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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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"Sleepaway" by first-time novelist Kevin Prufer focuses on main characters Cora, a waitress, and Glass, the young son of a professor at an unnamed university, who learn to navigate a looming threat from outside of town and, in the process, learn much about themselves. Photo courtesy of Acre Books
Award-winning poet writes novel with Warrensburg-based setting
Poet Kevin Prufer is set to begin his novel writing career with his first entry, “Sleepaway,” published by Acre Books, a haunting, frightening, and complex story set in a small town with similarities to Warrensburg. more
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Around 1:20 p.m. Monday, April 8 the moon begins to take a bite out of the sun during the total solar eclipse. Although portions of southeast Missouri saw totality, in Sedalia the eclipse was rated as 93.7%. The last total solar eclipse was in 2017 and its path of totality ran across Sedalia. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney and Jeff McKinney | Democrat
Sedalians see a partial solar eclipse on Monday
As the partial eclipse slowly dropped the Moon’s shadow on Sedalia, people began stepping out of their offices into a strange darkness at midday. more
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Sedalia Parks and Recreation head landscaper Shawna Yeager gives away young native Missouri trees at the Arbor Day event Friday, April 5 outside Convention Hall in Liberty Park. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Arbor Day gathering offers advice, trees to help grow community forest
A small crowd of tree lovers gathered Friday morning, April 5 outside Convention Hall in Liberty Park for an Arbor Day event hosted by the City of Sedalia and the Missouri Department of Conservation. more
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From left, Kourtney Woodbury, of Kansas City, with the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom; Heather Carlos, of Overland Park, Kansas, with Planned Parenthood; and volunteer Teresa Cicela, of Henry County, take signatures for the "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition on Friday, April 5, outside Bazoo Books in Sedalia. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Part 1: The pros and cons of the reproductive freedom initiative
On Friday, April 5, members of Planned Parenthood, the Missourians for Constitutional Freedom, the Sedalia Democrat Club, and volunteers gathered in front of Bazoo Books to collect signatures for the "Right to Reproductive Freedom Initiative" petition. more
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A car pulls in to park at the storefront of Swisher's on Friday, March 29 in Warrensburg. First opened in 1965 by Ray Swisher and his business partner Louis “Louie” Feldman, the store was then called Louie’s Farm & Home. Photo by Zach Bott | Warrensburg Star-Journal
Swisher’s hardware sold, set to change ownership April 8
WARRENSBURG – After close to 60 years since it first opened its doors, Swisher’s hardware store is being sold, with its storefront changing ownership on April 8. more
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The Bothwell Healing Arts Center, 3700 W. 10th St., will be the new home of Bothwell Family Medicine Associates starting April 15. The clinic move is key to Bothwell's future growth and will provide increased access to facilities for physicians in the residency program. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Bothwell has two major clinic moves happening mid-month
Two Bothwell Regional Health Center clinics will be swapping locations later this month. more
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Ebby Norman, owner of Pro-Velo Bicycle Shop, will host the Thomas Stevens Bike Ride at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 21. The ride will begin at the Katy Depot. Registration is not required, and there is no entry fee. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Pro-Velo hosting community bike ride this month
On Sunday, April 21, area bicyclists will have the opportunity to participate in a collective ride celebrating the life of Thomas Stevens. Stevens came to Missouri in 1871 and became the first person to circumnavigate the globe in 1886. more
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Municipal election sees 13.21% voter turnout
Just shy of 3,500 registered voters cast a ballot in the April 2 municipal election in Pettis County. more
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First Thursdays resumes with 'Trunk to Treasure' event downtown
Thursday, April 4 marks the 2024 return of First Thursday events in downtown Sedalia. more
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On Wednesday, April 3, owner Sarah Rea stands inside the newly opened OmniTan Tanning Salon at 1001 S. Limit Ave. OmniTan opened Friday, March 15. The mural was painted by Sedalia artist and art educator Kelsey Raines. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
OmniTan provides full-service tanning
The newly opened OmniTan Tanning Salon offers many tanning options and plans. more
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Wood, Page elected to SFCC board
Voters elected an incumbent and a newcomer to the State Fair Community College Board of Trustees in the April 2 municipal election. more
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Live Results: 2024 Pettis County Municipal Election
Below are the results of contested races and ballot questions in the April 2 municipal election in Pettis County, according to unofficial results from the Pettis County Clerk’s Office. An asterisk denotes the winners. more
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Poll worker Linda Casey helps voter Josey Trautman sign in to cast her ballot Tuesday, April 2 at Convention Hall. Poll workers noted a light turnout for the municipal election. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Photos: Voters head to polls for municipal election
Just shy of 3,500 registered voters cast a ballot in the April 2 municipal election in Pettis County. more
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Amy Woolery pins the Chief of Police badge in her husband, David Woolery, during the Sedalia City Council meeting Monday, April 1. Woolery was picked as top cop after a stint as interim chief that began when Matt Wirt took a job as Assistant City Administrator. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Chief David Woolery appointed as Sedalia's top cop
At the Monday evening's Sedalia City Council meeting, a packed agenda kept the large gathering waiting for one last very important item: the appointment of interim Chief David Woolery as Sedalia’s new Chief of Police. more
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Well-known Sedalia artist Myrna Ragar stands with one of her art prices in June 2018. Ragar, who moved to Mississippi in May 2023, still enjoys giving back to the community. She recently donated work for two Sedalia Convention and Visitors Bureau billboards. File photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Artist Myrna Ragar donates billboard art to Sedalia CVB
Although well-known Sedalia artist Myrna Ragar moved to Hernando, Mississippi, in May 2023, she continues to give back to the community through her art and kindness. more
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Liberty Park Stadium will undergo renovations this summer with construction set to begin Aug. 6. Parks and Recreation Director Amy Epple said the project has been broken down into phases, with converting the field to an all-turf field as the top priority. Photo by Jack Denebeim | Democrat
Liberty Park Stadium renovations to begin this summer
Construction on Liberty Park Stadium is set to begin Aug. 6 with renovations to several areas to be completed by mid-December. more
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Kari and Matt Mergen recently opened the Flat Creek Building, an upscale venue and Airbnb in a former law office on West Fourth Street. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Flat Creek Building offers law-office themed getaway
Just a block from the Pettis County Courthouse, a small building was recently renovated into a unique and surprising venue. more
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Country artist Ian Munsick will perform on Thursday, Aug. 15 as part of the State Fair Grandstand concert series at the 2024 Missouri State Fair. Photo courtesy of the Missouri State Fair
Ian Munsick with Creed Fisher to perform at Missouri State Fair
On Monday, April 1, the Missouri State Fair announced the seventh concert of the 2024 State Fair concert series. more
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Ken and Carol Weller, owners of Weller's Men's Wear, stand in the shop on Monday, April 1. The shop, which has been in business for 74 years, will close at the end of May. Photo by Faith Bemiss-McKinney | Democrat
Weller's Men's Wear to close after more than seven decades
After nearly seven decades, Weller's Mens Wear will close its doors at the end of May. more
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