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The State Fair was held during the First World War, [4] but was canceled in 1943 and 1944, during the Second World War. [5] [6] U.S. Senator Harry S. Truman chose the Missouri State Fair as the place to formally launch his campaign for re-election to the Senate in 1940, shortly after the collapse of the Pendergast machine.
Mid-Missouri Outlaws (APFL/CPIFL) (2010–2013) The James L. Mathewson Exhibition Center is a publicly owned 3,155-seat multi-purpose arena on the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia, Missouri . Built in 1988, it received its current name in 1994 to honor Missouri Senator James L. Mathewson, who was instrumental in getting support for the ...
Missouri State Fair Speedway is a half-mile (.805 km) dirt oval race track located at the Missouri State Fair grounds in Sedalia, Missouri. The track was built along with the fairgrounds in 1901 as a one-mile (1.6-km) horse racing track. The first auto races were held in 1914 and 1915.
Pat Tater is the creation of Wade Brown, a 9-year-old 4-H member who lives with his parents, Bo and Paige Brown, and little brother, Hudson, on a farm in Linn County, Missouri. That’s about 120 ...
The man condemned to death was convicted in a 9-year-old girl's 2007 murder. ... was pronounced dead at 7:10 p.m. Eastern Time at the state prison in Bonne Terre, the Missouri Department of ...
Pettis County is a county located in west central U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,980. [1] Its county seat is Sedalia. [2] The county was organized on January 24, 1833, and named after former U.S. Representative Spencer Darwin Pettis. Pettis County comprises the Sedalia, MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.
The Supreme Court said Judge Bruce Hilton is required by state to first hold an evidentiary hearing before issuing his judgment. Marcellus Williams, 55, was convicted of fatally stabbing a woman ...
The Ozark Music Festival was held on July 19–21, 1974 on the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia, Missouri. It is estimated that anywhere from 160,000 to 350,000 were in attendance at the three day festival. [1] [2] The event was marked by mismanagement as the facilities were not equipped for the number of attendees. [3]