Thousands visited the Hartsburg Pumpkin Festival over the weekend, enjoying vendor booths, bounce houses, and a corn maze while record heat pushed Sunday's high past 89 degrees.
The event ran from 9 a.m. + 5 p.m. each day and crowned a new pumpkin king.
Crews completed the deck pour of the Providence Road bridge over I-70 on Oct.
6, keeping the project on track to open mid-November. The bridge, closed since May, will add extra Interstate lanes and improved features for vehicles and pedestrians.
Today the Columbia School Board meets at 6:30 p.m. in the Aslin Administration Building (1818 W.
Worley St) to vote on a revised bullying policy and review its special education program. The agenda includes a STEM Alliance partnership roadmap and student presentations from Two Mile Prairie Elementary.
Before its 60th anniversary, MURR (Mizzou’s research reactor) was chosen to support nuclear fusion studies for the ITER project with Princeton Plasma Physics Lab.
The reactor will test graphite mirror pieces after reactor use to help guide work on clean nuclear energy.
Missouri River Relief celebrated its 25th anniversary at Cooper's Landing Saturday afternoon with art installations (including a statue crafted from local trash), live music, food, and booths.
The event highlighted decades of volunteer-led river clean-ups and community support.
The Frame By Frame Film Festival will debut Saturday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at GQT Forum 8 in Columbia, showing local films from short works to trailers.
Founder Ella San Martin said her indie approach (using only QR codes for submissions) aims to foster local collaboration.
The Columbia Public School Board will consider changing its bullying policy Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Aslin Administration Building.
The revised policy would extend reporting rights to substitutes and contractors and specify how to address cyberbullying (including notifying parents) when incidents occur.
Daniel Boone Regional Library System will celebrate Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th birthday next week at its libraries with party events that invite fans to enjoy the timeless character.
The festivities are set to engage readers and build community spirit.
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