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I honestly can’t recall how many opportunities I had in the early 2000s to visit the paradise that is our 50th state.
I know only that my visits to Oahu, Kauai, Lanai, and, most often, …
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By Debbie Noland
Guest Columnist
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5/21/26
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Many couples who have been married for decades often share a similar secret to their lasting relationship: they have found ways to serve God together. Some taught Sunday school side by side. Others …
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By Dr. Bob Wauchope
Maplewood Church - Lead Pastor
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5/21/26
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The Sedalia Sentinel praising Sedalia recognized several businesses operating in 1903-1904.
Two of these businesses were involved in helping owners make their homes or business buildings …
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By Rhonda Chalfant, Contributing Columnist
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5/18/26
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I saw an ad on Facebook the other day for two message T-shirts, one shirt’s message stated the wearer is a proud “Shellback”, which means the person wearing it was a sailor, coast guard or …
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By Jack Miller
Contributing Columnist
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5/18/26
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There’s a piece of furniture I adore and will probably never own because it’s so difficult to find. Every time I spot one in the background of a television show, my heart swells and I get a rush …
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By Gwen Rockwood
Syndicated Columnist
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5/18/26
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I recently received a funny email about weird laws in Missouri — laws that were, I assume, formed many years ago for some reason but are rather hilarious to us today.
For instance, I …
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney, faith.bemiss@sedaliademocrat.com
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5/18/26
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I spent nearly seven years working in emergency, trauma and cardiac care at University Hospital in Columbia before coming back to Sedalia. That experience gave me a lot of perspective on a common and …
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By Savannah Jeffries, DNP, FNP-BC
Bothwell Regional Health Center
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5/18/26
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As you might have seen in last week’s Sedalia Democrat, I have taken a part-time position at the newspaper. In addition to my weekly opinion column, I will now be covering what we informally refer …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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5/14/26
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Local Democrats held a “No Kings” rally last month in downtown Sedalia. It coincided with similar events held in cities across the nation.
President Donald Trump’s enemies depict him as a …
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By Doug Kneibert, Contributing Columnist
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5/14/26
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I could go on for hours about the shenanigans in Jefferson City and in Washington, D.C., right now. I could write volumes about how the Supreme Court has done Chief Justice Roberts’s bidding …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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5/14/26
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We live in a world where we are supposedly more connected than ever before. We carry phones that can reach people instantly across oceans and continents. We can video chat with family, follow friends …
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By The Rev. Anne Meredith Kyle
Christ-Trinity Lutheran and Calvary Episcopal Churches
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5/14/26
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Four Smith-Cotton High School music students were honored with top awards during spring concerts.
Senior Brooklyn Ditzfeld received the National School Choral Award, the highest honor for high …
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5/11/26
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Is there anything better than running into an old friend that you haven’t seen for a while?
It is a pleasure that becomes harder as both you and your old friends get older. I wish I …
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By Jack Miller
Contributing Columnist
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5/11/26
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The Sedalia Sentinel’s pamphlet praising Sedalia identifies three banks—Citizen’s National Bank, Third National Bank, and Sedalia National Bank--and one trust company—the Sedalia Trust …
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By Rhonda Chalfant
Contributing Columnist
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5/11/26
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I couldn’t pick him out of the sea of green graduation gowns, but I knew he was down there somewhere. Our son Jack was one of more than a thousand students lined up in rows, ready to cross the …
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By Gwen Rockwood,
Syndicated Columnist
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5/11/26
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With Mother’s Day only a few days away, two judges and 50 other professionals met in Sedalia to discuss mental health for juveniles and families — something I truly appreciate.
With mental …
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By Faith Bemiss-McKinney, Contributing Columnist
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5/11/26
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In my role as President of Missouri Farm Bureau, I spend a lot of time behind a windshield. Anyone who has logged hours on a highway, a gravel road or an open field knows that staring through the …
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By Garrett Hawkins
Guest Columnist
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5/7/26
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I go back to MD Anderson next week for my check-up. I assume that all is going well; I have survived surgery, five days of radiation, radiation rash (twice), totally unrelated chest pain that turned …
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By Deborah Mitchell, Contributing Columnist
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5/7/26
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“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, ‘Write, blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works …
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By Liz Schleicher, Contributing Columnist
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5/7/26
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Chardonnay wines are often called the Queen of the white wines, with the Cabernet Sauvignon being dubbed the king.
This is probably due to the amount of print space that these two varieties have …
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By Bennet Bodenstein
Contributing Columnist
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5/7/26
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