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50 Years Ago, Missouri’s Music Festival Shocked the World
It was almost like Woodstock was airlifted from New York State and dropped into the middle of Missouri. It's been 50 years now since a music festival in Missouri surprised even the wildest expectations of the promoters and shocked the world, too. Yahoo News just shared memories of what was...
Ozark Music Festival changed Sedalia 50 years ago. This filmmaker looks back
Fifty years ago this weekend in Sedalia, every amplifier dial went all the way up. The volume was literal, with once and future guitar heroes such as Joe Perry, Glenn Frey and Jeff Beck plugging in to split the Midwest sky with sound. The event these rock stars played also "amped up the drama" in the modest-sized Missouri city, as one documentary filmmaker put it, with hints of the squalling feedback still discernible today.
South Ingram Overlay Work Noted by City of Sedalia
Beginning on Sunday, July 21 and continuing through Thursday, July 25, the City of Sedalia’s Public Works Operations Division will be overlaying asphalt on South Ingram Avenue from East 16th Street south to the south city limits. During this period, road construction will result in the roadway being closed...
SEDALIA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT TO PURSUE GRANT FOR UPGRADES
The Sedalia City Council has approved the submission of a grant application for improvements to the city’s municipal airport. City administrator Kelvin Shaw says the competitive grant opportunity comes up each year. The council amended the budget
Sedalia’s Public Works Commitee Approves $983,040 of Expenditures
The Public Works Committee was quite busy Monday night with a half dozen items up for decision. Council passed two resolutions and one ordinance approving a 90/10 federal grant to make improvements to Sedalia Regional Airport. According to Airport Director Derrick Dodson, the north 500 feet of the runway, along...
Leadership Missouri Focuses on Workforce, Tech During UCM Lee’s Summit Visit
Workforce and technology training were the topics of the day as members of the Missouri Chamber of Commerce’s Leadership Missouri program toured the University of Central Missouri (UCM) Lee's Summit at Missouri Innovation Campus (MIC) on July 17. The Leadership Missouri program aims to foster leadership skills in individuals...
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