Downtown Columbia bar owners, including 9th and Magnolia’s Whiskey and Wine Bar, have installed Narcan boxes during Overdose Awareness Month to help save lives, while parents of University of Missouri students stress the importance of community preparedness (911 operators can guide untrained staff).
Columbia Public Schools awarded 225 new educators $100 gift cards for classroom support, totaling about $22,500, with district officials saying the gesture welcomes teachers and boosts classroom resources.
A church grant from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints finished equipment and furnishings at the VAC Opportunity Campus, which opened in July.
Ed Stansberry said upgrades (including a kitchen and laundry) will help serve about 10,000 people a year and support the planned medical clinic.
Kathy Kite’s free breakfast program — serving neighbors daily — dropped visitors when Columbia/Boone County Public Health required her to obtain a food permit with legal consequences.
Dave Roland from the Goldwater Institute said the rule may breach her right to share hospitality.
Columbia Parks and Recreation will hold its annual Pooch Plunge on Sept.
8 at Albert-Oakland Family Aquatic Center from 5-6 p.m. and 6:30-7:30 p.m. Owners must pre-register and pay $8 per dog to join the event (which features a debut treat truck with Lizzi and Rocco).
The Missouri Department of Transportation said Clark Lane at Hanover Boulevard in Columbia will close Monday morning for roundabout construction lasting about 60 days.
The change will close the west business entrance while the Hanover Boulevard entrance stays open + follows the reopening of the St. Charles Road bridge.
MU Extension nutrition expert Tyler Hall advised parents to pack school lunches with foods children enjoy and maintain hygiene by using ice packs (a key tip) and cleaning containers regularly as students head back to school.
Columbia honored artist Lisa Franko and educator Judith LeFevre at the Celebration of the Arts fundraiser on Wednesday.
Franko’s commemorative poster Missouri Star Quilt is for sale at the Convention and Visitors Bureau (300 S. Providence Road), and LeFevre was recognized by Mayor Buffaloe for her support of arts.
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