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4 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Tyler White |Elizabeth Brixey
By Zoe Naylor,Tyler White,Elizabeth Brixey The Columbia City Council will discuss two options for rebuilding the city's recycling facility at its pre-council meeting Monday. A tornado April 20 destroyed the city's Material Recovery Facility in far northeastern Columbia. Depending where on the landfill property the facility is built, it will cost an estimated $26.47 million or $26.71 million, according to a presentation that will be shown to the council.
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4 weeks ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tyler White |Elizabeth Brixey
By Tyler White,Elizabeth Brixey The Voluntary Action Center's Summer Fan Program is underway as temps start to creep up. The VAC aims to distribute 400 fans to households that lack reliable cooling this summer. Community members are encouraged to donate new or gently used box fans or send a monetary gift in support of the program.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Zoe Naylor |Elizabeth Brixey
By Zoe Naylor,Elizabeth Brixey The Columbia Farmers Market will resume its Wednesday Market this week. The mid-week market will run from 4 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday through Sept. 3 at 1769 W. Ash St., according to a news release from the Columbia Farmers Market. Nearly 30 vendors will sell produce, meat, cut flowers and baked goods, among other classic farmers market products.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Elizabeth Brixey
Graphic designer and Columbia native Jadie Arnett scored the winning goal last month, when her poster design was selected to represent Kansas City in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. For the first time in FIFA history, all host cities were invited to create a specific poster design celebrating local culture and tournament pride. Through a poster design contest, a panel of regional arts and culture leaders selected five finalists, and Arnett's design was eventually declared the winner.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Peter Pynadath |Elizabeth Brixey
For the first time in six years, Columbia will have a Memorial Day parade. The Gold Star Memorial Day Parade will start at 10 a.m. Monday at Hitt Street and Broadway and will head west on Broadway to Fourth Street.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Tyler White |Elizabeth Brixey
By Tyler White,Elizabeth Brixey As University of Missouri graduation ceremonies came to an end Sunday evening, there was one more celebration left: a surprise show from multiplatinum alt rock band The All-American Rejects at an East Campus house. The band began its series of house shows Wednesday, starting at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay and winding through Chicago, Minneapolis and Ames, Iowa. The Minneapolis show was in a bowling alley.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Peter Pynadath |Elizabeth Brixey
In observance of Memorial Day on Monday, City of Columbia and Boone County offices and the courthouse will be closed, and some services will be suspended. Columbia public transit will not run, and parking enforcement will be suspended.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Abigail Didonna |Elizabeth Brixey
More than three-fourths of K-12 teachers say they have considered leaving the field since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent survey of mostly Missouri teachers. The study found high stress and burnout were key factors in considering whether to resign. Of the teachers who left, the top four reasons for leaving were lack of administrative support, overwork, underpay and challenging student behaviors.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Jackson Cooper |Sophie Chappell |Elizabeth Brixey
By Jackson Cooper,Sophie Chappell,Elizabeth Brixey The Columbia Public Schools Foundation announced Friday it will contribute $50,000 from its endowment toward efforts to clear the current student meal debt. The money will benefit the Lunch for Learners fund, which supports families who do not qualify for free or reduced-price lunches but who need additional support due to temporary circumstances, according to a news release from the foundation.
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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Saylor Campbell |Tanvi Kulkarni |Elizabeth Brixey |Kyle Maki
By Saylor Campbell/Missourian,Tanvi Kulkarni,Elizabeth Brixey,Kyle Maki It's been a year of discovering butterflies at the Boone County Nature School. Starting last fall, fifth grade students there have helped collect scientific data on monarch butterfly migration. The data has been uploaded onto a nationwide database that contributes to research on monarch migration biology and populations.
