February 26, 2025

Missouri City Hall building

Murphy and Heath Challenge Buffaloe for Mayor’s Seat

Incumbent Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe faces three challengers in the April 8, 2025, municipal election. Challengers are longtime Columbia business owner Blair “Murph” Murphy, Tanya Heath, and write-in candidate Lucio Bitoy.  Buffaloe won the mayor’s seat in 2022, garnering 43 percent of the vote. She is the city’s second female mayor and previously served the […]

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CPS Board Candidates Talk Yearwood Departure, Charter Schools

Voters in the Columbia Public Schools on April 8 will choose two candidates from the three individuals vying for a pair of three-year terms on the board of education.    The candidates are Erica Dickson, Ken Rice, and incumbent school board President Suzette Waters.   Blake Willoughby, whose term expires in April, didn’t seek re-election.   Dickson is

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