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Jun 5, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Halle Paulus |Catie Cobble

By Halle Paulus/Missourian,Catie Cobble/Missourian,Ceilidh Kern For more than 40 years, the city of Columbia has applied tens of thousands of tons of wastewater sludge as fertilizer on farms across mid-Missouri. Now, it turns out its sludge contains "forever chemicals" known to cause cancer and other health problems. The city has known this for almost a year but has yet to share the news with the 30 farmers who apply the sludge to 120 fields.

May 10, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Benjamin Miller |Halle Paulus |Cara Penquite

By Benjamin Miller,Ceilidh Kern,Halle Paulus,Cara Penquite Mel West, founder of the international organization Mobility Worldwide, celebrated both his 100th birthday and the 30th anniversary of his organization's founding Thursday. The event was held at the Mobility Worldwide warehouse in Columbia, where friends and family gathered to commemorate West, who will mark his actual 100th birthday May 21, and the organization's founding.

May 10, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Benjamin Miller |Halle Paulus |Cara Penquite

By Benjamin Miller,Ceilidh Kern,Halle Paulus,Cara Penquite Mel West, founder of the international organization Mobility Worldwide, celebrated both his 100th birthday and the 30th anniversary of his organization's founding Thursday. The event was held at the Mobility Worldwide warehouse in Columbia, where friends and family gathered to commemorate West, who will mark his actual 100th birthday May 21, and the organization's founding.

May 10, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Halle Paulus

May 10, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Halle Paulus