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Lifeguard Makenzie Moulton does final cleaning at Liberty Park Pool on Friday for the pool’s Memorial Day weekend opening.
Pools open for summer
Editor's note:  Liberty and Centennial pools did not open Saturday, May 28 as planned due to cold water temperatures, according to information from the Sedalia Parks and Recreation Department. … more
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Hannah Burian, 3, goes through a dance routine this week during rehearsal for Studio A Dance Conservatory’s program, “A Time to Dance.” The performance is at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Heckart Performing Arts Center, 2010 Tiger Pride Blvd.
‘A Time to Dance’: Studio A presents spring performance
With dances and smiles, around 100 students will take the stage on Saturday to perform 30 dances. Adding to the production are dance routines that include the students’ fathers.   … more
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Thomas Piché Jr., 69, the curator/director of the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, is retiring on June 30. Piché, who held the position for 14 years, noted he’s thankful for the community’s support for the museum.
Tom Piché bids goodbye to the Daum Museum
Bidding farewell is never easy, but Thomas Piché Jr., the curator and director of the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, said he feels it’s time to go.   Piché , who took … more
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Sedalia Boonslick Regional Library Children’s Librarian Catie McLaughlin stands in front of an “Oceans of Possibilities” backdrop in the children’s department. Boonslick’s program will begin on June 1 and McLaughlin hopes to feature many hands-on activities.
Summer reading programs about to start at Sedalia libraries
The Sedalia Public Library and Boonslick Regional Library will soon launch their summer reading programs in an effort to keep kids reading throughout the year. Both libraries have the theme … more
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Jared Sirna, seen Thursday, offers minnows, mealworms, crickets and a special Canadian/European nightcrawler sure to please the pickiest trout.
Bait shop opens on South Limit
Jared Sirna is an avid fisherman who noticed an opportunity when driving to the lake. “I’ve been heading to the lake my whole life and wanting to pick up some bait on the way,” … more
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DeAnn Alonso, the president and chief executive officer of the Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association, stands with Jennifer Wenkel, the major gifts manager, on Thursday. Based in Jefferson City, the organization recently expanded its services to include Pettis County and 10 surrounding counties.
Organization now providing foster, adoption in Pettis
Through the expansion of three organizations, Missouri is now wholly covered for foster care, adoptions, and kinship needs. The program coverage has become a “family resource modality” … more
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Patrons of the Knob Noster Fair ride the Ferris Wheel.
Knob Noster Fair to return after COVID-19
After a two-year break due to the pandemic, the Knob Noster Fair is returning once again. While the fair is finally back this year, COVID has certainly left a lasting impact on how events such as … more
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Yale Foster, son of Sedalia Ward 4 Councilwoman Rhiannon Foster, plays the bongos in the new Hubbard Park splash pad on Thursday morning. Open hours for the free aquatic attraction are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Hubbard Park splash pad opens to the public
On Thursday morning, Sedalia Parks and Recreation, joined by the community and Sedalia City Council members, opened the Hubbard Park splash pad.   Special Events and Marketing Manager … more
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The Pettis County Clerk’s office began moving to the county’s Annex on Friday. The clerk’s office is now located at 215 E. Fifth St., less than a block from the Pettis County Courthouse.
Pettis County Clerk’s office moves to new location
On Friday, the Pettis County Clerk’s office began the move to the county’s Annex building for a much-needed space upgrade.   Around three years ago, Pettis County purchased the … more
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Sedalia Police Chief Matt Wirt, State Farm Agent Margaret Ward, Officer Nick Camirand and Sgt. Mike Elwood are pictured as Ward’s office donates $5,000 to the Sedalia Police Department’s Drone Unit on Tuesday.
State Farm presents donation to SPD drone unit
Margaret Ward from State Farm Insurance of Sedalia presented a check for $5,000 to the Sedalia Police Department Drone Unit on Tuesday. State Farm has worked to help fund several police projects over … more
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“Climbing the Ladder Chasing the Dream: The History of Homer G. Phillips Hospital,” by Candace O’Connor, includes information about Sedalia’s other native son Homer G. Phillips, born in 1878 in Smithton. O’Connor will give a presentation about the book and Phillips at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 4, at the Sedalia Public Library.
Homer G. Phillips, Sedalia’s other ‘favorite son’
Many in the area are familiar with the contribution Sedalia’s Scott Joplin made to music. Still, many are unaware of another native son, Homer G. Phillips, one of 10 children born in Smithton … more
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The Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center is seen this week, just weeks before State Fair Community College is set to host a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The public is invited to the event at 10 a.m. June 9, which will feature Gov. Mike Parson and Mayor Andrew Dawson.
Photos: Olen Howard Workforce Innovation Center almost done
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The view of Sacred Heart School from 515 W. Third St. Wednesday. A Tuesday evening warrant busted Aaron R. Dove for alleged distribution within 2,000 feet of a school, allowing a sentence of life in prison.
Alleged heroin distribution a ‘rock’s throw’ from Sacred Heart
A man was arrested after Pettis County Sheriff’s Office deputies and the Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force executed a narcotics search warrant in the 500 block of West Third Street on Tuesday, just … more
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Phase one begins for interchange project
On Tuesday, May 10, the Pettis County Commission opened the bidding for phase one of the Interchange 65 project, Cedar Drive improvements.   The plans for a new interchange on U.S. Highway … more
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On Monday, artist Neva Wood, of Jefferson City, talks about one of her paintings that is part of her exhibit featuring women at the Hayden Liberty Center. The opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 20, at the Center, 111 W. Fifth St. It is free and open to the public.
LCAA to host Neva Wood exhibit
Women will be the focus of an art exhibit opening Friday at the Hayden Liberty Center and will identify with the theme for this year's Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, "Women in Ragtime." … more
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony was hosted at noon Thursday for The Pavilion in Historic Downtown Sedalia at South Ohio Avenue and Second Street. The pavilion will be used for weddings, festivals, concerts and various other events throughout the year.
The Pavilion in Downtown Sedalia opens
A public-private partnership created the Downtown Pavilion Project, which opened at noon Thursday with its official ribbon-cutting. Furnell Companies Vice President Erica Eisenmenger and David … more
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Smithton Introduction to Literature juniors and seniors open the package that holds the book they wrote and published throughout their school year on Wednesday morning.
Smithton High School students publish book
SMITHTON — Smithton's Introduction to Literature juniors and seniors came together during the school year to write a short novel that was published this month.   English teacher … more
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A Mother’s Day concert benefiting Ukrainian women and children refugees raised almost $11,000 since May 8. The event was a collaboration between the Sedalia Symphony and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Warrensburg.
Symphony Conductor Marsh: benefit a success
A benefit collaboration between the Sedalia Symphony and Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Warrensburg supporting Ukrainian women and children refugees was a success. Since Mother’s Day, the event … more
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On Monday, Linda Johnson, the treasurer for the Sedalia Dream Factory, left, gives the key to a “she-shed” to an overjoyed Eden Hoeffling, 16, of Sedalia, who is standing with her parents, Aaron and Alena Hoeffling. Eden, who has hypogammaglobulinemia, a primary immune disorder, requested the shed as a quiet refuge.
Chronically ill teen receives gift of ‘she-shed’
Fighting a life-long illness is difficult for anyone, but through the kindness of the Sedalia community, one teen is finding she’s not alone in her struggles. Eden Hoeffling, 16, the … more
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Fourth Ward Councilwoman Rhiannon Foster gives her approval of Sedalia’s new $528,000 milling machine Monday. The miller will grind-off road surfaces allowing the city to resurface on its own schedule.
City shows off new street milling machine
Monday, Mayor Andrew Dawson and Fourth Ward Councilwoman Rhiannon Foster joined Public Works crews to test their newly purchased street milling machine. In an alley near Sixth Street and Osage … more
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