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Jodie Jackson Jr.

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Editor-in-Chief | COMO Magazine and COMO Business Times

Articles

The Big Bur Oak Still Standing

Anyone referring to the state champion bur oak tree in the Missouri riverbottoms in McBaine as “just a tree” is probably asking for a fight. It’s basically the...

Golf

The Playbook: Taking a Glance at Columbia’s Sports Calendar

Mizzou Ophthalmology 5K Run/Walk 10 a.m. Sunday, May 3 Twin Lakes Recreation Area The event is a fundraiser to support MedZou’s free clinic for underserved patients in Columbia....

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Welcome to COMO Living

Whether you are a DIYer (and who among us isn’t?), a contractor/builder, an amateur decorator, or a full-fledged interior decorator, the new COMO Living newsletter from COMO Companies...

On The Homefront

Slyman Bros Appliances has invited the community to a grand opening event from May 1 to May 4 at the still-new showroom and warehouse at 1801 Westfall Dr....

Artist Stephen Fielbach

Q&A With Artist Stephen Feilbach

Why wait for inspiration to strike when it’s already right in front of you, under you, beside you, or above you? What inspiration is that, you ask? Insects....

Secret Ingredients

A soft glow emanated from inside Flyover as the muffled sound of guests mingling with chefs Adam Wells-Morgan and Shelly La Fata held the promise of sharing a...

Producing Pigs

At Sullivan Farms, just 22 miles north of Columbia, Leroy and Mabel never get in a hurry. In fact, Leroy, who tops the scales at about half a...

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Rescue Hero

Andy politely snuggles against a visitor’s leg, breathing a satisfied sigh after a reciprocating pat on his cream-colored head. It’s a quiet weekday afternoon, and Andy’s human, Chris...

Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey pauses during a media tour of the new Regional Training Center on January 7, 2026.

Simulations Prepare Officers For Service

Boone County Sheriff’s Regional Training Center opens Some reporters tried to avoid “crashing” a police vehicle, others checked out the inside of a jail cell, and they witnessed...

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Have Scalpel, Will Travel

Even before the COVID pandemic altered the way businesses do business, Dr. Jill Luther was hatching an idea for the University of Missouri School of Veterinary Medicine to...