Missouri News

I would like to state first, that this is a personal opinion, and anyone who disagrees with me on the content should feel free to leave a response. As a newsman, I use opinion pieces sparingly and only if I feel they are justified.

At last night’s Sedalia City Council meeting (May 24), I witnessed what I feel was some very unprofessional behavior by newly elected 4th Ward Councilman Larry Stevenson. It is the first time since I have been covering the meetings that a council member has been ordered to sit down and be quiet numerous times. This happened last night in both the pre-council and the regular council meeting.

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Memorial Day Weekend, BBQ and baseball.  Does it get anymore American than that? The I-70 Series between the St.Louis Cardinals and Kansas City Royals kicks off on Memorial Day at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. The Royals will host the first two games in the four game series and St. Louis will host the last two.

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The Mid-Missouri Outlaws are back into action this Saturday at the Mathewson Exhibition Center. The Outlaws will welcome the Bloomington Edge this Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. This is the second time the Outlaws face the Edge. The Edge won 54-3 back in March.

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The Sedalia City Council met last night (May 23) to once again discuss the idea of a smoke free Sedalia. The pre-council meeting was a lively session of debate among the seven members in attendance, with the council clearly still split on the issue as they were at the work session earlier in the month.

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Four concerts were announced by Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe, completing the series of eight concerts for this year’s State Fair, to be held Aug. 8-18 in Sedalia.  Added to the line-up will be the concerts Foreigner and Starship featuring Mickey Thomas Aug. 9, Chubby Checker Aug. 13, Lee Brice and Tyler Farr Aug.15, and rockers Three Days Grace and Hinder Aug. 17.  Tickets will be available June 17 through Ticketmaster.com.

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Cardinal Loans has teamed up with the First Baptist Church of Moore to collect items to help our Neighbors in Oklahoma.  They will be collecting donations until May 31, then sending donations directly to Moore.

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The 2013 Show Me Honor Flight veterans returned to Sedalia late last night after their trip to visit their memorials in Washington D.C.  With financial support from the community, the veterans visited the WW II, Korean and Vietnam war memorials.

Here are photos from their homecoming celebration provided by Kevin Walker.

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Kick your Memorial Day weekend off right this Friday night with some live music! Anytime that Sedalia or the surrounding area brings in bands or any type of live music, I'm always excited to go and support it. This Friday, Bottom's Up will feature three bands: Not A Planet, Austin Knob Band, and Blake Gardener and the Farmers. Doors will open at 7 p.m. with the opening act starting at 8.

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A lot of people are doing some amazing "homegrown" grassroots efforts to help the victims of the Oklahoma tornado disaster. We have been bringing you the ones we know of on the air to help with the cause.

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The National Weather Service and Warrensburg/Johnson County Emergency Management and Sedalia/Pettis County Emergency Management Agency tracked a tornado that landed yesterday (May 20).

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