Elections

The Missouri House has advanced a plan to abolish open primary elections and limit future participation only to people who register in advance with a political party.

Republicans in Johnson County had several wins in the 2018 mid-term election.

We have a week to go until the city council deadline (Jan. 20)  for those wanting to run for office and it looks like we will have at least one race in Ward 4, while the others only have one candidate that has applied so far. Right now we have incumbent Jo Lynn Turley as the only candidate that has filed for Sedalia City Council ward 1...

The MU Pettis County Extension Council election will run from January 2 until January 15.  The Pettis County Extension Council is comprised of elected and appointed citizens of Pettis County who guide local MU Extension educational programming...

Every day, I put a new survey question up on our websites. I do it because not only do I want to interact with you on a daily basis about stuff we all care about - but I want you to be able to win points and get prizes!

The City of Sedalia officially swore in the new mayor and two new city council members at the Sedalia City Council meeting Monday night (April 22).

Today (April 8) is Municipal Election Day, and the polls stay open until 7 p.m. There are several issues to vote on in the area including the race for Sedalia mayor, city council, school board positions and tax issues.

Sedalia will not hold a School Board Election again this year because only the incumbents have signed up to run. While this could show well-deserved confidence in those who now serve, it is disturbing that those people who criticize the current members of the board and the staff of the Sedalia 200 School District in online venues do not come forward to challenge the incumbents for those positions.

The field of candidates who will run for Sedalia's municipal offices is now official after Tuesday's filing deadline (Jan. 21).

Anthony Weiner, the former congressman who resigned in disgrace after lewd photos he had sent to young women were publicly exposed, held a press conference Tuesday in Manhattan where he admitted that he had basically done that exact same thing all over again, even after promising he wouldn't.