Politics

Missouri's Republican-led Senate has passed a wide-ranging bill to ban abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy,

Pettis County Eastern Commissioner Israel Baeza announced his 2020 election campaign at noon Thursday at the Pettis County Courthouse.

I was in grade school when I first visited Harry S. Truman's birthplace in Lamar, MO. I have been back to it another time in my adult life. If you're looking for an interesting location for a daytrip some upcoming weekned, check this out.

A total of eight candidates appeared at the League of Women Voters Candidate Forum Tuesday night at the Sedalia Municipal Building.

Missouri Governor Mike Parson recently appointed a Lincoln, MO mas as the Benton County Northern Commissioner.

Kindergarten students at Skyline Elementary marked Presidents Day recently by comparing George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, then learning about the voting process.

Andrew Dawson takes the seat of former Councilman Russell Driskell, who died Jan. 22. Dawson was appointed to the position by Mayor John Kehde.

Sedalia Mayor Kehde has appointed Andrew Dawson of West 7th Street to fill the unexpired term of the late Russell Driskell, who died last week.

Governor Mike Parson announced Scott Fitzpatrick as the next State Treasurer of Missouri on Wednesday.

Voter turnout was 57.44 percent. There are 26,488 registered voters in Pettis County, and there were 15,215 ballots cast.