Poll

It's no surprise that we, the fine folks of West Central Missouri, enjoy our country way of life. Most of our lives involve the country lifestyle. Whether it's farming, hunting, fishing or just being outdoors. So when the work is over and you want to have a good time, which local country bar do you prefer?

A friend of mine just had an interesting thing happen to him the other day. He went out to eat at a buffet with his girlfriend. They were seated, given drinks, and had their plates taken away once while they were there. After they finish their meal, my friend's girlfriend tells him he has to tip. He said, "Well, they didn't really do anything besides bring us water when we got here, but that'

If you're planning on getting gussied up and hitting the town for New Year's, you're in the minority.

UPDATE: The 2013 Sedalia Christmas Parade and Jingle Jog has been cancelled due to the hazardous weather forecast.

After a brief hiatus and a few early cups of egg nog, "Would You Rather Wednesday" is back. Speaking of eggnog, the holidays are a perfect time to gather with family and old friends. Things could always get a little crazy.

This is the final vote for the 2013 Sedalia Person of the Year award. Based off of TIME Magazine's Person of the Year issue, this award should go to the person or group that has had the most influence on the Sedalia area in the year 2013, for better or for worse. We took your nominations, and here are the finalists.

The night before Thanksgiving is generally considered to be the biggest bar night of the year. Most everybody has the next day off, friends and family you don't always get to see are in town, and nobody wants to entertain at home when they're going to be doing so much cooking the next day. So everyone goes out to party!

Thanksgiving is next Thursday (Nov. 28), and a lot of people have been putting together the family gatherings and watching the weather patterns to see if travel is going to be treacherous.  AAA reported that 43.4 million Americans will be traveling 50 miles or more during the holiday weekend this year.

Thanksgiving is right around the corner. I know people like to discuss what they will be eating over the holiday. Some people even exchange recipes for the big day. A lot of you will also travel for Thanksgiving.

The other day I asked you guys what you'd be doing for your Thanksgiving. I put up a poll to ask if you were planning on throwing a big meal for your family, or if you were attending someone's dinner.