Ashland Police and Boone County Sheriff’s office reported the following arrests recently. Tuesday, June 6, 2017: • Joseph Allen Gipson, 29, of Ashland, was arrested by Columbia Police on three
Southern Boone YMCA sets up summer fun program
If you’re looking for something to do this summer for the kids, the Southern Boone YMCA has a wide variety of programs. According to YMCA Director Kip Batye, the long
School lunch debt resolution takes new angle
A small group met last Thursday with SoBoCo Superintendent Chris Felmlee to identify methods to resolve the district’s on-going struggle to collect school lunch debt. Felmlee told the group that
MU Health Care begins expansion
University of Missouri Health Care began construction June 6 on a $16 million, 27,307-square-foot expansion and renovation of University Hospital’s emergency department to meet growing patient volumes. The project will
MU begins implementing budget plans
As part of the fiscal 2018 budget plan for the University of Missouri announced Friday, June 2, campus officials continued notifying employees whose positions are affected by budget cuts or
SoBoCo school bus inspection
One Bus – Defective; Two buses taken out of service The Missouri State Highway Partrol recently released the results of the annual school bus inspection. SoBoCo had 20 buses inspected,
Two juveniles injured in ATV crash
Two southern Boone juvenile girls were injured early Thursday afternoon when they were ejected from an ATV after it crashed. Southern Boone Fire was called to the scene on Rt.
Hospital Board spells out options
“We need to partner with a company that is adaptable to change,” said Boone Hospital Board of Trustees Chair Brian Neuner. “The fact that we can’t partner with physicians now
Boy Scouts looking for support
The Friends of Scounting in Southern Boone County and the Boonslick District are on a fundraising campaign for Boy Scouts. According to campaign co-chairs Chris Palmer and Brandon Glascock, the
“The Turner House” chosen for One Read 2017
The community voted to read “The Turner House” by Angela Flournoy for this year’s One Read event. This novel was a New York Times notable book of the year and
