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1 month ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Stephanie Meininger |Nicole Voss |Gordon Dickson
Many candidates for mayor and City Council are talking about the need to pour more resources into the Columbia Police Department in order to make the city safer. But what do they mean by that?
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2 months ago | 
columbiamissourian.com | Nicole Voss |Lucy Valeski |Gordon Dickson
Nearly $70 million has been raised during the past decade by a portion of the Boone County sales tax that aims to improve services for children and families, according to a recently-published report.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Nicole Voss |Annie Goldman |Lucy Valeski |Gordon Dickson
Pay raises, recruitment incentives and third party oversight dominated local labor unions' priority lists to the Columbia City Council and city staff. "As we look into the future, we're going to have to look at substantial increases to these resources, for infrastructure, for the fire department, for every department of the city," Zack Privette, president of Columbia Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 1055, said. "Because we're growing, and we got to keep pace with it."
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Dec 14, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Nicole Voss
By Nicole Voss,Evy Lewis A proposal to add 3.5 miles of additional hiking and biking trails to improvement plans for the Gans Creek Recreation Area, for a total of 10.5 miles of new trail, will be presented at Monday's City Council meeting. Overall, the entire plan will cost $380,000, with funding coming from the parks sales tax, the Frank W. Morris Memorial Trust and the Columbia Trail Association.
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Dec 12, 2024 | 
newstribune.com | Nicole Voss
Who is faster, Santa Claus or Amazon? Amazon's delivery station in Ashland hopes to beat Santa's sleigh by doubling its workforce to handle nearly half a million packages before Christmas. Consumers are spending more this holiday season, according to Reuters. This Cyber Monday, shoppers spent $13.3 billion online, 7.3 percent more than they did in 2023. On Black Friday this year, consumers spent roughly $10.8 billion online, a 10.2 percent increase from last year, according to the Associated Press.
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Dec 10, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Hannah Henderson |Nicole Voss |Anna Colletto
Who is faster, Santa Claus or Amazon? Amazon's delivery station in Ashland hopes to beat Santa's sleigh by doubling its workforce to handle nearly half a million packages before Christmas. Consumers are spending more this holiday season, according to Reuters. This Cyber Monday, shoppers spent $13.3 billion online, 7.3% more than they did in 2023. On Black Friday this year, consumers spent roughly $10.8 billion online, a 10.2% increase from last year, according to The Associated Press.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Alex Buchanan |Nicole Voss |Gordon Dickson
By Alex Buchanan/Missourian,Nicole Voss,Gordon Dickson It's not an everyday occurrence, but every now and then, a 1950s-era diesel locomotive - a navy blue beast with the name "COLT" emblazoned on its side - will emerge from a small warehouse area in north Columbia and make the roughly 20-mile trek to Centralia. The train's top speed is only 25 mph, and often it carries just a handful of cars filled with steel, rubber, lumber and other products.
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Nov 30, 2024 | 
komu.com | Nicole Voss
It's not an everyday occurrence, but every now and then, a 1950s-era diesel locomotive — a navy blue beast with the name "COLT" emblazoned on its side — will emerge from a small warehouse area in north Columbia and make the roughly 20-mile trek to Centralia. The train's top speed is only 25 mph, and often it carries just a handful of cars filled with steel, rubber, lumber and other products.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Nicole Voss |Lola Jahant |Sara Spreitzer |Mary Bell
By Nicole Voss,Lola Jahant,Sara Spreitzer,Mary McCue Bell Columbia residents will soon see expansions of affordable housing services. On Monday night, Columbia City Council unanimously approved using American Rescue Plan Act funding to assist Columbia residents with housing stability. The funds of $350,000 will be used to provide assistance, eviction relief, case management, rental assistance and legal services to Columbia residents, according to a council memo.
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Nov 19, 2024 | columbiamissourian.com | Nicole Voss |Lola Jahant |Sara Spreitzer |Mary Bell
By Nicole Voss,Lola Jahant,Sara Spreitzer,Mary McCue Bell Columbia residents will soon see expansions of affordable housing services. On Monday night, Columbia City Council unanimously approved using American Rescue Plan Act funding to assist Columbia residents with housing stability. The funds of $350,000 will be used to provide assistance, eviction relief, case management, rental assistance and legal services to Columbia residents, according to a council memo.
