Jack Miller

At 5:53 this morning (July 3), the Sedalia Police STING unit and other officers served a search warrant at 1702 South Montgomery. Upon arrival, officers located crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia and drug packaging supplies.

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Around 3:50 this morning (June 25), the Sedalia police responded to a home in the 700 block of East 9th on a burglary call. The victim said he had been unable to sleep and heard a noise in the back room of the house. When the victim investigated the noise, he found the white male suspect with a firearm hiding in the house.

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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.

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There was a surprising turn at last night’s Sedalia City Council meeting as the smoking ban, which had been so hotly contested by two factions of the council over the past few months, passed with a 6-2 vote.

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While I attempt to stay as neutral as possible on issues I cover for the news, sometimes comments on an issue beg to be addressed. One of those issues is the smoking ban, that has been cussed and discussed to death both in the city council meetings and in the media, including in my news reports.

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At 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday evening (May 29), the Sedalia Parks Department dedicated two T-Ball Fields at Katy Park. The fields are the Lonnie E. Schott Memorial Field and the Bill G. Arnold Memorial Field.

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A recent press release from the Sedalia Police Department this states the department will be conducting a “DWI” checkpoint within the Sedalia city limits during the month of June. The sobriety checkpoint will be set up at an undisclosed location.

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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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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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At 4:45 this Tuesday morning, the Sedalia Police Department S.T.I.N.G Unit along with other Sedalia Police officers and Pettis County Sheriff’s Deputies served a search warrant at 1804 South Prospect. A search of the residence revealed approximately 1 1/2 lbs. of marijuana, packaging supplies, digital scales and a handgun.

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