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Newspaper
Sedalia Weekly Democrat
Location
Sedalia, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1985
Page
1
Lucas notes the new oval exhibition center will rise north of the midway on the Fairground site of the International Village. It will add exhibition space while preserving the exhibition hall size and supplement the Agricultural Building, with plans dating to 1979 for an $18 million facility but lacking state funding.
The Democratic Breakfast Club's 8 a.m. Saturday meeting at Golden Corral was postponed because of bad weather. President Ray Hendricks said the session on primary and caucus methods may be rescheduled for a later date.
Bollinger County Sheriff Jamar Peters ordered the jail closed after the county commission refused an $8,000 coverage increase, moving five inmates to jails in Madison Perry Cape Girardeau and Wayne counties. He plans a January reopening under a Missouri Sheriffs Association self insured plan. This marks the second southeast Missouri jail closure in three weeks due to rising rates.
Weather forces changes in school program dates as several local elementary Christmas programs are cancelled and rescheduled. Heber Hunt School holds the event at 6 30 pm Monday, Striped College School at 7 pm Tuesday, and Whittier School at 1 pm Wednesday, all replacing earlier evening times.
About 75 Californians crowded a city council meeting to oppose US Ecology Inc. plans to convert an old warehouse near a turkey plant and a major water well into a PCB handling site. Critics warn of risks from PCBs and past contamination, urging caution amid potential future hazardous materials.
A cloud of black smoke rose from Alcolac chemical plant Monday afternoon due to a malfunctioning incinerator. Manager Joe Aid said no toxic agents were released while environmental officials differed on the potential danger. The court case against Alcolac in Jackson County Circuit Court seeks 465 million from area residents alleging poisoning by emissions dating back to 1978.
Sedalia’s finance committee explored options to offset lost federal revenue sharing, including a possible special retail sales tax and eliminating city stickers or the general fund personal property tax. They eyed streamlining government, lease purchases, and a pay raise pause until after April elections while reviewing comparable pay and recruiting locally.
Fire investigator says Friday's blaze near Bennett Road likely began around the furnace. Two young brothers, James Lucas Smith and Jeremy Smith, died from smoke inhalation as their mother slept inside and could not reach them. Coroner cites lab blood results. no incendiary evidence found.
Fire swept Camp Branch Baptist Church at 32nd Street and Camp Branch Road early this morning. The frame building with brick veneer burned completely. cause unavailable. The church, established in 1877, had 185 active members and no pastor after Rev. Kenneth Ward’s resignation about six weeks ago.
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