Columbia Missourian • 3rd April 2025

Tornado rips off roofs, downs trees and power lines in Pilot Grove SW of Columbia

A tornado that hit Pilot Grove before 9 a.m. Wednesday did serious damage to buildings and vehicles before heading north to down trees and power lines along a 6.3-mile path.No casualties or injuries were reported, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
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Columbia Missourian • 2nd April 2025

Tornado hits Pilot Grove southwest of Columbia in Cooper County

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Columbia Missourian • 2nd April 2025

City of Refuge takes on additional resettlement services in mid-Missouri

Development programs for refugees once offered by local Catholic Charities will now be provided by City of Refuge and the Missouri Office of Refugee Administration.The Central and Northern Missouri chapter of Catholic Charities ended its resettlement program last month after 14 years.
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Columbia Missourian • 2nd April 2025

Death notices for April 2, 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 • 30th March 2025

Death notices for March 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 • 19th March 2025

Death notices for March 19, 2025

Columbia Missourian • 19th March 2025

Columbia breaks 104-year temperature record, faces dramatic weather shift

Columbia experienced a record-breaking high of 82 degrees Tuesday, surpassing a 104-year-old record, with forecasts predicting a dramatic weather shift that could bring snow less than 24 hours later.The previous record of 81 degrees was set in 1921, according to National Weather Service data.
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Columbia Missourian • 19th March 2025

MU names new vice provost for enrollment management

Steve Robinson will be the new vice provost for enrollment management at the University of Missouri this coming academic year, according to a university news release Tuesday.Robinson will succeed Rhonda Gibler, who has served as interim vice provost for the Division of Enrollment Management since August.
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Columbia Missourian • 12th March 2025

Death notice for March 12, 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 • 12th March 2025

Rep. Alford calls to relocate SBA Kansas City office to Columbia

U.S. Rep. Mark Alford, R-Mo, has called for the relocation of the Small Business Administration's regional Kansas City office to Columbia.Alford, the chairperson of the House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Regulations, sent a letter calling for the move to SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler on Tuesday.
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Columbia Missourian • 7th March 2025

Main Squeeze reopens, returns to a plant-based cafe

Amanda Rainey helps customer Charlotte Sheehan, left, and Olivia Dreifaldt on Friday at Main Squeeze Juice Bar and Market in Columbia. Rainey and her husband John Gilbreth took over from the previous owner Leigh Lockhart. "We’re very happy to be able to bring back the cafe and reopen,” Rainey said.

Amanda Rainey helps customer Charlotte Sheehan, left, and Olivia Dreifaldt on Friday at Main Squeeze Juice Bar and Market in Columbia. Rainey and her husband John Gilbreth took over from the previous...

Columbia Missourian • 6th March 2025

Columbia coffee shops 'wait and see' on tariff impact

In the wake of President Donald Trump’s shifting tariff policies, some Columbia coffee shops are taking a “wait and see” approach, unsure whether there will be price increases that affect their businesses.According to the National Coffee Association, daily coffee consumption is at a 20-year high, up nearly 40%. Some local coffee shop managers think they might be impacted but said prices won’t rise yet.
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Columbia Missourian • 6th March 2025

Business roundup: Sliders are in, sandwiches are out

The state of Columbia businesses is in flux as doors fly open for the first time and close for the last.

The state of Columbia businesses is in flux as doors fly open for the first time and close for the last.

Columbia Missourian • 1st March 2025

Death notices for March 1, 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 • 1st March 2025

True/False Film Fest awards True Vision Award and True Life Fund

True/False Film Fest is honoring one director for the 2025 True Vision Award and one film for the 2025 True Life Fund. This year’s True Life Fund film recipient is “The Track,” directed by Ryan Sidhoo. “The Track” follows aspiring luge athletes as they train on a now bullet-riddled 1984 Winter Olympic track in Saravejo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Columbia Missourian • 1st March 2025

Walking through time: True/False Art Walk showcases themed installations

An attendee at Louie Palu’s presentation on his project Arctic Cinema places their hand on one of the piece’s blocks of iceAn attendee at Louie Palu’s presentation on his multimedia project “Arctic Cinema” touches one of the piece’s blocks of ice on Friday at the True/False Film Fest Sculpture Yard. During the presentation, Palu invited attendees to interact with the piece and get a closer look at the images encased in the ice.

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Columbia Missourian • 1st March 2025

Protest outside courthouse shows solidarity with Columbia LGBTQ+ community

With cold, windy weather whipping Pride flags around, about 100 LGBTQ+ Columbia residents and allies gathered Saturday outside the Boone County Courthouse to protest the Trump administration and Missouri General Assembly.At the rally, attendees chanted phrases such as "We are here to stay," "Columbia is no place for hate" and "President Trump, shame on you."
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Columbia Missourian • 1st March 2025

Newman Center celebrates community through music at Mardi Gras

A crowd of children, families and people of all ages lined Turner Avenue outside the Newman Center on Saturday in preparation for the annual Mardi Gras parade.A drumming rhythm could be heard from afar as the Marching Mizzou Drumline warmed up in the parking lot down the road.
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Columbia Missourian • 28th February 2025

MU study finds link between microplastics and commercial fertilizer

An increasingly popular industry fertilizer creates microplastics that leach into soil, according to a study from the MU College of Engineering published in January.Researchers Maryam Salehi, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering for the university, and Farhad Jazaei at the University of Memphis found that polymer-coated controlled-release fertilizers, or PC-CRFs, are environmentally engineered to gradually release nutrients into the soil.
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Columbia Missourian • 26th February 2025

Serendipity Salon and Gallery revives beloved farm and art market tradition

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Columbia Missourian • 26th February 2025

True/False returns to Columbia starting Thursday

Festivalgoers lined up Wednesday afternoon outside Sager Reeves Gallery, where the box office is located, to pick up their passes for the True/False Film Fest. This will be the 22nd year of the festival, which will run Thursday to Sunday....

Columbia Missourian • 23rd February 2025

Fashion show at Orr Street Studios showcases Black designers' work

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Columbia Missourian • 19th February 2025

Weather delays Boone County libraries, buses running as normal

Columbia residents should be aware of a cold weather advisory issued by the National Weather Service on Wednesday.National Weather Service Meteorologist Lydia Jaja said the storm total has been 2.8 inches of snow. "So we do have a slight chance of some light snow flurries for your area today, this afternoon." Jaja said.
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Columbia Missourian • 19th February 2025

Death notices for Feb. 19, 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.