Missouri’s first confirmed measles case of the year involves a child in Taney County, the health department announced Friday afternoon. The child’s vaccination status “has not …

Communities across the country are suffering from a lack of primary care providers, and Missouri is no exception. In fact, it ranks fourth worst nationwide in terms of its primary care provider …

To have your event or meeting listed, send details to news@sedaliademocrat.com or call 660-826-1000. SUNDAY 10 a.m.: Easter at the Mathewson, Mathewson Exhibition Center on the Missouri …

On Saturday, May 10, there will be a celebration of 100 years of the Pettis County Courthouse. Pettis County Commission  members said they have been planning the centennial celebration for …

The top Republican in the Missouri House said Thursday that a proposed constitutional amendment to ban abortion approved by his GOP colleagues doesn’t go far enough to protect victims of sexual …

The Missouri Senate sent a bill to the House Thursday that would overhaul the state’s accreditation and accountability system in order to give local school districts more control. State …

Missouri Democrats stonewalled a Republican effort to roll back a voter-approved paid sick leave law, blocking action in the Senate for more than nine hours before GOP leadership adjourned the …

Pettis County announces road closure The Pettis County Road and Bridge Department announced that Anderson RD, between BB HWY and J HWY,  will have daily road closures beginning next week in …

Recognized for their academic excellence and strong community involvement, University of Central Missouri (UCM) seniors Marie Hall and Alyssa Robertson are the recipients of the 2025 Charno Award, …

If key decision makers on a farm are unable to make decisions for a short time (2 weeks to 6 months), how well would their farm operations continue? Join University of Missouri Extension for an …

Farmers across Missouri are grappling with widespread damages to crops, livestock, and infrastructure following a series of severe weather events that swept through the state earlier this month. …

Sedalia Community Helping Hands celebrated completing its 50th home repair during its board meeting on Tuesday, April 8.  Sharyn Fante-Hession, the secretary of SCHH, said the organization …

Students Emma Keith, Sunny Morris and Timothy Garrigus were busily tending plants inside the State Fair Community College greenhouse for the Spring Plant Sale on Thursday, April 17 at the Potter …

Smith-Cotton High School senior Jeffthan Glaster has been selected to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy June 1-14 at Missouri State University in Springfield in the vocal and orchestral …

Sedalia Police Department Arrests April 15 9:56 a.m.: Joint Communications began receiving calls from a specific phone number in the 700 block of South Ohio Avenue.  23 total …

Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malik visited the Center for Human Services on Wednesday, April 16, to offer a financial lifeline to some disabled people through a MO ABLE. Individuals who …

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A  bill  that would give the Missouri Attorney General the authority to appeal judges’ decisions to temporarily block state law and change how ballot measures are written and …

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Three transported after Benton County accident

Mayor Andrew Dawson, members of the Sedalia City Council and the Sedalia Police Department gathered in the Sedalia Police Department conference room for the signing of a new collective bargaining agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 16.  

Missourians are being called to clean out their medicine cabinets and protect their communities as the Spring 2025 Safe Disposal Campaign launches today. Led by the Missouri Product Stewardship Council (MO PSC), Missouri Department of Natural Resources, District O Solid Waste Management District, the Missouri Poison Center, and the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), the campaign provides safe, convenient options for residents to dispose of unwanted medications and medical sharps.

The ToRCH Be Well Leadership Board recently awarded $46,300 to Pettis County Community Partnership for its new Empowering Low-Income Families through Health Equity Initiative.

Three Sedalia residents were arrested on drug-related charges when a warrant was executed in a partnership between the Pettis County Special Emergency Response Team, Sedalia Police Department and Mid-Missouri Drug Task Force on Saturday, April 12.

Born in Sedalia, from an early age AJ Silvey seemed destined to work for the Sedalia Police Department.

Former Sedalian and 1993 Smith-Cotton High School graduate Chad Alexander Williams will be inducted into the S-C Hall of Fame at 6:30 p.m. May 1 during the Spring Vocal Music Concert.

The Heartland community came together Sunday, April 11, in a display of support, love and unity for Ashley Campbell and her family as she battles Hodgkin’s Lymphoma.

The Lincoln R-2 Academic Team is heading to the quarterfinals after clinching the District Championship title earlier this month.

WARRENSBURG — Missouri has seen an increased need for cannabis education for businesses and individuals looking to enter the industry since the passage of the 2022 Missouri Constitutional Amendment 3, also known as the Marijuana Legalization Initiative. This initiative officially legalized adult-use cannabis sales in Missouri in February 2023.

Carefully navigating through the road between behind Slim Chickens is a familiar process for Sara Howell.

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Cole Camp man injured in Johnson County rollover

Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Sedalia has been named as one of the first 15 communities in Missouri to earn the Missouri Blue Shield designation.

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For just the third time since its founding, Burrell Behavioral Health has a new chief executive officer. Mat Gass will be just the third CEO since Burrell Behavioral Health was founded in 1977.

A collection of Pettis County government officials took time Wednesday morning to respond to questions posed by Smith-Cotton High School social studies students.

The Missouri House Budget Committee approved almost $4 billion in construction funding Thursday, including 45 new earmarked items for projects that include a county government maintenance shed and a capital city parking garage.

For-profit referral companies that connect Missouri seniors to assisted living facilities would be required to disclose their financial ties to those facilities under a bill debated in a Missouri Senate committee on Wednesday.

With less than six weeks left in the legislative session, Missouri House Republicans scrapped their latest of several iterations of an abortion ban in search of a new solution.

After a heavy lobbying effort, backers of video lottery games squeezed a slim majority out of the Missouri House on Wednesday, sending a bill promising $350 million a year for schools to the state Senate.

Todd Nappe is the HR Coordinator for the Human Resources Department at Bothwell Regional Health Center.

WARRENSBURG - Needing a spring getaway? Take a trip to Berlin and visit the Kit Kat Klub, as the University of Central Missouri (UCM) Division of Theatre and Dance presents its version of the musical “Cabaret.”

Along with many other entertainment options, the Liberty Center Association for the Arts is announcing its first MayFair, to be hosted on Saturday, May 10, on The Lot behind the Hayden Liberty Center.

The City of Sedalia has announced the hiring of Jessica Hoffman as its new Community Engagement Director.

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Warrensburg teen hurt in Johnson County mishap

A bill allowing the Missouri Lottery to install video gambling machines at retail locations across the state faces a difficult path to final passage — even if the sponsor can find enough votes to get it out of the Missouri House.

The Missouri Senate set aside legislation Tuesday afternoon proposing alternative methods of school certification after senators discussed the impact of standardized testing and accountability for nearly two hours.