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Members of the Smith-Cotton High Voltage Dance and Cheer Squad raise their pom-poms high during the 2022 Homecoming parade in downtown Sedalia. The 2023 parade is scheduled for 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. File photo by Skye Melcher | Democrat
Smith-Cotton celebrating all week for Homecoming
Smith-Cotton students and alumni are celebrating Homecoming this week, Oct. 9-14. more
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Lincoln sophomore Delaney Monteer sketches by the Liberty Park pond Wednesday, Oct. 4 as students from the Kaysinger Conference compete in the friendly competition. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Photos: Kaysinger students create art in Liberty Park
Robert Weinberg shows area students the hours-long process of reducing sugar cane juice into molasses on Thursday, Sept. 28 during Farm Life of Yesteryears in Cole Camp. Hundreds of students will see demonstrations in rural farming practices over the two-day event. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Local students head to Cole Camp for Farm Life of Yesteryear
COLE CAMP — Students from area schools are visiting Cole Camp on Thursday, Sept. 28 and Friday, Sept. 29 to experience the rural lifestyle of a bygone era. more
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Eighth grade La Monte student Ricardo Garcia, freshman Jonzel Rios, and freshman Gabe Knight-Lintz work to put out the new student publication, The La Monte Gjallarhorn, Tuesday, Sept. 12 in Taylor Mankin's yearbook class. Photo courtesy of Taylor Mankin
La Monte journalism students operate school newspaper
LA MONTE — At La Monte High School, Taylor Mankin teaches English, mythology, yearbook and journalism. Due to the popularity of Mankin’s classes, he had a number of promising students without enough work. more
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State officials and University of Central Missouri representatives celebrate the opening of the University of Central Missouri's new Skyhaven Aviation Center with a ribbon cutting Friday afternoon, Sept. 8. From left, David Pearce, UCM executive director for governmental relations; Scott Fitzpatrick, Missouri state auditor; Warrensburg residents Lynn and Jackie Harmon; Roger Best, university president; state Sen. Denny Hoskins, Missouri District 21; Tyler Young, senior professional pilot student from Troy; Courtney Goddard, vice president for advancement and executive director of the UCM Alumni Foundation; Mark Suazo, dean of the Harmon College of Business and Professional Studies; and Ed Hassinger, Missouri Department of Transportation deputy director and chief engineer. Photos by Nicole Cooke | Warrensburg Star-Journal
UCM marks opening of new Skyhaven Aviation Center
WARRENSBURG – The University of Central Missouri, along with the Warrensburg community, celebrated the opening of the new Skyhaven Aviation Center at the Max. B. Swisher Skyhaven Airport with a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon, Sept. 8. more
On Wednesday, Sept. 6, Debra Wenig, director of nutrition services for Sedalia School District 200, stands with John Murphy, a business development manager with Grande. Wenig is transitioning the district’s food services from boxed meals to home-cooked. Grande is providing restaurant-grade cheese for the district’s pizza. Photo courtesy of Sedalia School District 200
Sedalia School District introduces new food service
Aromas of tasty, home-cooked food are wafting down the hallways of Sedalia School District 200 buildings as they roll out new menu items this year. more
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State Fair Community College agriculture instructor Kim Rimel checks the 1,200 mums her department is raising for the annual sale beginning Sept. 19. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
State Fair Community College to host annual mum sale
Freshman SFCC student Luis Sotelo, of Sedalia, was busy Wednesday morning, Aug. 30 learning ornamental herbaceous plants as his class toured the Missouri State Fairgrounds. more
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State Fair Community College freshman Macy Reed, of Green Ridge, helps work on the college's new 200-acre farm Wednesday, Aug. 30. The agri-business student helps manage the herd of 23 cows and one new calf. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
State Fair Community College farm boasts of first calf
State Fair Community College reached a new milestone with the birth of a calf Monday, Aug. 28 on the college’s new farm. more
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Cara Barth-Fagan, right, takes the oath of office Monday, Aug. 28, after being selected to fill the open position on the Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education. Administering the oath is Board Secretary Lisa Hammerly. Photo courtesy of Sedalia School District 200
Barth-Fagan joins Sedalia school board
The Sedalia School District 200 Board of Education has a new member after a vote during the Monday, Aug. 28 meeting at Smith-Cotton High School. more
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Sedalia School District 200 Assistant Superintendent Chris Pyle helps Sedalia Middle School students find their bus home after the first day of school in the 2023-24 year on Monday, Aug. 28. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Sedalia 200 schools celebrate successful first day
As the school busses lined up outside Sedalia Middle School on Monday afternoon, Aug. 28, everyone was on hand to get the kids on the right bus home. The operation ran just like clockwork, the same as morning drop-off. more
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Sweet Springs FFA member Garret Hoyes was selected to play trumpet with the National FFA Band from Nov. 1 to 4 at the 2023 National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. Photo courtesy of Crystal Hoyes
Area FFA member to play with National FFA Band
An area FFA member was selected to play his trumpet at the 2023 National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. more
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Flo Hammer helps daughter Annika with her backpack Thursday, Aug. 24 for the first day of school at Sacred Heart. There are 377 children attending Sacred Heart in pre-K through 12th grade for the 2023-24 school year. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Sacred Heart marks first day of school
Sacred Heart School began the 2023-24 school year Thursday, Aug. 24 as the familiar lines of cars pulled up for a 7:15 a.m. drop-off. more
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Excessive heat causes Sedalia 200 to reschedule first day of school
Sedalia School District 200 students are getting a few more days of summer vacation after the district announced on Tuesday, Aug. 22 that it is rescheduling the first day of school. more
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School Resource Officer Todd Asbury, a deputy with the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office, and K9 Cezar have been assigned to the Sedalia School District 200 and will be stationed at Smith-Cotton High School. The duo is seen outside the high school on Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 22. K9 Cezar, who joined the sheriff’s office this summer, is certified by the National Police Canine Association in explosives detection, including firearms and ammunition. “Superintendent Todd Fraley and I have worked together in making this a reality, and our memorandum of understanding has been modified to insert this phenomenal asset in said role,” Pettis County Sheriff Brad Anders said in a recent Facebook post. “Again, this is a great step towards creating a safer environment for our students!” Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Photo: K9 Cezar takes his post at Smith-Cotton High School
Sedalia 200 to implement new Kindergarten Academy
The first week of kindergarten will look different this year in Sedalia School District 200, all in the name of getting every student on the right educational path. more
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From left, registered dental hygienist student McKenzie Simpson, Susan Eddleman, DDS, Alyssa Hagan, RDH, and Andra Ferguson, RDH, Ph.D., pose for a photo while at the KACH Children's Home in Meru, Kenya. Photo courtesy of Andra Ferguson
International service learning: SFCC faculty, students provide dental care in Kenya
A small group from the State Fair Community College dental hygiene program traveled in June to Kenya to provide services and education. more
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Friday morning Erica Elliott, the Pettis County Health Center's health education and prevention specialist, explains how to mix seasoning into salsa with students from left, Sophia Vidal, 11, Emma Shull, 12, and Lily Vidal, 10. The summer program keeps young hands and minds busy. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Keeping young hands and minds busy
After receiving a special grant, the Pettis County Health Center began a learning program for youth in June which keeps young hands and minds busy. more
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School resource officers, school administrators, police, fire, and first responders gathered at Smith Cotton High School's Heckart Performing Arts Center on Thursday, July 21 to hear from Missouri School Board Association speakers as they encouraged the formalization of school safety plans. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Student safety the concern as schools, first responders make crisis plans
Thursday, July 21, the Missouri School Board Association hosted a training session at Smith-Cotton High School. Police officers, fire department personnel, school resource officers and school administrators gathered to share notes and carefully hone plans to deal with any crisis a school might face, from bus accidents to campus shootings. more
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Bailey Brown, a Smith-Cotton High School 2023 graduate, received the Youth of the Year Missouri Community Service Award for her dedication to the Community Café. SCHS National Honor Society advisor Lorin Blackburn Thierfelder nominated her. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Democrat
Smith-Cotton grad receives state Service Award
A recent graduate of Smith-Cotton High School received a state Service Award for her dedication to the Community Café. more
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Green Ridge School District Head of Maintenance Jason Buxton and Superintendent Brett Hieronymus show the high-voltage equipment controlling the banks of Lithium-Ion batteries that power their new all-electric buses. Photo by Chris Howell | Democrat
Green Ridge School District purchases two electric school buses
GREEN RIDGE – The Green Ridge School District has taken a step into a gas-free future by purchasing two electric school buses for its fleet. more
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