West Fifth Street haunting leads to paranormal investigation

Charice Plowman called paranormal investigator Brett Faaborg with Sedalia Ghost Hunters for confirmation of an entity living at the West Fifth Street home named Autumn.

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Cherice Plowman has been living at 310 West Fifth for 24 years with her husband and two daughters.

Cole Camp volleyball takes Kaysinger Conference Tournament

The Cole Camp volleyball team celebrates winning the Kaysinger Conference Tournament Saturday, Oct. 12, after beating Stover 25-16 and 25-21.

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COLE CAMP — After nearly a decade, the Cole Camp volleyball team is the champion of the Kaysinger Conference Tournament once again.

PHOTOS: Oktoberfest brings out people, beers, food and beers Saturday

Todd Smith of Sedalia prepares to celebrate Oktoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 12, on South Ohio Avenue.

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Pettis County paramedic captain Bobby Sanchez wrapping up EMS career

Paramedic Captain Bobby Sanchez works for the Pettis County Ambulance District and has been an EMS for 34 years.

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Bobby Sanchez grew up in Oregon, lives just south of Bates City and works for Pettis County Ambulance District.

Area Roundup: Tigers fall short against Capital City

Smith-Cotton senior Parker Brown scans the Hickman offense during the game on Sept. 27. Brown led the Tigers with 13 total tackles in the 21-14 loss to Capital City Friday, Oct. 11.

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The Smith-Cotton football team came up just short in its final home game of the regular season against Capital City Friday, Oct. 11.

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Bothwell to recognize National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day Oct. 15

Bothwell Regional Health Center’s Women’s Health and Newborn Care staff will host a local event to mark National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15.

Josh Payne closes the electric fence after 1,000 sheep pass through to a fresh paddock Sept. 3 at the Payne family farm in Concordia. Payne said that moving 1,000 sheep from paddock to paddock is easier than moving a small number.

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Regenerative farming practices require unlearning past advice

Early on a cool September morning, farmer Josh Payne tends to his flock in Concordia, just east of Kansas City.  As Payne opens the gate, about a thousand sheep round the corner and bound into fresh grass.

Only seven of the 24 dispensary licenses issued in June managed to get certified by the Division of Cannabis Regulation on Thursday afternoon.

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Missouri regulators deny certification for majority of social-equity cannabis license winners

David Huckins, a disabled veteran from Leavenworth, Kan., threw his name into the lottery this spring for a chance to win a social-equity marijuana dispensary license in Missouri.

Rural Missouri groups threaten lawsuit over PFAS in meatpacking sludge

Industrial sludge often offered to Missouri farms as free fertilizer contains “forever chemicals,” several groups threatening to sue the state allege.

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Sedalia Democrat Post-Game Show: Gremlins win Kaysinger Conference Tournament

Sacred Heart soccer players Zander Jackson, Gabe Malacara and Carson Bentch, and coach Dylan Martin join host Jack Denebeim on the Sedalia Democrat Post-Game Show to share their thoughts on the …

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The Heard Memorial Club House, 200 West Broadway is the home of both the Sorosis Women's Club and Helen G. Steele Music Club. The Sorosis meets the first and third Mondays at 1 p.m., and the Helen G. Steele Music Club meets the second and fourth Wednesdays at 1 p.m.

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'Murder Mystery on Broadway' raises money for Heard Memorial Club House maintenance

The Heard Memorial Club House, 200 West Broadway Blvd. was swept back in time to the Roaring ‘20’s for "A Murder Mystery on Broadway," on Tuesday, Oct. 8.

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Crash Reports for Oct. 12

Two transported after Morgan County deer strike

Cooper holds her name tag, bedazzled with a pink rhinestone ribbon for breast cancer awareness. Shortly after her diagnosis, her colleagues began wearing them.

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Diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36, Jessie Cooper finally feels like a survivor

Jessie Cooper is third-generation in a legacy no one wants. After watching her grandmother succumb to breast cancer, and her own mother to small-cell lung cancer, Cooper is vigilant about screenings.

Pettis County issues proclamations for 4-H Week, University of Missouri Extension Month

On Tuesday, Oct. 8, the Pettis County Commission held a ceremony with representatives from the University of Missouri Extension in Pettis County and citizens to present two proclamations and recognize century farms in Pettis County.

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Former NASA astronaut José Hernández visits UCM

Ashcroft, other midwest participate in election security and integrity summit in Nebraska

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Pettis County Commission discusses half-cent sales tax applications with municipalities

Missouri appeals court hears case over local governments stacking sales tax on marijuana

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Smith-Cotton's historic final four boys basketball team reunites after 50 years

Head coach of the 1972-73 Smith-Cotton boys basketball team Jim Dinsdale speaks at the team’s 50-year reunion at Sedalia Country Club Saturday, Oct. 12. Dinsdale is set to be inducted into the Smith-Cotton Hall of Fame in February.

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Nostalgia and reminiscence were in the air at the Sedalia Country Club on Saturday, Oct. 12, as members of the 1972-73 Smith-Cotton boys basketball team gathered for their 50-year reunion.

Lady Tigers finish second at Cap City XC Invitational

The Smith-Cotton girls cross country team placed second at the Capital City Invitational with 77 points Saturday, Oct. 12.

Crest Ridge finalist for 'T-Mobile Friday Night 5G Lights' contest

CENTERVIEW — Crest Ridge fans swapped their green for T-Mobile’s magenta on Friday, Oct. 11, …
Gremlins three-peat as Kaysinger Conference champs

STOVER — The Sacred Heart boys soccer team cruised to its third straight Kaysinger Conference …
Royals eliminated from playoffs after Game 4 loss to Yankees

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Gerrit Cole pitched like a postseason ace Thursday night, holding the Kansas City …

S-C golfers Fischer, Lowman qualify for state

Smith-Cotton’s Charlotte Fischer and Hannah Lowman will represent the Lady Tigers golf team at …
Stover, Cole Camp in front after Day 1 of Kaysinger Conference Tournament

Pool play for the Kaysinger Conference Volleyball Tournament started Thursday, Oct. 10.
Gremlins, Vikings to meet in Kaysinger Conference Championship Game

The Sacred Heart and La Monte boys soccer teams are set to square off in the Kaysinger Conference …

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Brown honored as SSDF’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni

Bill Brown, Smith-Cotton Class of 1965 graduate and a 2017 inductee into the Smith-Cotton Athletic Hall of Fame, was recognized as the Sedalia School District Foundation’s 2024 Distinguished Alumni honoree in a ceremony Thursday in the Heckart Performing Arts Center.

PHOTOS: Sedalia turns out for homecoming parade

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Bothwell welcomes two new Family Medicine resident physicians

Bothwell Regional Health Center recently welcomed two new physicians in conjunction with the Bothwell-University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency.

Anna Crumley Nelson, owner and director of Studio A Dance Conservancy, cuts the ribbon on the studio's new facility on Saturday, Sept. 14, iin the Thompson Hills

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Studio A Dance Conservancy moves to larger facility

Studio A Dance Conservancy has moved to a new and larger location in Thompson Hills Shopping Center.

Impact Signs Awnings Wraps Inc. is now open at 100 Curry Drive in the Thompson Meadows Industrial Park. Impact's new $10 million facility is 52,000 square feet and sits on a 5.5 acre development. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat

Impact Signs cuts ribbon on $10 million headquarters

A ribbon cutting celebrated Impact Signs Awnings Wraps Inc.'s newly completed facility at 100 Curry Drive on Thursday, Sept. 5.

Blue Ramirez opened Don Jose Mexican Buffet at West Main Street and Grand Avenue in July. He said the buffet style allows customers to try items the might not normally order. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat

Don Jose's Mexican Buffet raises the bar on Main Street

Blue Ramirez and Jose Chivo Ayalo opened Don Jose’s Mexican Buffet, 111 South Grand Ave., in July after the building had sat vacant for seven years.

On Tuesday, Aug. 27, Storm and Susan Sheppard stand in LeMaire's Cajun Catfish restaurant, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024. The restaurant was started by Susan's grandfather, Frenchie LeMaire, and progressed to her father, Joe LeMaire. Susan and her sister Tina Hiner now own LeMaire's, and her husband Storm manages it.

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LeMaire's Cajun Catfish celebrates 40 years

A Sedalia family food enterprise is still going strong four decades later, serving Cajun catfish and Louisiana specialties.

Democrat, Star-Journal parent company sold to Carpenter Media Group

Carpenter Media Group and Phillips Media Group announced Friday, Aug. 30 they have reached an agreement for CMG to acquire the Sedalia Democrat and Warrensburg Star-Journal, along with PMG’s other 14 papers spread across Arkansas, Missouri and Illinois.

Ryan Reed, director of operations at Reed & Sons Jewelers in Sedalia, stands beside his diplomas on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the store. The Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO) recently awarded Reed the title of Master IJO Jeweler Certified Diamond Grader.

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Ryan Reed of Reed & Sons receives two accreditations

Ryan Reed, director of operations at Reed & Sons Jewelers in Sedalia, was recently awarded two accreditations, Certified Diamond Grader and Certified Gem Lab, through the Independent Jewelers Organization (IJO). The business is owned by his father Charles Reed.

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