The second annual Ukrainian Festival will be hosted Saturday, April 29 in downtown Sedalia and will provide traditional foods and a time for prayer. more

Monday evening, April 24 was the beginning of a new chapter in the life of a barred owl named Fiddle-Squeak. more

Sedalia arborist Christopher Rippey, owner of the Missouri Arborist Co., has found a new Maple tree fungus in the area. more

Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis County celebrated the manufacturing industry and recognized a “founding father of development” during an awards dinner Thursday evening, April 20 at the Sedalia Country Club. more

The Sedalia Rotary Club will host its 47th Benefit Auction from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. tonight, April 21 at Best Western State Fair Inn. This year, the money raised will go to supporting the Sedalia Police Department as it purchases equipment and training for the Special Response Team. more

Samantha Setzer is the new children's librarian at the Sedalia Public Library, 311 W. Third St. more

Liberty Park Stadium will receive a $2.5 million renovation over the next two years through a state matching grant for $1,286,985. more

Sedalia Police officers faced two eerily similar situations this weekend as two different apparently suicidal subjects with weapons resisted arrest. more

Slim Chickens opened this week at 3515 W. Broadway Blvd. The new restaurant was packed with patrons Tuesday afternoon and General Manager Holly Morgan couldn’t be happier. more

Downtown Sedalia businesses are gearing up for the first First Thursday event that Sedalia Main Streets will host on Thursday, April 6. more

The Sedalia City Council will remain unchanged with all incumbents retaining their seats in the April 4 municipal election. more

At Monday evening’s Sedalia City Council meeting, the discussion came around to an offer the City had made to purchase County property: the former Pettis County Highway Department building at West Main Street and South State Fair Boulevard. more

At Monday evening’s Sedalia City Council meting, Bob Hiller, founder of the 32nd annual Sedalia D.A.R.E. Auto Show and Ward Three councilman, presented a check from Saturday’s car show to fund the Sedalia D.A.R.E. program. more

Two Katy Trail Community Health providers have received the Oral Health Champion Award from the Missouri Coalition for Oral Health. more

Missouri State Trooper Micah Bennett told the Democrat his job can be different depending on the day of the week. more

Justin Bray and Jeff Paxton with the City of Sedalia were operating the city’s street sweeper on West Broadway Boulevard near South Limit Avenue on Tuesday morning. The unusual part about that is the maintenance of Broadway, also known as U.S. Highway 50, is usually handled by Missouri Department of Transportation crews. In this operation, Sedalia workers are cleaning the MoDOT right-of-way as MoDOT crews direct traffic. more