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Death notices for May 7, 2025

Michael Allan Orlaska, 68, of Columbia died May 5, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home.Donald Harold George, 88, of Columbia died May 5, 2025. A visitation will be held 10-11 a.m. May 10, followed by a funeral service at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 904 S. Old 63. A graveside service will be held the same day at the Fayette City Cemetery.

Michael Allan Orlaska, 68, of Columbia died May 5, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Memorial...
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True North of Columbia service programs could be affected by funding cuts

True North of Columbia could lose up to 40% of its funding from cuts to two federal funding programs, executive director Michele Snodderly said.The organization is a domestic and sexual violence victim service program with a mission to provide all victims with safe housing, advocacy and support. They are currently the only residential facility for victims of domestic and sexual violence in Boone County.
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Community members can meet utilities director finalists on Friday

Community members will have a chance to meet the final candidates for Columbia’s next Utilities director during a public event from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Daniel Boone City Building, 701 E. Broadway, in conference room 1A/1B.The position is open after Dave Sorrell, Columbia’s former director of utilities, retired after a 24-year career working with the city.
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Lane of Old Rocheport Gravel Road to close temporarily for commercial filming

A portion of the eastbound lane of Old Rocheport Gravel Road will be closed for a few hours Tuesday evening for a commercial filming, according to a Wednesday news release from Boone County Resource Management.The closure will take place from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and span between Highway BB and Route J, at the request of Chimaeric Motion Pictures.
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Boone County Historical Society announces 2025 Hall of Fame inductees

On Friday, The Boone County Historical Society announced its three 2025 Boone Hall of Fame enshrinees — Karen Miller, Franklin Mitchell and the Columbia Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club.The society chooses two individuals, one living and one posthumous honoree, and one business/organization annually. The historical society has inducted members into its Hall of Fame each year since 1995.
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“We Always Swing" Jazz Series closes its 30th anniversary exhibition

The “We Always Swing" Jazz Series celebrated 30 years with a poster gallery featuring framed prints and signed posters from three decades of jazz series performance cycles in a collaboration with the Boone County History and Culture Center.Each year, the jazz series nonprofit hosts educational and concert opportunities — this year, it celebrated concerts with Bobby Watson, the Emmet Cohen Trio and René Marie, to name a few.
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Death notice for April 30, 2025

Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members. The first 100 words are free; over 100 words is $0.50/word.

Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members. The first 100 words are free; over 100 words is $0.50/word.
Columbia Missourian •

'It doesn't make sense': DOJ grant cuts hit local CASA program

A Columbia nonprofit that supports victims of child abuse and neglect stands to lose more than $50,000 in funding after the Department of Justice cut hundreds of grants earlier this week.Heart of Missouri CASA, a local group affiliated with the national organization whose grant funding was cut, provides volunteer court-appointed special advocates to cases involving abuse to ensure that the interests of children are accurately represented. Special advocate volunteers monitor the well-being of chi...
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Inconsistent weather conditions create uncertainty for mid-Missouri farmers

In the midst of extreme weather including snowstorms, tornado warnings, flood watches and fires, Boone County and the surrounding areas have been in an abnormally dry drought.The Missouri Department of Natural Resources defines a drought as a period of drier-than-normal conditions that results in water-related problems, according to the DNR website. The department’s Drought Assessment Committee regularly monitors conditions throughout the state.
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Columbia Missourian •

Mid-Missouri Catholics celebrate pope's life with memorial Mass

"Thanks for joining us during the week of Easter, the most solemn period of our calendar," Archbishop Shawn McKnight of Kansas City said. "We are gathered as a church, in the mother church of the diocese, with the clergy and the faithful in order to offer a Mass for repose of the soul of our holy father, Pope Francis."In front of the altar, framed in gold and loosely covered with a black shroud, stood a picture of Pope Francis, who died Easter Monday after serving as head of the Catholic Church...
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Death notice for April 23, 2025

Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members. The first 100 words are free; over 100 words is $0.50/word.

Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members. The first 100 words are free; over 100 words is $0.50/word.
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Boone County breaks ground on new Public Safety Childcare Center

Children of Boone County's public safety employees will soon have a new space to stay while their parents are in the line of duty. The Boone County Public Safety Childcare Center will provide affordable, extended child care access to law enforcement and joint communications employees within Boone County government. Construction will begin in the summer of 2025 and is expected to be completed by the fall.
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MU breaks ground on meat education and training center

The state's only teaching and working laboratory focused on meat processing was celebrated at the University of Missouri's Trowbridge Livestock Center on Friday.The Michael L. Parson Meat Science Education and Training Laboratory, named in honor of former Gov. Mike Parson, will be MU's newest addition to the College of Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources and the state's only teaching and working laboratory focused on meat processing.
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Death notices for April 16, 2025

Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members. The first 100 words are free; over 100 words is $0.50/word.

Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members. The first 100 words are free; over 100 words is $0.50/word.
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State Treasurer Vivek Malek visits Boone County to support MO ABLE program

Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek made a stop in Boone County as part of his statewide tour promoting MO ABLE, a program that helps Missouri residents with disabilities.Malek spoke to staff at the Boone County Family Resources office, addressing around 50 people. He answered a number of questions about the MO ABLE program and the services it provides.
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'State of the art' sandbag machines give Boone County a weapon against flooding

Lois Connor, a member of the City of Rocheport Council, fills and seals a sandbag using the machine on Friday at the Katy Trail parking lot in Rocheport. “Once you get a rhythm to that, it’s going to get faster. Anything new takes practice,” Connor said.

Lois Connor, a member of the City of Rocheport Council, fills and seals a sandbag using the machine on Friday at the Katy Trail parking lot in Rocheport. “Once you get a rhythm to that, it’s going to get faster. Anything new takes practice,” Co...
Columbia Missourian •

Death notices for April 9, 2025

Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members. The first 100 words are free; over 100 words is $0.50/word.

Funeral homes often submit obituaries as a service to the families they are assisting. However, we will be happy to accept obituaries from family members. The first 100 words are free; over 100 words is $0.50/word.
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I'm a senior at the University of Missouri, where I am earning my Bachelor of Journalism with an emphasis in reporting and writing. I have covered local politics for the Columbia Missourian for over a year. 

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