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1 week ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Michael Baniewicz |Briana Iordan
By Michael Baniewicz/Missourian,By Briana Iordan Young Aiden Taylor's memory and his courageous battle with cancer were honored Saturday during a celebration of his life at Shepard Boulevard Elementary School. Friends and family filled the school cafeteria to remember the boy who died Jan. 13 after battling brain and spinal cancer three times over 11 years.
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Dec 25, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Briana Iordan
Trey Dawson has served time in 27 county jails and five penitentiaries across 12 states because of his relentless addiction to heroin, meth and cocaine. Finally, after getting out of prison on Christmas Day 2019, that was enough.
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Dec 17, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Briana Iordan
By Austin Johnson/Missourian,Briana Iordan,Nick Sheaffer Inside the west entrance of the NextGen Precision Health Institute on campus, a series of stunning blue images are projected on the walls. They are, in fact, images of cancer cells. The images are an artistic interpretation of the illness that caused artist Katina Bitsicas' father to pass away in 2020 at the age of 65.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Briana Iordan |Anna Colletto
A local MU Health Care physician is among Gov. Mike Parson's 16 new appointments to various Missouri state boards and commissions. Joshua Stilley was appointed chair of the State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services on Thursday. Stilley currently serves as an associate professor of emergency medicine at MU Health Care and is chief of the University of Missouri's EMS division.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
komu.com | Briana Iordan
A local MU Health Care physician is among Gov. Mike Parson's 16 new appointments to various Missouri state boards and commissions. Joshua Stilley was appointed chair of the State Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services on Thursday. Stilley currently serves as an associate professor of emergency medicine at MU Health Care and is chief of the University of Missouri's EMS division.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Briana Iordan
By Briana Iordan The 54th annual Rolla Christmas Parade will roll down Pine Street on Dec. 7 with floats and vehicles decked out for the holidays. Downtown Rolla will be decorated with Christmas banners and flags hanging across Pine Street from building to building. Many businesses downtown are expected to line their windows with lights.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Briana Iordan |Brandon Curry
By Briana Iordan,Brandon Curry On Dec. 7 and 8, the West Plains Civic Center will be filled with more than 100 vendors for the 42nd annual holiday arts and craft show. Booths will include a variety of handmade crafts, including leather belts and purses, jewelry, ceramics and pottery, wooden and woolen items, quilts and crocheted crafts. There will also be baked goods ranging from cinnamon rolls to fried pies.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Briana Iordan |Brandon Curry
An evening of mystery and mistletoe awaits visitors on Dec. 12 at Rusted Route Farms in Jackson. This murder mystery dinner, themed a "Yuletide Homicide," will give guests the chance to be a detective for the night. The winner who correctly identifies the culprit will receive a prize.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Briana Iordan |Brandon Curry
By Briana Iordan,Brandon Curry Thirty-nine decorated historic churches across Southeast Missouri will open their doors to the public for the 19th annual Christmas Country Church Tour on Dec. 19 and 20. Trish Erzfeld, the director of Perry County Heritage Tourism, said all the church buildings are 100 years or older with rich and deep histories. The tour includes Lutheran, Catholic, Baptist, Presbyterian and Methodist churches across Bollinger, Cape Girardeau, Perry and Ste. Genevieve counties.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Briana Iordan |Yasmeen Saadi
By Briana Iordan,Yasmeen Saadi Horse-drawn carriage rides are back in downtown Columbia - with new additions to the wagons and a new route to account for continued popularity. The carriage rides, hosted by The District, returned Nov. 2 for the holidays. The horses and wagons are provided by Cedar Hollow Farms, a family farm operating for over 100 years.
