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Today’s edition · Thurs., Nov. 12

Boone County commissioners could vote today on Boone Hospital

Plus, Mizzou soccer hires Stanford's Paul Hart as its next head coach

The Daily Columbia team2 stories19 sources5 min read

City HallTop story

Boone County commissioners are expected to vote Thursday on a Boone Hospital resolution

1:30 p.m.when county commissioners meet Thursday

They're expected to vote on a resolution involving the potential sale of Boone Hospital Center.

Source: 93.9 The Eagle

If you follow the Boone Hospital story, Thursday is the day to watch. Boone County commissioners meet at 1:30 p.m. and are expected to vote on a resolution involving the potential sale of Boone Hospital Center. leaders urged them this week to approve the deal.

  • Up for sale: the hospital and most operating assets
  • Boone Health's pitch: bring in capital, preserve jobs and current pay
  • Boone Health officials say the deal would maintain charity-care policies

's 2025 statistics show Boone Health has 1,400 employees in Columbia/Boone County, making it the seventh-largest employer here. Mike Murphy, the publisher of Comobuz, broke the story, and 939 the Eagle quotes Boone Health officials on what the deal would do.

Boone Health employs 1,400 as REDI touts four-way air service

1,400
Boone Health employees in Columbia/Boone County
7th
largest employer here, per 2025 REDI statistics
4
flight directions: Chicago, Denver, Charlotte and Dallas

Sources: 93.9 The Eagle, KWOS

Also from REDI: president Paul Eisenstein says Columbia has flights in all four directions. He spoke after REDI's recent 38th annual meeting at Memorial Stadium. On landing jobs, he says, "Let's go get them but we've got to work together to do that."

Mizzou

Mizzou soccer hires Stanford's Paul Hart as its next head coach

Mizzou soccer didn't wait long. The Tigers announced Tuesday, Nov. 10 that Stanford associate head coach Paul Hart will lead the women's program starting in the 2027 season. He's the third head coach in program history.

Hart's Stanford run included five straight top-five recruiting classes

Source: ABC17NEWS

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Top-five recruiting classes in a row5
Straight College Cup appearances3
National championship game appearances2
  • Contract: five years, per the athletic department
  • Stanford: Hart stays through the NCAA postseason run
  • Background: London native with more than 15 years of experience

He replaces Stefanie Golan, who left after six seasons. ABC17 says she and Mizzou agreed to part ways eight days earlier.

6straight seasons Mizzou soccer has missed the SEC Tournament

The Tigers have missed the 12-team SEC Tournament six seasons in a row, according to ABC17.

Source: ABC17NEWS

“Paul has the experience, vision and championship pedigree we were looking for to lead Mizzou Soccer into its next era.”

Laird Veatch, Mizzou athletic director

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News Notes

Men's hoops

Mizzou men's basketball signed three recruits on National Signing Day: guard Devin Cleveland, forward Cameron Barnes and Scottie Adkinson. ABC17 says the class is seventh best in the country according to 247Sports. Adkinson, the 2026 Missouri Player of the Year, committed in July as the 31st-ranked player nationally. ABC17NEWSKRCGKOMU 8

Mizzou basketball signed five recruits on National Signing Day

SigneeTeamWhat we know
Devin ClevelandMen'sGuard from Chicago
Cameron BarnesMen's6-foot-7 forward
Scottie AdkinsonMen'sCommitted in July
Katie MullerWomen'sRanked 89th nationally
ThompsonWomen'sGuard from across the Atlantic

Sources: KRCG, ABC17NEWS, KOMU 8

Women's hoops

Mizzou women's basketball added two guards, Katie Muller and Thompson, on National Signing Day. Muller, a four-star recruit from West Des Moines, Iowa, is ranked 89th nationally and joins her sister Ellie, a current freshman on the roster. KRCGABC17NEWSKOMU 8

Red Kettle

The Salvation Army of Columbia kicks off its Red Kettle campaign Saturday, Nov. 14, at about 11 a.m. in the Columbia Mall Food Court at 2300 Bernadette Drive. ShowMe Brass and Columbia Dance Academy's competition dance team will perform. Michele Batye, who owns Dave Griggs Flooring America, chairs the campaign, which runs through Christmas Eve. Columbia Daily Tribune93.9 The Eagle

Warming center

New Day Columbia plans to run an overnight emergency warming center at the Voluntary Action Center Opportunity Campus for people who can't get into another shelter. Temperatures are forecast to drop into the 20s at night by the end of the week. ABC17NEWS

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Home

Tackling a fall project? You already know you’ll find the tools, storage, outdoor essentials, and supplies you need at The Home Depot — but have you browsed Black Friday savings? Check out The Home Depot’s current deals and see what you can cross off your project list.

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Around Missouri

Highway 54

is closing an eastbound lane of Highway 54 at the Missouri River Bridge in Jefferson City for four nights: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Monday, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. The closures allow a new overhead sign to go in the median. Work also continues on Route W (Cedar City Road/Airport Road) at the Highway 54 interchange. ABC17NEWSKOMU 8

Child care

More than 11,600 children were on the state's child care subsidy waitlist as of September, up from 5,157 in May, according to monthly subsidy reports. ABC17NEWS

The child care subsidy waitlist more than doubled from May to September

Source: ABC17NEWS

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Children on the waitlist
May5,157
June7,165
July8,879
Aug.10,276
Sept.11,618

Deer season

Hunters in Audrain, Callaway and Montgomery counties must take deer harvested Saturday, Nov. 14, and Sunday, Nov. 15 to a sampling location. That's opening weekend of the November portion of the firearms deer season. KOMU 8

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— Jesus, Mark 3:25

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To the person who got into my car last night…

“I truly hope you can put everything that you took to good use. I hope it was all worth your time, and I sincerely hope karma catches up with you sooner rather than later. It’s incredibly frustrating to work hard for the things you have, only to have someone come along and help themselves to what’s not theirs. But hey…”

— A neighbor, Northwest Highlands

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The Wrap

Link, a golden retriever, just wrapped up eight years on the job as a therapy dog at MU Children's Hospital. A child life specialist who worked beside him says heart rates slow, blood pressures drop and kids and families relax when he's around. He started at age 2, and now he gets to be a normal dog. Well earned, good boy.

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  1. Wed., Nov. 11Boone County votes Thursday on the Boone Health sale
  2. Tues., Nov. 10Boone Hospital sale goes to the county commission; Mizzou wants an SEC review
  3. Mon., Nov. 9Texas beats Mizzou 34-20 at Faurot; Drinkwitz won't blame the refs
  4. Sun., Nov. 8Texas rallies past Mizzou 34-20; school bond vote is Monday
  5. Sat., Nov. 7Mizzou hosts Texas at 11 a.m. with playoff hopes on the line
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Boone County commissioners could vote today on Boone Hospital

Plus, Mizzou soccer hires Stanford's Paul Hart as its next head coach

The TLDR

  1. Commissioners meet at 1:30 p.m. with Boone Hospital on the table
  2. Mizzou soccer names Stanford's Paul Hart head coach
  3. Mizzou basketball signs five recruits
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