Centennial Park

There were almost 300 swimmers that made it out to the Sedalia Parks & Rec twilight swim at Centennial Park Pool last night, July 17. With the high heat advisory, lots of families, turned out for the event. The slide had a constant line, the pool was covered with kids throwing balls around the pool and kids using swim flotation devices around and some just enjoying sitting poolside, while the

Thousands of kids from low-income families in Pettis County qualify for free school lunches.  The problem is when school is out on long weekends or holiday breaks, many of these kids go hungry. The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri is helping to break that alarming trend with the Buddy Pack. A Buddy Pack is three to five pounds of food that is kid friendly and nutritious.  Buddy packs w

The Good Old Fashioned Fourth of July had amazing weather and great turnout this year. “This year we've had a more steady stream of visitors with the great weather we've had,” said event coordinator Terry Cockrell. "Last year the temperatures were above 100 degrees, and this year it was a lot more pleasant in the 70s and 80s."

It’s time for Sedalia to make plans for the 4th of July celebrations again this year, there are two events that will make the planning easier.

Each year the Centennial Park Pool closes just before the Missouri State Fair, usually because the Missouri State Fair is starting up and demand for the two pools goes down as people flock to the Fairgrounds.  The other rational is some of the lifeguards are college students and they begin their trek back to college. In the last few years, a tradition has started up where on the last day before th

Thursday night the Sedalia Park's Department unveiled its latest project in the form of a new handicap accessible park, located at Centennial Park.  A good crowd of people were on hand to witness the ribbon cutting for the new park.  According to Sedalia Parks and Recreations Director Mark Hewitt, it was the culmination of two-years of planning by a lot of people - including Jason Kindle, and othe

The newest playground at Centennial Park, located at 16th and New York, is one that will benefit families with handicap children as well as children without handicaps. According to Sedalia Parks and recreations Director Mark Hewitt, the new park comes from conversations with parents who have no place for their handicapped children to play, while their other children enjoy the playgrounds... Read M