Ashland, MO

Columbia, MO

Columbia will greatly benefit with Don Waterman serving on its City Council from the Fifth Ward. Don can provide great, practical insight and direction into mental health counseling issues and concerns for the council due to his master’s degree in that subject area. About opinions in the Missourian: The...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Don Waterman wants to give back

Fulton, MO

FULTON - River City Habitat for Humanity broke ground Thursday on the site of a new Habitat home in Fulton for a veteran and his family. The River City Habitat for Humanity typically only builds homes within Cole County. However, the organization made use of its one-time exception for the Safi family.

Habitat for Humanity begins construction on home for Afghan refugee family

Maliyah Miller completed her hat trick with about 30 minutes left to play, and then she slotted home four more goals for good measure, putting on a seven-goal show as Battle girls soccer cruised to an 8-0 win over Sunnydale Academy on Thursday in Columbia. Miller found the net twice...

Battle takes down Sunnydale Academy behind Miller goal-fest

Brenda Theresa Matthews, age 80, of Columbia, passed away on Friday, March 24, 2023, at the University of Missouri Hospital. Visitation will be from 10-11 am Friday, March 31, 2023, with a funeral Mass at 11 am at Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbia.

Brenda Theresa Matthews, Nov. 5, 1942 — March 24, 2023

I am writing to you on behalf of the Columbia Police Officers Association. Our membership chose to endorse Don Waterman for the Fifth Ward council seat. About opinions in the Missourian: The Missourian’s Opinion section is a public forum for the discussion of ideas. The views presented in this piece are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Missourian or the University of Missouri. If you would like to contribute to the Opinion page with a response or an original topic of your own, visit our submission form.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Columbia police endorse Don Waterman

It is with great enthusiasm that I write to express my support for Gregg Bush for Ward 5 City Councilperson. I have known Gregg now in various capacities for the past 15 years, and in that time, I have come to realize what a compassionate and understanding soul he possesses.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: A win for Gregg Bush is a win for Columbia

Polling places will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the municipal election April 4. No excuse absentee voting is open now through April 3. Voters may cast their ballots between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. weekdays at the Boone County Government Center.

VOTERS GUIDE: Columbia to vote for school board, city council seats

The three candidates for seats on the Columbia City Council addressed questions about local governance, utility rates, diversity and more during a forum held by Columbia’s chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on Tuesday night. Nick Knoth is unopposed for election to the First...

City Council candidates address local governance, utilities at NAACP event

A couple weeks ago, I was hurrying out of the Columbia Public Library to get home to watch NCAA March Madness when I noticed “The Eye of the Team,” by Morgan “Mo” Eye. The cover photo of a young woman holding a basketball wearing No. 30 on a gold jersey probably helped jogged my memory. I remembered that name from the Mizzou women’s basketball team a few years ago and recognized it as the current Hickman High School girls’ basketball coach, so I picked it up to give it a quick look.

DAVID WEBBER: Why women's basketball is worth watching

A potential change to zoning requirements for new drive-thrus will come back to the Columbia City Council on Monday night. After hearing concerns from the Columbia Board of Realtors — the board has opposed the amendment since the discussion started in September 2022 — the council tabled the amendment to the development code in March and asked city staff to come back with proposed amendments in response to that feedback.

Drive-thrus, fieldhouse and electricity bills await City Council action

Recent campaign finance reports show Columbia School Board candidate Chuck Basye with a significant fundraising lead just days ahead of Tuesday’s election. Basye’s report shows he has raised a total of nearly $30,000 in campaign funds during this election cycle.

Basye leads School Board campaign fundraising

Missouri State

New faces could be coming to Missouri women’s basketball’s staff, as the team has listed three openings on LinkedIn since Wednesday. The listed positions are for an assistant coach, a director of operations and a coordinator of recruiting operations. Currently, the Missouri team website lists three assistant coaches,...

Three MU women's basketball staff positions posted on LinkedIn

In the League of Women Voters Guide to candidates for the School Board, Chuck Basye makes the following statement:. “Columbia Public Schools needs to focus on what is best for students, parents and taxpayers and quit worrying about what the legislature is or isn’t doing.”. About opinions in the...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Chuck Basye doesn't answer important questionss

Los Angeles, CA

Missouri gymnastics advanced to the Los Angeles Regional final with a 197.400 team score, good enough for second place and a qualifying spot in its regional semifinal meet with No. 4 UCLA, No. 20 Stanford and Boise State on Thursday night in Los Angeles. UCLA won the meet with a...

MU gymnastics advances to regional final in Los Angeles

Lake Ozark, MO

LAKE OZARK — This community is quietly at odds as its future as a tourism hotbed carries feelings of expectation and exasperation. There is a visible divide between residents who foresee a more stable, vibrant local economy with a growing entertainment industry and those who foresee coming social costs of criminality and vice, leaving their cherished community worse off for it.

Casino raises fault lines in Lake Ozark

Austin, TX

Missouri men’s and women’s track and field had four athletes compete on Day 2 of the Texas Relays on Thursday in Austin, Texas. Two Tigers competed in the women’s hammer throw. Graduate student Sydney Oberdiek finished the day in 13th place after recording a throw of 201 feet, 11 inches. Freshman Carolina Daza finished 23rd after tossing the hammer 178-0.

Four Tigers compete on Day 2 of Texas Relays

A man with a gun walking barefoot Thursday afternoon near Nifong Boulevard and Buttonwood Drive caused MU to push out a series of alerts that lasted about 30 minutes. The first alert was posted at 2:22 p.m. saying Columbia police were investigating a subject heading southwest.

Man with gun arrested near Nifong and Providence

After falling behind, Missouri scored four straight runs down the stretch to defeat Lindenwood 7-5 on Wednesday at Lou Brock Sports Complex in St. Charles. Trailing by one run, the Tigers (19-6) came back and tied the game in the top of the fifth inning as a fielder’s choice allowed Hank Zeisler to reach first with the bases loaded and Luke Mann to run home. In the sixth inning, Mann hit an RBI single to score Matt Garcia, giving Missouri its first lead since the early stages of the game.

Missouri baseball survives scare from Lindenwood

Alex Honnold’s two-run home run in the top of the first inning got Missouri softball off to a fast start, and the Tigers went on to defeat Northern Iowa 4-1 on Wednesday at Mizzou Softball Stadium. Honnold’s blast to left scored leadoff hitter Jenna Laird to put MU on...

MU softball starts fast, defeats Northern Iowa

Alabama State

Tuscaloosa, AL

The Missouri softball team opened its home series versus No. 13 Alabama with a 4-0 loss to the Crimson Tide on Friday at Mizzou Softball Stadium. A Larissa Preuitt fourth-inning grand slam accounted for all the scoring in the game, as Alabama (25-10, 3-4 SEC) shut down the Tigers (21-15, 1-9).

Grand slam lifts No. 13 Alabama over MU in series opener

Lexington, KY

In the opener of a three-game series in Lexington, Kentucky, Missouri couldn't handle Kentucky, with the game ending in a 6½-inning 12-2 mercy-rule victory for the Wildcats. At Kentucky Proud Park, No. 18 UK (23-3, 6-1 SEC) dominated at the plate from the start, scoring five runs in the first inning. Hunter Gilliam hit a two-run single to left field to give Kentucky a 2-1 lead. Ryan Waldschmidt followed with a three-run homer.

No. 18 Kentucky too much for Missouri baseball to handle

Moberly, MO

RANDOLPH COUNTY — A Huntsville man faces a second-degree murder charge in connection to an overdose death in Moberly over the weekend. Kyle Hummel, 36, was charged Thursday with second-degree murder and delivery of a controlled substance.

Huntsville man charged with murder in connection with Moberly resident's overdose death

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Ashland cafe hosts first open mic night, mpox vaccine clinic

In a bustle of organized chaos, cafe owner Caitlin Cunningham and event hosts Drew Anderson and Hannah Anderson rearranged tables and chairs...

Ashland cafe hosts first open mic night, mpox vaccine clinic

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