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Dec 10, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Austin Garza |Evy Lewis
By Austin Garza,Evy Lewis Disability support nonprofit Woodhaven capped off its 60th anniversary Tuesday with a ribbon cutting for a new career development center that will focus on helping people with disabilities create new career opportunities. The career development center will offer classes for skills such as laundry and dishwashing, as well as more advanced sessions covering 3D printing and podcast production. The facility also features sensory rooms for students to decompress.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Kathambari Ramkumar |Evy Lewis |Mary Bell
By Kathambari Ramkumar,Evy Lewis,Mary McCue Bell Boone County hunters brought in 1,558 deer during the November firearms hunting season, around 500 fewer deer than last year. Boone wasn't the only county that saw diminishing game numbers. The total number of deer killed in Missouri this year was 159,120, compared to last year's total of 193,885.
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Cara Penquite |Lola Jahant |Evy Lewis
During a recent Columbia City Council meeting, Mayor Barbara Buffaloe complimented Second Ward Councilperson Lisa Meyer's new "Barbie hair," as Meyer was wearing a long, blond wig. "It's not Barbie hair. It's Lisa hair," Meyer said.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sophia Anderson |Evy Lewis
Over 50 local organizations and businesses marched through downtown Columbia on Sunday for The Salvation Army's third year hosting the annual Christmas parade. The holiday parade is a Columbia tradition spanning more than fifty years, though The Salvation Army first began hosting it in 2022 after a break during the pandemic. The parade was renamed to the Christmas Parade Against Poverty last year to draw attention to the issue of poverty, according to prior Missourian reporting.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Lucy Valeski |Evy Lewis
Local business owner Blair Murphy and occupational therapist Jacque Sample have filed to run for local city government races. Murphy filed as a candidate to become Columbia's next mayor, joining Tanya Heath and incumbent Barbara Buffaloe on the ballot.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Benjamin Zweig |Annie Goldman |Lola Jahant |Evy Lewis
By Benjamin Zweig/Missourian,Annie Goldman,Lola Jahant,Evy Lewis The McBaine Water Treatment Plant, which provides water to Columbia, is currently undergoing a $37 million improvement project. The project is set to restore the facility to its full capacity of treating 32 million gallons of water per day and improve water quality.
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Nov 8, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Emma Zawacki |Evy Lewis
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Katie Grawitch |Evy Lewis
By Katie Grawitch,Evy Lewis Students at the University of Missouri were among those targeted by a wave of anonymous racist text messages in the days immediately before and after Tuesday's election. The university released a statement Thursday and said it is currently investigating the texts and working to identify the source. Students in at least Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Virginia have received similar text messages, according to USA Today.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Dmitry Martirosov |Evy Lewis
Two downtown businesses - the Atrium on Tenth and Endwell Taverna - will be designated as historical sites Friday by the Boone County Historical Society. Recognition ceremonies will take place outside both businesses around mid-afternoon. The dedication at the Atrium will begin at 2 p.m., followed by Endwell immediately after. During the brief ceremonies, the businesses will be presented with a certificate for interior display and a plaque to place outside the building.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Sara Spreitzer |Kiana Fernandes |Mary Bell |Evy Lewis
By Sara Spreitzer,Kiana Fernandes,Mary McCue Bell,Evy Lewis Democratic incumbent Jenna Redel won reelection as Boone County Treasurer against Republican challenger Dustin Stanton. She was first elected to the office in 2022. "It really was a wonderful experience in part because I do have that tendency just to put my head down and get to work on something," Redel said while awaiting the results.
