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The final drafts of wind farm and wind turbine regulations for Boone County have been published ahead of a scheduled Planning and Zoning Commission discussion and vote Thursday night.
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Up to 900 kindergarten through fifth grade students in Columbia Public Schools will be moved to different elementary schools over the next three school years.
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Columbia City Manager John Glascock announced Thursday afternoon he will retire effective Jan. 14, bringing his combined 38 years of public service in Missouri to an end.
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The Boone County hospital status on the COVID-19 Information Hub was moved from green to yellow Friday. This is the first time the hospital status has changed since late January.
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Beginning Tuesday, first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be offered at Faurot Field, according to an MU Health Care news release.
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A teacher at Alpha Hart Lewis Elementary School died after a crash Thursday evening, according to an email from Columbia Public Schools spokesperson Michelle Baumstark.
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Beginning Tuesday, first-dose COVID-19 vaccinations will no longer be offered at Faurot Field, according to an MU Health Care news release.
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MU assistant professor of medical pharmacology and physiology Erika Boerman has received a $1.8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of perivascular nerves in inflammatory bowel disease. Boerman plans to study the blood flow in mice and determine why inflammatory bowel disease impairs the blood vessels and nerves around them.
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The United States Exercise Tiger Foundation organized a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the fallen soldiers of Boone County at the war memorial outside the courthouse Monday in Columbia. This year the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation dedicated its wreath to the soldiers who laid down their lives during the Afghanistan War. The foundation also honored the veterans present at the ceremony with a badge and medal to recognize their service to the nation.
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Hy-Vee Inc. is giving its shoppers even more incentive to get vaccinated this summer. Hy-Vee announced Monday that people who complete their COVID-19 vaccination at a Hy-Vee pharmacy or an affiliated pop-up vaccine clinic will receive a $10 gift card to the supermarket chain.