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New dean starts Sept. 1

Joan Gabel will take over as dean of the Trulaske College of Business on Sept.…

High school will transform northeast

Kathy and Ken Davis put a “For Sale” sign on their rural property at the intersection of St. Charles Road and Route Z after hearing about the plan for building a new high school nearby.
The 18 acres they bought 20 years ago was once part of a bustling village known as Shaw, where the road linking Centralia and Jefferson City met the Boone’s Lick Trail. Travelers were served by a livery stable and a blacksmith shop on the Davis property and a general store across the road, but Shaw gradually died out in the 1900s as cars became the transportation of choice.

Buchroeder’s renovation expands bridal jewelry selection

Buchroeder’s has been selling jewelry on Broadway downtown since 1896, and the owner of Columbia’s…

Columbia College's online campus accommodates increasing enrollment

*Online Campus Expands*Columbia College adds to its online offerings to accommodate increasing enrollment.

Bikers event drawing thousands

The 33rd National Bikers Roundup being held at the Boone County Fairgrounds Aug. 3 –…

Landscape to change with new school

Columbia Public Schools broke ground on the new high school on July 15. To manage…

Patience, please, as voter processing system goes paperless

When you go to the polls for the Aug. 3 primary election, you might get…

UM expands online courses

To expand access to college courses and degree programs for students across its four campuses,…

MS Society opens local office

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has opened an office in South Columbia’s Corporate Lake commercial…

Five reasons for continuing ed

By David R. Wetzel, Suite 101.com Anyone deciding to pursue additional education to support his…

Housing oversupply? It's history

Realtor Sean Moore’s monthly housing market chart shows that at the end of June, the…

A rural landscape… for the time being

Click here to see map and legend:  https://comomag.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/16_26_spread.pdf Work crews began the construction of Columbia’s…