Pettis County News

A 64-year-old Sedalia man faces charges of possessing and manufacturing methamphetamine.

Pettis County deputies are looking into a rash of property damage cases after receiving several reports of damaged mailboxes overnight.

A Green Ridge man was ejected from his vehicle after hitting a deer Friday night in Pettis County.

The Sedalia Police Department STING Unit arrested three men Friday on drug possession and manufacturing charges after executing a search warrant at a Third Street home.

Sedalia emergency rooms and clinics were flooded with "victims" Thursday morning as part of a training exercise simulating an ice storm emergency.

Ten local companies were honored Tuesday at the Manufacturing Milestone Anniversary Recognition Event organized by Economic Development Sedalia-Pettis County.

For more than 25 years, the Community Santa Campaign has provided children, seniors and the disabled with gifts or money to ensure a merry Christmas, and this year is no different.

A seedling idea born during a casual lunch has blossomed into a multi-million dollar project plan to power State Fair Community College with alternative energy.

A man was injured when he crashed his motorcycle Wednesday in Pettis County. Charles E. Oquest, 61, of Sweet Springs, was taken by ambulance to I-70 Medical Center.

A law requiring registered sex offenders to remain home on Halloween and post a special sign to trick-or-treaters will be enforced in Pettis County.

A former employee at Bothwell Regional Health Center filed a lawsuit against the hospital this week, alleging she suffered discrimination on the basis of gender and retaliation after she reported her concerns.

Despite the efforts of law enforcement agencies, support groups and educational organizations, the production and use of methamphetamine remains a pervasive problem in Pettis County.

Geneva L. Caton, of Tipton, formerly of Sedalia, and Otterville, will observe her 85th birthday on Tuesday.

Eric Wayne Dotson, 30, of Sedalia, was sentenced to serve 180 days in jail for failure to comply with the sex offender registration laws.

A jury trial was set for January in the case of a Sedalia man accused of assaulting his 3-month-old son in September.

Nelson R. Gabriel, 41, of Marshall pleaded guilty in Pettis County court Thursday, Oct.

The woman charged with murder after allegedly providing prescription pills to a Sedalia man who overdosed entered a not guilty plea in Pettis County Circuit Court on Monday.

Sedalia Police Department Arrest Oct. 11 11:26 p.m.: Edward G. Marshall, 36, of the 1800 block of South Barrett Avenue, in the 1500 block of South Harrison Avenue on a charge of possession of drug paraphernalia.

The Pettis County Commission opened bids for concrete work on the Smithton storm shelter and approved the purchase of an aluminum box culvert for the Easter Road Bridge replacement project.

With Halloween just around the corner, The Sedalia Democrat is looking for spooky stories about places in Pettis County that may have a reputation as being haunted.