July 4, 2022
The first week of fireworks season has annually seen the Eagle Flight Fireworks stand go up on the east side of Highway 63, off Forsee Road. And it’s usually a hot business – literally. But this year the fireworks stand has been replaced – by a new 2,880 square-foot building for Ronnie Basinger and his
A pair of crashes on Highway 63 on Monday afternoon provided two more to the list of growing injury accidents in Mid-Missouri. Statewide the trend is growing as well as Missouri State Highway Patrol has recorded 369 traffic fatalities this year compared to 350 for the same time a year ago. Monday’s crashes happened within
The Ashland Planning and Zoning Commission denied approval for its second multi-family housing development in two months on Tuesday, June 14. Schooler Construction and C.L. Richardson Company were seeking a change of zoning for a vacant lot on Liberty Lane just east of the Middleton Crossing housing edition. The lot is currently zoned Commercial, the
Ashland residents took to Facebook last week to voice their irritation over the city’s new trash plan. The City of Ashland recently changed the trash service, along with its vendor Republic Services. The City chose a new contract which allowed for no increase in costs, but cutting trash pickup from twice each week to once
The Ashland Planning and Zoning Commission denied approval for its second multi-family housing development is two months on Tuesday evening. Schooler Construction and C.L. Richardson Company were seeking a change of zoning for a vacant lot on Liberty Lane just east of the Middleton Crossing housing edition. The lot is currently zoned Commercial, the proposed
As summer heat and humidity begin to make an appearance in mid-Missouri, health experts from University of Missouri Health Care urge residents to take precautions to protect themselves. Temperatures are expected to climb to a high of 97-degrees on Thursday and remain in the 90s through the weekend. “From dehydration to heat exhaustion to heat
With Department of Natural Resources in hand, workers from the C.L. Richardson company will soon be installing pipe for the forced main sewage system from Hummingbird Properties near the Columbia Regional Airport. The Ashland Board of Aldermen approved the second reading for site approval of Hummingbird Properties at their June 7 meeting. That, plus the
The heat, like Jessica John’s right forearm, packed a powerful punch on Saturday afternoon. John, a 10-year-old karate student in the YMCA’s program, took a whack at a two-inch board during the Lemonade Daze Karate demonstration and chopped it right in two. The first 90-degree-plus weather of the summer took nearly as vicious a whack
Long before he was an Eagles soccer fan, long before he was a member of the Ashland Optimist Club, Ernie Wren was very handy with small bicycle wrenches. “I worked at a Columbia bike shop, Jim’s Bike and Key,” said Wren, sitting amidst a pile of broken, abused bicycles of a variety of shapes, sizes
The Ashland Parks and Recreation Board is considering recommending an eighth of a percent park tax to the Board of Aldermen. The tax would affect all citizens of Ashland. The board spoke briefly about the tax at it’s weekly meeting Monday night, but did not vote on whether it wanted to move forward with the
