Election

The results are in from Johnson County. There were several big issues to vote on, including the Warrensburg levy and bond issues and the Knob Noster and Warrensburg School Boards.

We are getting close to the Tuesday, April 8 municipal election, and I am hoping that you are using this time to brush up on the issues and the candidates appearing on area ballots. This year we will have a new mayor in Sedalia, as well as two new city council members. There is even a race for the State Fair Community College Board of Trustees.

Sedalia Mayor Elaine Horn announced she would not seek another term as mayor in 2014 at a news conference this afternoon (Nov. 21).

Jorge Bergoglio, the 76-year-old archbishop of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has been elected as pope. He is the first Latin American to lead the Catholic Church. Bergoglio, who has taken the name Francis I, is also the first Jesuit priest to become pope.

The upcoming general municipal elections in April will include some changes in where you vote. Pettis County Clerk Nick LaStrada announced that in the interest of working with schools and keeping schools as secure and safe as possible, that several polling locations would consolidate in our area and move locations.

January 15 is the final day for interested parties to put their name on the ballot for the Sedalia School Board. One name that will not be on the upcoming ballot is current board member Stan Bowlin.  Bowlin announced after the Sedalia School Board Meeting on Jan. 14 that he will not run again and removed his name from the ballot, since he will be involved with an investigations business that will

It looks like ultra-conservative country music star Hank Williams, Jr. hasn't warmed up much to President Obama in the wake of his victory Tuesday over Republican challenger Mitt Romney. The staunch hunter and gun rights supporter took to Twitter Thursday morning (Nov. 8) to predict financial doom and gloom for America as a result of the president winning a second term.

People are coming to me asking if I'm thrilled about the election.  Most of them are being sarcastic because my beliefs lean to the right.  The answer is "no."  I'm not thrilled.  But it has nothing to do with the outcome of the Presidential election.  No matter who won the election, the problems facing us as a nation don't change.

Today (Nov. 6) is Election Day, and the polls remain open in Pettis County until 7 p.m.  Pettis County Clerk Nick Lastrada said they have been running smoothly so far.

It's Election Day, and country music's biggest stars are joining the push to make sure every eligible voter takes time to get to the polls before they close tonight. The importance of the election is clear to every concerned American.