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Sedalia has nearly all the amenities and
hardly any of the problems associated with large cities. Residents are
proud of their prosperous school system and 2-year college, many
churches, libraries, abundant community services, and ample medical
facilities including a fine hospital and a child development center.
Cultural amenities include a symphony
orchestra, concert band, art association, theater groups and much
more. We are famous as a home of foremost ragtime composer Scott
Joplin.
Each year Sedalia celebrates this original American art form with a
Ragtime Festival. The Missouri State Fair, for which Sedalia is also
widely known, attracts about a half million visitors each year and
features agricultural exhibits, a large midway of rides, games and
food booths. Auto and horse racing, livestock shows and modern
facilities make the fair a key part of Sedalia. Its Exhibition Center
offers seating in the round for 3,155. Planned events include home and
garden shows, tractor pulls, college graduation ceremonies, music
concerts, business conferences, product displays, horse shows and
basketball tournaments.
Also of note is the Trailhead of the Katy Trail State Park and the
Boarding Station for the Sedalia Heritage Trail. Sedalia's historic
Katy Depot, with its elegant Romanesque revival
style appointments, is one of the largest depots between Kansas City
and St. Louis.
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The Sedalia School District is dedicated
to provide both students and staff with the support, guidance and
resources necessary to ensure that they can meet the challenges of
today's classroom. It consists of a pre-kindergarten center, six
elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. As an
alternative, there are local private institutions of learning as
well. We are home to State Fair Community College with Central
Missouri State University just 28 miles away plus Columbia College,
University of Missouri - Columbia and Lincoln University within an
hour's drive.
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