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Brunswick, MO · Municipal
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Project searches for families of boys buried at Missouri reform school generations ago
All that remains of roughly two dozen boys, who died many decades ago at a former youth correctional facility in central Missouri, are their graves and death certificates. Likely no detailed stories of what happened to them and why have been passed down through the generations. Just a burial site near the former Missouri Training School in Boonville about 100 miles east of Kansas City. The facility is historically known as the Missouri Reformatory for Boys. But, now, a small group of volunteers — with the guidance of national researchers — hopes to change that. They’re working to identify any living family members and the untold stories of these children who died while confined to the correctional facility between 1909 and 1945. Their causes of death vary, from diseases like measles and tuberculosis to an accident or a drowning. “These boys were members of families and communities, and their stories should not end with an institutional record or a grave,” said Rebba Omer, of Columbia, a youth justice advocate working on the project. “The family members have not forgotten these children. Certainly, their memory lives on. “But the larger community needs to honor these boys and remember them.” The Missouri
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The Crossing confirms their Magic Tree will go dark Christmas 2026 to recover, improve
A Columbia Christmastime tradition will take the holiday season off this year. The Crossing in Columbia announced that their Magic Tree needs a year off. A Facebook post from the Crossing stated that they noticed a problem with the tree when they took the lights off last year. They said...
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CPS discusses 10-year bond question, says Hickman High School needs $79.5 million in renovations
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Columbia Public School District's Long-Range Facilities Planning Committee is looking into voter-approved bonds to fund $420 million in its long-range facility plan for the next 10 years. The district's last $300 million bond plan included new schools like Beulah Ralph Elementary School, John Warner Middle School and more. The Columbia Area The post CPS discusses 10-year bond question, says Hickman High School needs $79.5 million in renovations appeared first on ABC17NEWS .
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Ameren plans to build ‘Katy’ electric substation near Columbia
Ameren Missouri wants to build a new electric substation in Boone County designed to support the area’s current electricity needs and anticipated growth. Electric substations connect to powerlines and facilitate electricity moving across the grid. If approved by state regulators, Ameren plans to build the substation southwest of Columbia, on land the company already owns, early next year.
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Historic Glasgow property in limbo after missing tornado funding deadline
After missing the deadline to apply for federal disaster relief, small business owner Scott Morris is in limbo on how to get a damaged historic property he purchased in Glasgow fixed. Morris was just 22 days away from moving into the downtown building at the corner of Market and 2nd Streets, combining his next-door business -- River Brew Coffee Company -- and a nearby bookstore -- Fitz's SideQuests. But those plans have been on hold since an EF-2 tornado tore through the roof of the building on Apr. 27. The post Historic Glasgow property in limbo after missing tornado funding deadline appeared first on ABC17NEWS .