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Bill Wayne tells the story of Old Drum in the historic Johnson County Courthouse on June 10. Wayne went into detail about the history of the dog and read the "Eulogy of the Dog." This eulogy was read in the same courthouse during the Old Drum court case in 1870.
Photos: Community celebrates Old Drum Day
Pictured are just some of the works featured in the Mid-Missouri Artists Summer Exhibition at the University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design. A range of mediums, styles, and techniques are available for viewing.
Mid-Missouri Artists to host Summer Exhibition at UCM Gallery
WARRENSBURG – Mid-Missouri Artists is hosting a reception for its 2023 Summer Exhibition from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 15 at the University of Central Missouri Gallery of Art and Design, 217 E. Clark St. more
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Warrensburg Community Band President David Robinson, standing in the center, overlooks the ensemble's Monday, June 5 rehearsal at Warrensburg High School. Rehearsals for the summer season began this week and performances will kick off at the end of June.
Warrensburg Community Band begins rehearsals
WARRENSBURG – The Warrensburg Community Band rehearsals are in full swing, with performances quickly approaching. more
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On Wednesday evening, June 7, balloon-meister Gary Whitby, of Columbia, takes several people up for a tethered balloon ride on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. On Friday, June 9 and Saturday, June 10, 20 balloons will participate in the inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival. The two-day free family event is sponsored by the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce and Nucor Steel Sedalia LLC. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Sedalia Democrat
Inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival to launch this weekend
SEDALIA — Sedalia skies will be alive with color on Friday and Saturday with the launching of the inaugural Hot Air Balloon & Kite Festival on the Missouri State Fairgrounds. more
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Cynthia Epp, Abigail Epp, 7, Erin Morehouse and Angela Zivkovich stand in front of the Old Drum memorial during Old Drum Day on Saturday, June 11, 2022, at the Old Courthouse Square in Warrensburg. Morehouse and Zivkovich were visiting from New Hampshire and Colorado and decided to check out the town’s tradition of Old Drum.
Old Drum Day to celebrate legendary dog
Editor's note: This article has been updated to include the date of the event. more
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A mother and daughter try to beat the heat and pick up a freshly squeezed lemonade from a stand at the Knob Noster Fair in June 2022. The 2023 fair will be hosted June 8-10.
Family fun awaits at annual Knob Noster Fair
KNOB NOSTER – The Knob Noster Fair, themed “The Sound of Freedom,” is set to take place on June 8-10. more
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A photo depicts some of the crowd that descended on the Missouri State Fairgrounds July 19-21, 1974, during the Ozark Music Festival. Photo courtesy of Dustbin Film LLC
Ozark Music documentary moving forward
SEDALIA — A revised and updated version of the Ozark Music Festival documentary created by independent filmmaker Jeff Lujin with Dustbin Film LLC will be shown July 14-17 at the Hayden Liberty Center. more
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Artist Christine Finley explains her exhibition "Long Way Home" to docents of the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art at State Fair Community College on  Wednesday, May 24. Finley's works, as well as shows "Synthesis" and "Absence Presence," will be on display this summer. Photo by Chris Howell | Sedalia Democrat
Daum Museum in black, white, and color
SEDALIA — The Daum Museum of Contemporary Art on the State Fair Community College campus, 3201 W. 16th St. in Sedalia, has three shows running in its galleries this summer. more
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During the 2022 Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, musician Squeek Steele, 83, of Virginia City, Nevada, smiles at the crowd before playing at The Pavilion in downtown Sedalia. The 2023 Festival opens Wednesday, May 31. File photo by Faith Bemiss | Sedalia Democrat
Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival opens on Wednesday
SEDALIA — New ideas, new venues, and new musicians are the focus of this year's Scott Joplin International Ragtime Festival, slated for Wednesday, May 31 through Saturday, June 3 in downtown Sedalia. more
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Central Missouri Repertory to present children’s touring production of ‘Robin Hood’
WARRENSBURG – Families across the area will have the chance to watch Robin Hood go on adventures as the University of Central Missouri Repertory Theatre takes its production on tour at numerous locations throughout West Central Missouri in late May and early June. more
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The County Comeback Tour featuring Shenandoah, Billy Dean and Wade Hayes will entertain audiences on Thursday, Aug. 17 at the Missouri State Fair. Photo courtesy of the Missouri State Fair
Two concerts, monster truck show complete Missouri State Fair Grandstand line-up
SEDALIA — Missouri State Fair Director Mark Wolfe announced the final three nights of entertainment planned for the 2023 State Fair Grandstand, presented by CFM Insurance. Two concerts and a monster truck show are planned. more
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Well-known western illustrator, writer, and author Bob Boze Bell, right, and writer and author Mark Lee Gardner pose for a photo at the Katy Depot on Saturday, May 13. Bell, the executive editor and publisher of True West magazine, is researching information on Jesse James. The men stopped in Sedalia on their travels. Gardner is the nephew of Carolyn Crooker, the executive director of the Sedalia Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Photo by Faith Bemiss | Sedalia Democrat
True West's Bob Boze Bell visits Sedalia
SEDALIA — On a quest to learn more about the outlaw Jesse James, well-known Western writer and author Bob Boze Bell visited Sedalia's Katy Depot on Saturday, May 13. more
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Warrensburg Convention and Visitors Bureau Director Marcy Barnhart and Warrensburg City Council member Bruce Uhler shake hands during the May 8 City Council meeting.
Council recognizes Building Safety Month, approves hosting bond election
WARRENSBURG — The City of Warrensburg recognized the week of May 7-13 as National Travel and Tourism Week, National Public Works Week and Local Government Week and May as Building Safety Month during the May 8 Warrensburg City Council meeting. more
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Customers visit the dozens of vendors at one of the Knob Noster Open Air Market events hosted in 2022.
Knob Noster kicks off Open Air Market next weekend
KNOB NOSTER — “Springfest,” the first day of the monthly Knob Noster Open Air Market, will be hosted Saturday, May 20. more
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Pieces from the Golden Hour exhibit line the walls of Western Missouri Medical Center.
WMMC displays 'Golden Hour' art exhibit
WARRENSBURG — “Golden Hour,” a solo art exhibition by Aerin Sentgeorge, will be displayed at Western Missouri Medical Center during the month of May. more
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Dotty Otley, portrayed by junior Sydney Evans, left, talks with fellow actor Garry Lejeune, portrayed by sophomore Enzo Vasconcelos, as they rehearse a scene from "Nothing On" in the Warrensburg High School production of "Noises Off" on Wednesday, April 26. The play within a play is the first WHS production for both Evans and Vasconcelos. Photo by Nicole Cooke | Star-Journal
Warrensburg High School to present 'Noises Off' this weekend
WARRENSBURG – The audience will be treated to a look into the inner workings of a theatre production as Warrensburg High School presents “Noises Off” this weekend. more
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Karen Neppl, owner of a new Warrensburg art gallery, will present the program at the Mid-Missouri Artists meeting on March 30. She will discuss several topics, including her current series of sculptural 3-D heads. Pictured is talking head “Medusa."
Gallery owner to present MMA program
The owner of a new art gallery will present the program at the Mid-Missouri Artists meeting at 7 p.m. March 30 in the Warrensburg Community Center. more
UCM to host OVATION performance series this spring
WARRENSBURG – The University of Central Missouri OVATION Performance Series has announced five performing arts events for the spring 2023 season. OVATION is a curated selection of world-class dancers, musicians, and theatre performers who will bring exceptional high-energy artistry to West-Central Missouri. more
Country music star Lainey Wilson will perform Friday, Aug. 11 on the State Fair Grandstand. 
Missouri State Fair announces concerts from Lainey Wilson, Nelly
SEDALIA — The Missouri State Fair made two big concert announcements on Monday, March 13. more
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This “Door Mouse” created in oil by Bonnie Shelton, of Clinton, welcomes visitors to the Mid-Missouri Artists “Critters” display at the Warrensburg Community Center.
Critters are focus of Warrensburg Community Center art exhibit
Mid-Missouri Artists has created a new display in the Warrensburg Community Center featuring works by members on the theme of “Critters.” more
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