal viability in Missouri during an event on Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City hosted by Missourians for Constitutional Freedom. File photo by Anna Spoerre | Missouri Independent
Missouri initiative campaigns confident of achieving signature goals
Three initiative campaigns say they are on track to submit signatures that would put measures to legalize abortion and sports wagering, and to increase the minimum wage, on Missouri’s ballot this year. more
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On Wednesday, April 17, Sedalia Literacy Council member Noreen Loveall, left, and Chair Betty Albrecht hold two handmade quilts that will be featured in the 22nd annual Literacy Council Tea and Auction on Sunday, April 21. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Sedalia Literacy Council to host annual Tea and Auction
It's spring, and it's time for the 22nd annual Sedalia Literacy Tea and Auction, which will be hosted on Sunday, April 21, at Our Savior Lutheran Church. more
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House Speaker Dean Plocher speaks during the 2023 veto session. Photo by Tim Bommel | Missouri House Communications.
Speaker Dean Plocher accused of ‘absolute obstruction’ in House ethics investigation
Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher obstructed an investigation of his official acts through pressure on potential witnesses and refusing to issue subpoenas, bipartisan leaders of the House Ethics Committee alleged Monday. more
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Auto Glass Express employees gather for a photo on Monday, April 15, as they prepare to celebrate 25 years of business. From left are Adam Gabel, glass technician; Derrick Goodman, owner; Otto, the bloodhound; Yelena Butenko, assistant office manager; Brandon Goodman, owner; and Amber Staten, office manager. Not shown are glass technicians Patrick McGuire and Darell Crain. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Auto Glass Express celebrates 25 years
Auto Glass Express, a family-owned business, is looking forward to celebrating 25 years in business. It credits the community for its longevity. more
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Sedalia's large landfill is familiar to anyone driving just west of the city limits. An ordinance restricting landfills in Pettis County is currently working its way through the legal system and the outcome may determine the number of "trash mountains" in the Sedalia range. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Pettis County First celebrates recent decision in landfill legal battle
The legal battle to prevent two new local landfills had what appears to be a win in a Moniteau County court with Judge Kenneth M. Hayden upholding the majority of a dump-restricting Pettis County ordinance. more
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Sedalia Democrat announces change in publication days
Starting later this month, the Sedalia Democrat will transition to a twice-weekly print publication. more
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Warrensburg artist Jo Narron works on a watercolor on Saturday, April 13, at the Hayden Liberty Center. Narron is the Liberty Center Association A.I.R. artist for the month of April. She will work at the center each Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
LCAA artist-in-residence Jo Narron demonstrates in April
Warrensburg artist Jo Narron is the April artist-in-residence or A.I.R. at the Hayden Liberty Center this month. more
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Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri's new executive director Brooke Wilkens has only been on the job 10 days, and jokes it has been mostly meetings. Wilkens comes from Warrensburg and will oversee 15 sites. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
New executive director joins Boys and Girls Club
Brooke Wilkens is the new Executive Director of Boys and Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri. more
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"Fiery Union," by State Fair Community College art student Taylor Barnes, is a sculpture made by a 3-D printing process. It is part of the 2024 SFCC Student Exhibition that opened on Thursday, April 11. The show will remain up until May 12. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
SFCC Student Art Exhibit open until May 12
The State Fair Community College Student Art Exhibit opened Thursday, April 11, with an artist reception at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art. more
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On Friday, April 5, Dan Lowe with the Sedalia Chapter of the Missouri Right to Life holds a sign discouraging petition signers at Bazoo Books. Lowe and several other Right to Life members were on hand for the controversial reproductive freedom petition drive. File photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Part 2: The pros and cons of the reproductive freedom initiative
On Tuesday, April 9, Susan Klein, the executive director of Missouri Right to Life, spoke to the Democrat about the controversial "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition. more
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Earl, center wearing a brown jacket, and Susan, center left behind Earl, pose with their staff for a photo in Dirt-Modified Magazine in 2015. The Wallses bought Central Missouri Speedway in 1994, and have worked tirelessly to make it the track it is today 30 years later.  Photo by Zach Bott | Warrensburg Star-Journal
Central Missouri Speedway owners celebrate 30th year of operations
WARRENSBURG — Owners Earl and Susan Walls are set to begin their 30th year of owning and operating the Central Missouri Speedway with their first races of the season on April 20. more
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Bear Hagston
Suspect arrested in North Prospect shooting
By Chris Howell | Sedalia Democrat more
Smith-Cotton High School students, from left, Kiana Benfield-Boik, Aiden Rohr, and Samantha Hagedorn perform the "Romeo and Juliet" prologue Thursday, April 11, during a dress rehearsal for "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)." Students will present the play at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, and Saturday, April 13. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Smith-Cotton to present Shakespeare this weekend
Smith-Cotton High School theatre students will present "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)" this weekend with much improvisation and humor. more
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Jay and Lynn Hurt, formerly of Sedalia, hold their son Harrison Dean Hurt, born Dec. 11, 2023. Harrison was born with several health issues. A benefit for the family is slated for Saturday, April 13, at the Pork House. Photo courtesy of Jay and Lynn Hurt
Benefit for Hurt family slated for April 13
A benefit dinner and auction for the Jay and Lynn Hurt family is slated for Saturday, April 13, at the Pork House on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. more
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Terry Roesner, of Versailles, is 100% disabled and claims his late father's exposure to Agent Orange while serving as a Marine in Vietnam caused his problems. Roesner has been writing letters to congressmen to get recognition from the VA. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Veteran's son seeking VA recognition of Agent Orange issues
Terry Roesner, of Versailles, is an imposing man, but he speaks with difficulty and words don’t seem to come easily to him. more
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James Sneed, left, the new Pettis County Ambulance District board member for District 3, displays his oath of office with Pettis County Clerk Nick La Strada after being sworn in Tuesday night, April 9. He was elected in the April 2 municipal election. Sneed will replace Vice Chair Mike Brown, who decided not to run in 2024. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Photos: PCAD installs new board members
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to The Federalist Society on the Missouri House of Representatives floor Friday. Photo by Annelise Hanshaw | Missouri Independent
Missouri Attorney General leads coalition challenging Biden student debt relief
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is seeking to squash a nearly eight-month-old program that has waived $1.2 billion in student loans for 153,000 borrowers and limited the payment amounts for 8 million others. more
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Seasonal landscaper Sarah Keating preps the strawberry beds at the Community Garden, 407 N. Hurley Ave., on Tuesday, April 9. Keating said she enjoys the fresh air, birds and nature, but hopes others will feel the need to pitch in and help. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Community Garden set to grow a bounty of fruits and veggies
Sarah Keating was working alone in the Community Garden, 407 N. Hurley Ave., on Tuesday, April 9, pulling last year’s leaves out of the strawberry beds. Not much else is growing this early in the garden, but the strawberries are already taking off. more
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Police searching for man after North Prospect shooting
The Sedalia Police Department is searching for a man in connection with a shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning, April 9. more
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Michael Kateman
Arrow Rock to present season four of Reader's Theatre Series
Moving into its fourth season, the Arrow Rock Readers Theatre Series will open this year on Saturday, May 4, with a presentation of the "Consummate Showman." more
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