Pettis County Fire Chief Mike Harding has imposed a burn ban in the Pettis County Fire Protection District until further notice, it was announced Wednesday afternoon around 2:45 p.m.
Early this morning (July 12) Sedalia Police were on patrol in the area of West 16th and South Sneed, when they observed a white male riding a bike southbound on South Sneed. The bike did not have a headlight and before Police could stop him, he jumped off the bike and ran to the 1700 Block of South Barrett and got away...
The Pettis County Sheriff has issued a statement that a burn ban is now in effect for Pettis County. An ordinance prohibiting all open burning has been enacted by the Pettis County Fire District No. 1 Board of Directors.