Boone County Family Resources celebrates its 50th anniversary What started as a group home housing eight people 50 years ago has blossomed into an organization that today serves nearly 2,500 Boone County residents with developmental disabilities. Boone County Family Resources, which was founded when voters approved a special property tax levy in 1976, has […]
Whether you know it as “The Mother Road” or “The Main Street of America,” chances are you’re familiar with Route 66. As Nat King Cole sang, “It winds from Chicago to LA, more than 2,000 miles all the way,” and from St. Louis in the east to Joplin in the west, 317 of those miles
As Bruce Springsteen once sang, “Everything dies, baby, that’s a fact. But maybe everything that dies someday comes back.” And if you haven’t heard, vinyl records are back. In a big way. According to figures released in March 2026 by the Recording Industry Association of America, vinyl sales grew for the 19th straight year. Americans bought $1.04 billion of
As Russia continues to punish their homeland, University of Missouri Ukrainian students Vlad Sazhen and Alina Rohulia continue to watch from afar. Sazhen, 23, arrived at MU in January 2022, the month before Russia invaded. His now-fiancée, Rohulia, 22, joined him on campus in August 2022. Both earned bachelor’s degrees from Mizzou and are now pursuing doctorates: Sazhen in mechanical engineering, Rohulia in health
The online version of this story was updated on January 21, 2026. As Columbia’s social calendars shift and families settle into new routines, one activity keeps coming up in conversations among local moms: mahjong. Classes are full, groups are forming, and a weekly league has taken root, all driven by people looking for connection, focus, and
I would love to say that my foray into the world of children’s publishing was a labor of love, but the truth is that the actual book-writing part took less than a day. The concept for my newly released book, Edwin’s Perfect Gift, developed during one of those 9 p.m. try-anything-to-get-your-child-to-bed moments. A time when pure exhaustion
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As the sun rises over the horizon, you can hear a Ford Mustang GT350 roaring down the track at Ozark International Raceway. That’s the sound of the First Annual GKR Motor Cars Track Day. This event isn’t just a marketing play — it’s part of a much bigger plan to build a community around GKR.
Among car enthusiasts in Columbia, it’s common to hear The Tuning SPOT as a recommended automotive shop. The main reason is that it’s uniquely a do-it-yourself shop. It enables customers to work on their vehicles with tools and equipment the shop provides. Today, not many DIY car repair shops exist in Missouri. While some have
There’s something restorative about falling asleep in a tent and waking up to the sound of birds singing near the Missouri River. Even in the thick of summer heat, a glamping stay at Cooper’s Landing delivers a slice of serenity just twenty-five minutes south of Columbia. It’s not far in distance, but it’s far enough
Thanks to an embarrassment of media riches, Columbia has long been home to the voices and storytellers who define mid-Missouri’s narrative.
