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2 days ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Max Quinn |Anna Colletto
By Max Quinn,Anna Colletto Paper printouts of "USDA" rest above displays throughout Columbia's Food Bank Market where recent cuts to the Department of Agriculture are putting funds for local community support at risk. Through the Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), the USDA buys healthy foods for distribution to low-income Americans via food banks. In March, $500 million of this funding was frozen, trickling down to the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri.
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2 days ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Annie Goldman |Anna Colletto
By Annie Goldman,Anna Colletto After a recent unsuccessful campaign for Columbia School Board, Ken Rice, the chief operating officer at Pickleman's Franchising, is kickstarting his bid for Columbia City Council. Rice said he was asked "personally" by the outgoing Second Ward councilperson, Lisa Meyer, to run for the open seat, according to a news release he sent Tuesday.
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2 days ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Anna Sikes |Anna Colletto
Columbia Parks and Recreation is responding to reports of vandalism along Grindstone Creek Trail with plans to install educational signage at trailheads. The department was alerted to the issue Monday after trail users reported seeing bright paint on trees along the trail, raising concerns about environmental impact and aesthetic appearance.
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2 days ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Scheller |Max Quinn |Anna Colletto
A $73.6 million upgrade to Schneider Electric's Columbia plant will bring 241 jobs to the area and expand product production. Gov. Mike Kehoe and city and county leaders attended the groundbreaking Tuesday to celebrate and show their support. The investment is part of a $700 million push by Schneider Electric to support growth in the energy and artificial intelligence sectors, according to previous Missourian reporting.
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2 days ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Faith Boyd |Anna Colletto
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1 week ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Lauryn Rhodes |Anna Colletto
By Lauryn Rhodes,Anna Colletto Roemer Road residents were successful Tuesday in keeping a new tornado siren out of the area, as Boone County pushes for more warning signals. Boone County Commission approved three new tornado sirens, on North Brown Station Road, Fenton Road and Kircher Road but denied the Roemer Road placement in a 2-1 vote.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Shane LaGesse |Anna Colletto
By Shane LaGesse,Anna Colletto With the opening of the new Perche Creek Trail, Columbia is one step closer to completing a 30-mile loop bordering the city. The first segment of the trail is now open, connecting the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail to Gillespie Bridge Road, and includes a 200-foot bridge across Perche Creek. Once completed, it will ultimately serve as the loop's western border, joining other trails along Columbia creeks.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Logan Gee |Anna Colletto
By Logan Gee,Anna Colletto The Morels and Microbrews festival was created in casual conversation over a decade ago. Despite the unpredictability of mushroom hunting, 13 years later, it's proved to be a success. The festival will feature local home brewers, vendors and live music, but morel mushrooms have always been the centerpiece.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Anderson |Anna Colletto
By Sophia Anderson,Anna Colletto For three days, over 100 women are volunteering to work on five new houses in northeast Columbia - two of which are, for the first time, female homeowners. The second annual Women Build through Habitat for Humanity runs Thursday through Saturday. The event supports increased female homeownership, with support from local female-owned businesses and the National Association of Women in Construction.
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2 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Nam Nguyen |Nam Nguyễn |Allison Bealmer |Anna Colletto
By Nam Nguyen/Missourian,Allison Bealmer,Anna Colletto Scores of emotions washed over the University of Missouri campus Thursday as more than 1,000 young performers arrived for the annual state music festival, brimming with nerves, excitement and a love of music. The 73rd Missouri State High School Activities Association state music festival runs through Saturday, bringing musicians from more than 400 high schools across Missouri to compete in MU's facilities.
