Sedalia

More than 300,000 people are expected to head to Sedalia for the Missouri State Fair. Keeping that many people safe is a responsibility that’s actually too big for the town of about 22,000 people — but each year they get plenty of help.

Thousands of people took over the small town of Sedalia, Missouri, on this day in 1974 for the Ozark Music Festival, a party full of nudity, drugs and rock 'n' roll music. Half a century later, people still talk about the lore from that hot wild weekend. Plus: One very fluffy prison resident is changing the men around him in a Missouri correction facility.

Thousands of people took over the small town of Sedalia, Missouri, in 1974 for the Ozark Music Festival, a party full of nudity, drugs and rock 'n roll music. People still talk about the lore from that hot wild weekend. Depending on what side of the festival fence you were on, it was three days of heaven — or three days of hell.

The pandemic introduced virtual options for the farm show. On the heels of declining numbers of farmers and technology improvements, some predict an eventual end to the in-person gatherings.

A new exhibition at the Daum Museum of Contemporary Art in Sedalia, Missouri, features nine Kansas City artists — all women celebrating family, and tackling environmental issues and social justice.

Communities that had previously held out are adopting mask mandates but not soon enough to prevent rapid spreading, health experts say.

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In this encore edition of Central Standard, we hear about the infamous 1974 Ozark Music Festival.It drew as many as 350,000 people to the small,…

The 1974 Ozark Music Festival lives on in infamy.It drew as many as 350,000 people to the small, family-oriented town of Sedalia.Traffic ground to a halt.…

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