Jack Miller

I was born Oct. 7, 1938 at Bothwell Hospital. I attended Washington Elementary and Smith-Cotton High School. I joined the United States Navy in 1955, and served on four WWll era Destroyers during my active career in the Navy. I am retired Navy with 24 years of service in the regular navy and the reserve force. I have worked in real estate sales, mobile home sales and a lot of laborer type jobs. I retired from Payless Cashways as a dock worker, and machine operator in 2001 when they went out of business. I have written columns for the Sedalia Democrat, and the Sedalia News Journal and two books “Unhurried Days” and “Looking Back Again.” I have worked in Radio for over 10 years as a newsman and on-air columnist. I have been married to Marlene (Yahne) Miller for 53 years, and we have three children, four grandchildren, and four great grandchildren. I am currently working on a fiction book of short stories.

Sedalia Police Serve a Drug Related Search Warrant Tuesday Morning

Sedalia Police arrest two suspects on drug related charges Tuesday

Drug Related Search Warrant Wednesday Morning Lands Two Sedalia Suspects in Jail

According to a press release, around 6:30am Wednesday morning, officers with the Sedalia Police Department served a no-knock drug related search warrant at 309 East 13th.

Missouri State Fire Marshall Called in to Investigate an East Sedalia Fire [Interview]

According to a Sedalia Police report, at 2:43 Wednesday morning Sedalia Police and the Sedalia Fire Department responded to a house fire at 811 East 5th Street. Upon arrival, the report states, a large amount of smoke was coming from the structure.

High Speed Pursuit by Three Law Enforcement Agencies Results in Arrest For Two Sedalia Suspects

Tuesday night, Sedalia Police, and Pettis County deputies were in pursuit of a vehicle with expired tags that refused to stop, and led them to the west city limits, where Pettis County Deputies continued the pursuit. The Pettis County sheriff’s Deputies pursued the Pontiac Grand Prix on a high speed chase west on Highway-50, and into Johnson County where Johnson County Deputies were able to succes

Jack’s Mid-Missouri-Memory-Just Yesterday

I woke up this morning and looked in the mirror, and I swore that wasn't me. The guy in the mirror had wrinkles liver spots and very little hair. I know it was only yesterday that Donnie, Bobby and I were playing marbles around a circle drawn in dirt and someone slipped in an outlawed steeley. It ...

People who Double Park Need Their Ego Removed

It seems like everytime I go to a store these days, and spend time finding a parking space in the area intended for that function, when I walk up to the store I see someone who is obviously too good to park where the rest of us do parked in front of the store...

Getting Shots is More Fun in a Bar

There has been a lot of talk about vaccinations lately, something we all dreaded as kids, but knew it was a fact of life to keep from getting some disease. As a kid I had the mumps and measles, and a lot of other things for which shots were required...

Sedalia School District Explore Future Expansion

The Sedalia 200 School Board met at the Jr. High School. The item on the agenda that dominated the evening was the re-organization of the Jr. High School. The population of the Sedalia Schools has shown a 350 student growth since the new high school was built, and the classrooms are feeling the growth...

Shooting Suspect is Being Sought in Downtown Sedalia Burglary This (Thursday) Afternoon [AUDIO]

Sedalia Police Are Looking For a Suspect in a Robbery Shooting in Sedalia This (Thursday) afternoon (Dec. 18), Sedalia Police received a call on a shooting that took place at the Gold and Silver Shop located at 108 South Ohio. According to the Sedalia Police, a black man in a hoodie is being sought in the robbery shooting...

Groundbreaking Ceremony For A New State of The Art Animal Shelter Held Wednesday Morning on South New York Avenue

A crowd of animal lovers and city officials as well as the media gathered at a patch of rough ground on South New York Avenue at 11am this (Wednesday) morning to witness a groundbreaking ceremony for a new state of the art animal shelter. The shelter is being privately built by the Sue Heckart Family Foundation...