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Today’s edition · Sat., Nov. 14

Ardent Health will buy Boone Health for $47 million

Plus, Mizzou travels to face No. 1 Georgia at 2:30 p.m. today.

The Daily Columbia team2 stories22 sources5 min read

Health CareTop story

Ardent Health will buy Boone Health for $47 million after commissioners approve the sale

The Boone Health deal by the numbers

$47 million
cash price for Boone Health
$200 million
Ardent's planned investment over 10 years
17
possible buyers Boone Health chose from
18 months
Boone Health spent looking for a partner

Source: KOMU 8

If you use , here's what's changing. Tennessee-based agreed to buy it for $47 million in cash, and the Boone County Commission voted unanimously Thursday to approve the sale.

Ardent is a for-profit, publicly traded company, and Boone Health will lose its nonprofit status. CEO Brady DuBois says the biggest need is a bigger emergency room: “We’ve had plans for four years.” The money will also go to operating room modernization and physician recruitment. Ardent's five key commitments include no job losses for employees in good standing.

  • Hospital: 392 beds and 19 sites of care
  • Name: Boone Health keeps it
  • Missouri: Boone Health is Ardent's only hospital here
  • Closing: expected in the first quarter of 2027

The sale moved from first reading to approval in two days

  1. Nov. 10County Commission held a first reading of the sale proposal.
  2. Nov. 12Commission voted unanimously to approve, and Ardent announced the deal.
  3. Q1 2027The sale is expected to close.

Source: KOMU 8

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Mizzou Football

Mizzou takes its 34-⁠20 loss on the road to face No. 1 Georgia at 2:30 p.m.

If you're watching Mizzou today, kickoff at No. 1 Georgia is 2:30 p.m. in Athens, Ga. It's a bounce-back week against the toughest possible opponent. The Tigers led Texas 20-13 late in the third quarter before losing, and coach Eli Drinkwitz says: “We are not victims, and I will refuse to give into victim mentality.”

Missouri lost to Texas while Georgia routed Ole Miss

  • Texas34
    Missouri20
    Final
  • Georgia42
    Ole Miss7
    Final
  • Missouri
    Georgia
    Sat., Nov. 14, 2:30 p.m.

Sources: Jefferson City News Tribune, Georgia Bulldogs On SI

Georgia is 8-1 and a 15.5-point favorite at DraftKings. Drinkwitz calls the Bulldogs “the benchmark for the league right now.” Missouri's passing game runs through quarterback Austin Simmons, who has 18 touchdown passes and two interceptions.

15.5points Georgia is favored by at DraftKings

That's two points more than when the line opened after Georgia's 42-7 win at Ole Miss.

Source: Georgia Bulldogs On SI

  • Georgia offense: 41.1 points per game, fifth most in the country
  • Georgia rushing: 210.7 yards per game, 16th in the country
  • Cayden Lee: 62 catches for 835 yards, most in the SEC

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News Notes

City Council

If you care about the high-voltage electric transmission project in Ward 5, the full Columbia City Council will hear from residents Monday night, Nov. 16 about the reinvigorated plan. Columbia Daily Tribune

Flat Branch

Flat Branch Pub & Brewing downtown has been sold to a group of employees after 32 years under the same ownership team. The four new owners, including general manager Paul Huesgen and chef Al Tyrer, have worked at the pub a combined 68 years. The management team bought the brewpub from its founders, and the owners plan to keep the menu and the house-brewed beer. KOMU 8KRCGColumbia Daily Tribune

Prep football

The Southern Boone Eagles are district champions for the first time in eight years after a 42-35 overtime win over Hallsville in Friday's Class 3 District 4 championship. They led 21-7 at halftime before the game went to overtime tied at 35-35. Hallsville had beaten the Eagles 30-27 on Oct. 16, and Southern Boone moves on to the Class 3 quarterfinals next weekend. Columbia MissourianKRCGKOMU 8

I-70 ramps

The westbound I-70 ramps at Providence Road reopened overnight Thursday, but the Providence Road bridge over the interstate remains closed. The westbound off-ramp closed in late May and the on-ramp in July, and the ramp from Providence to eastbound I-70 stays closed until a longer, safer merge point is determined. The work is part of MoDOT's project. KOMU 8KRCGABC17NEWS

$441 millioncost of MoDOT's Improve I-70 project between Rocheport and Columbia

The project will add a third lane in each direction along 14 miles of the interstate.

Source: KOMU 8

I-70 next week

Drivers on westbound I-70 should expect interruptions for three days next week between mile marker 115 at the Rocheport Bridge and mile marker 121 at Midway. Crews will add multiple layers of asphalt to account for elevation differences after adding an extra lane. Columbia Missourian

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Around Missouri

Mexico, Mo.

The future of a planned hospital in Mexico, Mo., is uncertain after the Boone Health sale. City Manager Bruce Slagle says told city officials that Mexico remains a “top regional priority.” ABC17NEWS

Deer season

If you're heading out today, Missouri's November firearms deer season opens with a new antlered-deer limit: regular nonresident archery or firearms any-deer permits now allow one antlered deer across both seasons, down from two. About 42,000 out-of-state hunters took part in 2025, roughly 9% of the state's nearly 475,000 deer hunters. ABC17NEWS

Out-of-state deer hunters in Missouri more than doubled in 20 years

Source: ABC17NEWS

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About 20 years ago20,000
2025 season42,000

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Update on Millie my foster cat who was found in a pile of leaves.

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Picture a bus pulling up and ten to 12 pups hopping aboard for daycare. That's the Como Bark Bus, which Stephanie Card and her family launched last winter. The idea came when she couldn't find a daycare for her own dog that skipped the kennel. They turned an old Airbnb property into the play space. Tails out the window, we hope.

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Past issues

  1. Fri., Nov. 13Ardent Health to buy Boone Health for $47 million
  2. Thurs., Nov. 12Boone County commissioners could vote today on Boone Hospital
  3. Wed., Nov. 11Boone County votes Thursday on the Boone Health sale
  4. Tues., Nov. 10Boone Hospital sale goes to the county commission; Mizzou wants an SEC review
  5. Mon., Nov. 9Texas beats Mizzou 34-20 at Faurot; Drinkwitz won't blame the refs
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Daily Columbiato me · Sat., Nov. 146:00 a.m.

Ardent Health will buy Boone Health for $47 million

Plus, Mizzou travels to face No. 1 Georgia at 2:30 p.m. today.

The TLDR

  1. Ardent Health will buy Boone Health for $47 million
  2. Mizzou kicks off at No. 1 Georgia at 2:30 p.m.
  3. City Council hears residents on the Ward 5 power line Monday
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Health CareBoone County commissioners approve the $47 million sale of Boone Health to Ardent HealthIf you or someone you know uses Boone Hospital Center, here's what's changing. The Boone County Commission voted 3-0 Thursday to approve the sale to Tennessee-based Ardent Health, a for-profit, publicly traded company. Boone Health will lose its nonprofit status, and Ardent is paying $47 million in cash, according to a news release from the two companies.Friday’s editionRead City HallBoone County commissioners are expected to vote Thursday on a Boone Hospital resolutionIf 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. Boone Health leaders urged them this week to approve the deal.Thursday’s editionRead MizzouMizzou soccer hires Stanford's Paul Hart as its next head coachMizzou 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.Thursday’s editionRead

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