First Responders Support is a new nonprofit organization focused on the Boone County area and was founded in October 2022 by Randy Minchew, with DeLine Holdings, and Jared Torbet, with the Anxiety & Depression Clinic of Columbia. According to their mission statement, “First Responder Support exists to promote goodwill between first responders and the community, […]
It’s been almost 20 years since Jeremiah Hunter left the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office to join the Columbia Police Department where he is now the assistant chief. He remembers there were nearly 200 other applicants for a few open positions with the Columbia police force. That was then. The reality now facing the CPD, as
Burrell Behavioral Health Burrell Behavioral Health recognizes a variety of staff milestones occurring in the last quarter. Rachel Ballew was recently promoted to director, Talent Acquisition. She joined Burrell in 2020. In this new role, Rachel will lead recruitment efforts for the organization’s Central Region. Several Burrell Central Region employees celebrated 15 years, or more,
