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Calendar shift, warm weather and acorn boom lead to low deer harvest numbers

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.
Fatal car crash being investigated by Columbia police

Nov 20, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Sydney Minor |Mary Bell

A three-car collision from Nov. 14, resulting in one fatality, is being investigated by the Columbia Police Department. The crash occurred around 10:53 a.m. on South Providence Road, according to a news release.
Where to donate or receive food for Thanksgiving

Nov 18, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Fletcher Mantooth |Mary Bell

By Fletcher Mantooth,Mary McCue Bell With Thanksgiving right around the corner, several organizations within Boone County are working to ensure that those in need have access to food during the holiday. Large organizations such as Powerhouse Community Development Corporation and Rock the Community annually hold events, while the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri works to ensure its resources remain available and open.
MizzouRec wheelchair basketball star competes to join national team

Nov 17, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Lilley Halloran |Mary Bell

"I got you. I got you!" Daniel Clements yelled across the court Sunday as he passed the ball to a teammate in the last game of the Mizzou Classic, a wheelchair basketball tournament. The tournament, which hosted teams from Arkansas, Tennessee and Kansas, marked the kickoff of MizzouRec's wheelchair basketball season. The Missouri team was the only collegiate-level team in the competition - the rest were adult division teams. Health and Higher Education, Fall 2024.
Local market helps vendor grow from home-based to storefront

Nov 17, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Luciana De Anda |Mary Bell

Jean Nicklas started Jowin's Kitchen, a gooey butter cake business, in 2021 and after quitting her corporate job - an idea that had stuck with her for about 25 years. Nicklas sells her cakes at the "Curated. Crafted. Created." event, a mid-Missouri makers market hosted by Andrea Lyn Events, which has taken place on a quarterly basis since 2022. From being a home-based bakery to a storefront that opened in August, Nicklas has sold her cakes at every single market since the beginning.
Scientific challenge could lead to coronavirus treatments

Sep 10, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Sarah Alves Moura |Mary Bell

By Sarah Moura,Mary McCue Bell A competition for coronavirus research released results that could lead to a new treatment that's effective against all coronaviruses. The challenge, overseen by Conscience, a drug discovery biotech nonprofit organization, had 22 teams from around the world participating. Dmitri Kireev, a chemistry professor at the University of Missouri, placed third.
Proposed federal heat protections for workers draw praise, skepticism

Aug 27, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Eli Camner |Mary Bell |Gordon Dickson |Lauren Spakowski

WASHINGTON - In a typical year, Missouri workers and employers file hundreds of reports and claims related to compensation for heat-related injuries, a workplace hazard that the federal government wants to address with new safety rules. The draft rules, announced by the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration in July, would create a federal safety standard to address heat in the workplace - the first of its kind.
Few Missouri dairy cows tested for bird flu virus

Jul 9, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Mary Bell |Gordon Dickson

By Mary McCue Bell,Gordon Dickson WASHINGTON - As the number of dairy cows infected with a strain of bird flu virus grows across the country, 17 of Missouri's roughly 60,000 dairy cows have been tested while agriculture officials and farmers keep watch for signs that the outbreak has entered the state. So far, Missouri farmers haven't reported any cows with the virus, called H5N1, state officials said.