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Daily editionFriday, September 25th, 2026

Good morning, Columbia.

The Daily Columbia Team

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Here’s your local news at a glance for Friday, the 25th of September.

Community

  1. Ronald McDonald House Mid-Missouri selected Christina Devine as its next executive director effective Dec. 1 — she will replace Terri Gray, who retired earlier this year.

    Devine’s board service and volunteer experience make her a strong fit to support families across the region.

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  2. NAACP hosted a town hall meeting Tuesday night at Second Missionary Baptist Church where over 60 community members and leaders discussed community policing, job equity, mental health and housing challenges with breakout sessions that aimed to find solutions + another town hall is set for Nov. 10.

    KOMU 8Read more

  3. Missouri Good Neighbor Week runs from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4 and invites residents to nominate businesses, neighborhoods and individuals for statewide recognition of neighborly acts - nominations are now open for awards in Most Neighborly Business, Most Neighborly Neighborhood and Most Engaged Neighbors.

    Columbia Daily TribuneRead more

  4. Race Matters, Friends claims that the close scrutiny on Reign Bar—as part of a broader pattern targeting Black-owned businesses—raises concerns over selective public safety enforcement.

    The nonprofit will hold a virtual press conference at 1 p.m. Monday to urge local officials for consistent oversight.

    ABC 17Read more

  5. Save Katy Station, a local group trying to stop the sale of Katy Station, will host a free event on Oct. 4 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Shiloh Bar and Grill to celebrate 1,000 supporters and share building plans (including live music and old blueprints).

    KOMU 8Read more

Education

  1. Freshmen from local public schools participated in the Worlds of Work event on Thursday, hosted by the Chamber of Commerce, where they watched live demos + spoke with local professionals in healthcare, technology, and trades to explore diverse career paths in the community.

    KOMU 8Read more

  2. Columbia College celebrated its new nursing facility and dedicated the Barbara J. Bilger family nursing program.

    The college described the gift (one of the most significant philanthropic investments in school history) as a milestone for its nursing department.

    Columbia MissourianRead more

  3. West Middle School is set to become a fine arts lottery school as Columbia Public Schools integrate arts into its curriculum, making it the district's second middle school to adopt this model (a shift toward creative learning).

    Columbia MissourianRead more

Government

  1. Boone County’s 911 center switched its phone service provider from Brightspeed to AT&T on Wednesday after a Sept. 16 outage disrupted emergency calls in Mid-Missouri — Christie Davis with Boone County Joint Communications confirmed the change on Thursday.

    ABC 17Read more

  2. Councilmember Carroll said there’s no evidence linking Reign Bar to nearby incidents as local business owners and community groups express support amid criticism from the Missouri Attorney General’s Office.

    The bar, at the corner of Walnut & Ninth, remains under scrutiny while urging fair investigation.

    KOMU 8Read more

Health

  1. Boone Health launched First Gift, a birth tissue donation program in partnership with Saving Sight, and a mother who delivered by C-section donated placenta + cord tissue on Thursday.

    Her donation could help up to 75 people, and more mothers can choose to donate in the future.

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