Alex Schiffer
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Group uses anniversary of atomic warfare to push for peaceful future
Around 50 members of Mid-Missouri Peaceworks gathered at Stephens Lake Park on Saturday night to mark the 69th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. → Read More
Celebration of Yoruban culture brings together community
For a few hours last night, the hall at American Legion Post 202 resembled a West African village as Egbe Omo Oduduwa of Mid-Missouri held its 15th annual celebration of the Yoruba culture. → Read More
MU medical school students take part in white coat ceremony
Three years ago, when Rachel Waller took part in the University of Missouri School of Medicine’s white coat ceremony, which welcomes the incoming class of medical students, she was unsure what she wanted to do in medicine. → Read More
Boone County Fair baby contest connects community
Courtney Canine, 27, participated in the Boone County Fair baby contest when she was a toddler, and Saturday she brought her son Lawson to take part in the tradition. → Read More
Dock-diving competition draws crowds at fair
Amid the smells of kettle corn and funnel cake and the sounds of children enjoying carnival rides, attendees to the Boone County Fair could hear the repeated barks of excitement coming from the dogs participating in the dock-diving show last night. → Read More
Former Tiger Ellison runs free youth camp to promote exercise, healthy choices
BOONVILLE — Atiyyah Ellison stood on the track at Boonville High School, eagerly awaiting the arrival of his campers as they finished their warm-up lap. → Read More
Fair parade draws bigger crowd in return to downtown
The Boone County Fair Parade enjoyed much better participation and turnout in its return to downtown Columbia yesterday than it did last year when it was held at the Central Missouri Events Center. → Read More
Columbia residents still cleaning up after storm
Columbia residents are still working on cleaning up debris around their homes nearly one week after severe thunderstorms left a large portion of the city without power and streets and lawns littered with tree branches. → Read More
Puerto Rican Festival celebrates many ethnicites
People from all over Missouri made the journey to Albert-Oakland Park on Saturday for the third-annual Puerto Rican festival. The eight-hour festival drew hundreds of people with multiple ethnicities to help celebrate their common ancestry. → Read More
Volunteer effort is genesis of Boone Village historical display
Finding Mike Lynch these past few months hasn’t been a hard task, as long as you knew where to look. → Read More
Columbia celebrates Fourth of July with Fire in the Sky
About 40,000 to 50,000 people were expected to make their way downtown last night to experience the city’s 62nd annual Fire in The Sky celebration. → Read More
Volunteers work to improve lake at Nifong Park
The lake at Nifong Park needs some help, and fortunately there is a group of volunteers that is on the case. → Read More
Tamale dinner fundraisers help Centro Latino carry out its mission
For Centro Latino, every little bit helps. Part of the way the small not-for-profit raises money is by hosting monthly tamale dinners at its building on Garth Avenue. → Read More
Former lieutenant governor rallies ‘right to farm’ opposition in Columbia
A dozen people huddled at Café Berlin Saturday to hear a former lieutenant governor speak against an August ballot measure that would put the "right to farm" in the Missouri Constitution. → Read More
Weather clears for Columbia soap box derby
After rain and extreme heat the past few years, Mother Nature was kind to Columbia on Sunday for the 2014 Mid-Missouri Soap Box Derby, allowing perfect weather for the races to go on. → Read More
Crowds brave rain for first day of Art in the Park
Hundreds of people withstood the rain and wind on Saturday for the 56th annual Art in the Park festival at Stephens Lake Park. The event featured artists from as far as Illinois and Kansas and as close as here in Columbia. The diverse group was a mix of both first year attendees and veterans. → Read More
Centralia celebrates heritage with anchor-driving contest
CENTRALIA — Dozens of people gathered at Centralia's City Square Park on Saturday afternoon to watch and take part in the 28th annual anchor-driving contest during the Anchor Festival. → Read More
Special Olympics Missouri kicks off summer games
Special Olympics Missouri coaches started the chants and athletes finished them at Hickman High School on Friday night during the opening ceremonies of the summer games. → Read More
Coalition kicks off fundraising campaign for redevelopment of Katy Bridge
The Katy Bridge Coalition is kicking off a fundraising campaign as it seeks money to pay for the redevelopment of the former railroad bridge in Boonville. → Read More
Showers cause brief rain delay on first day of air show
Heavy rains caused a delay Saturday on the first day of the 26th annual Salute to Veterans Celebration air show. The rain caused a drop in attendance compared to recent years and had spectators seeking shelter in the hangars at Columbia Regional Airport and under the wings of the planes on display. → Read More