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Sedalia proclaims September Workforce Development Month; two women receive keys to the city for July rescue
Summary
Mayor Andrew Dawson read a proclamation recognizing Workforce Development Month and presented keys to the city to Senior Airman Jada McMillan and Darcy Curtis for pulling a driver from a burning vehicle on July 9, saving her life.
Mayor Andrew Dawson formally presented a proclamation naming September as Workforce Development Month and recognized two local women with keys to the city for rescuing a driver from a burning vehicle on July 9.
Dawson read the proclamation into the public record, praising Missouri Job Center representatives Laura Kempf and Martha Patterson for their workforce-development work in the region and declaring the month a time to honor professionals and organizations that support training and employment.
The council then presented keys to the city to Senior Airman Jada McMillan and Darcy Curtis. Dawson described the July 9 crash on Route Y in which the driver, Cheyenne Bedwell, was forced off the road, her vehicle became airborne and then caught fire. McMillan and Curtis stopped, removed Bedwell from the car and moved her to safety, actions the mayor said saved her life.
Melissa Johnson, identified as the mother of Cheyenne Bedwell, addressed the council and described…
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