Since 1892, The Sierra Club and its members have been championing our planet. The national organization is one of the oldest and most influential grassroots conservation groups in the United States, containing millions of nationwide members and more than 20,000 in Missouri. The Missouri Chapter, which was founded in COMO, celebrates its 50th anniversary this […]
Lance Lanier’s story is one of entrepreneurial spirit and a never-quit attitude. In 2016, the then-COMO firefighter began a relatively simple landscaping business to help fill his free time. Today, that small project has grown into a “full commercial site-work/excavation, landscaping, pool & spa, maintenance, and design” business, according to the Lanier Landscaping Facebook page.
While the good people of COMO go about their busy lives with little concern for public affairs, small groups that advocate for special interests are usurping the political process and bending it to their will. Left unchecked by the distracted majority, our public policies are being shaped by activists, extremists, and organized factions. So, in
It was during the cicada swarm in 2011 when business really started to boom for Sparky’s, downtown Columbia’s beloved ice cream shop. “When we made the cicada ice cream – that’s when it became bonkers,” says manager of 14 years, Tony Layson. The phenomenon even made national news, with an article in TIME magazine stating,
