July 2015

Community members gathered in Nifong Park on Saturday for an afternoon of barbecue and music celebrating the Walters-Boone County Historical Museum’s 25th Anniversary. Free tours of the Village at Boone Junction and the Maplewood House, two of the Boone County Historical Society’s structural attractions, were offered throughout the day. Columbia Mayor Bob McDavid, Boone County […]

MU scientists have gotten one step closer to unraveling HIV: a team of researchers captured a detailed image of a major protein in the virus, the capsid protein, which may help explain some of the virus’ complexities. The protein was captured by a team led by Dr. Stefan Sarafianos, associate professor of molecular microbiology and immunology and

Last week, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission approved the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, a five-year list of planned road and transportation projects. However, with transportation funding in Missouri dropping, the total number of projects in this year’s STIP has taken a hit. The projects in this STIP’s five-year highway and bridge schedule is 577,

Providence Bank completed a merger with Community First Bank, in Fairview Heights, Illinois, on July 1. As a result, total assets for Providence Bank have climbed from $682 million to approximately $900 million. Linco Bancshares, the parent company of Providence Bank, began a stock purchase agreement with Community First Bancorp, the parent company of Community

Phoenix Health Programs announced that City Council member Michael Trapp, who has served as director of programs for the past nine years, will now be the organization’s executive director. Phoenix is an addiction treatment and support center. Trapp, Columbia’s 2nd Ward representative, has served as the interim executive director since December. His effort and leadership

William Woods University will be expanding its equestrian program with a new $600,000 veterinarian center and a 17-acre property. The new property will feature an indoor riding center, six horse stalls and an isolation area for ill horses, as well as a lower area dedicated to classroom learning. The Center for Equine Medicine will also

MU Health Care recently enlisted Mayo Medical Laboratories as its main source of advanced laboratory testing. The partnership is projected to save MU Health Care more than $1 million annually by consolidating specialized tests, thus reducing the cost of outsourcing those tests to different laboratories. “University of Missouri Health Care offers approximately 3,000 different lab