In the year of education before citations began under Missouri’s new distracted driving law that took effect Jan. 1, Missouri Department of Transportation engineer Trent Brooks already had seen a difference. Brooks, who heads the Coalition for Roadway Safety Central Region, cited a study conducted by Cambridge Mobile Telematics. Its findings showed a 5.1 percent […]
Boone County Sheriff’s Department A new sheriff is in town. Ted Boehm took over for Charlie Foster as Boone County sheriff, effective Jan. 1, 1985. With the hire came several replacements and promotions within the department. Robert Benad took over as the new process server and Tom Glisson as Boone County warrant officer. The sheriff’s
Airport to build second taxiway Columbia received a $702,000 federal grant to build a second taxiway, a windfall that Robert Selig, airport superintendent, says will cut down on crowded runways and make Columbia Regional Airport a more attractive spot for the aviation industry. The grant from the Federal Aviation Administration will fund 90 percent of
