Jack Witthaus
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Centralia soldier remembered for bravery, humor
CENTRALIA — Past his memorial-decorated street, down from the flag-lined city square and inside his old high school, hundreds gathered Saturday morning to remember Sgt. Rodney Griffin. → Read More
Locals to mark 100th anniversary of Armenian massacre
Late one night in 1915, Karl Karsian’s father went missing. → Read More
USS Columbia crew docks at namesake city
Hundreds of feet below the surface of the sea, a poster of the University of Missouri Golden Girls will soon hang near the black-and-gold themed ”Flat Branch” galley aboard a nuclear-powered submarine. → Read More
Hundreds of volunteers take Columbia's trash
Sarah Laupp dug inside her plastic bag filled with litter and yanked out a pair of brown plaid shorts dripping with water. → Read More
MU student wins competition with video game league concept
When Connor Hall told his parents in high school he wanted to become a professional gamer, he said they were a bit skeptical. → Read More
CVS still showing interest in downtown store
A member of the Historic Preservation Commission lugged a seemingly heavy suitcase into Conference Room 1B at City Hall on Tuesday night. → Read More
'Car Santa' gives a new ride to Stover veteran
On a cold January night earlier this year, James Rusk drove his red 1997 Ford F-150 truck down Highway 65 from Sedalia to his home in Stover. → Read More
Police to shift gears toward sidewalk scofflaws
There’s a weathered sign covered in stickers near Ninth and Locust streets that reads “No bicycles skateboards rollerblades (on) sidewalk.” → Read More
Kids grab about 2,800 eggs in local hunt
Four-year-old Jermiah Lambert angled herself on a concrete block Saturday, leaning toward the field of multicolored eggs hidden across a playground in Douglass Park. → Read More
Missouri farm advocates thank Willie Nelson for 1995 flatbed concert
Two foil trays laden with ribs produced by local farmers sat on a counter inside Willie Nelson’s tour bus outside the Missouri Theatre on Monday night. → Read More
City still waiting to replace 100-year-old bridge
Columbia resident Alan Loshbaugh used to regularly walk his dog, Annie, across the Capen Park pedestrian bridge located near the parking lot off of Rock Quarry Road. → Read More
Local Eagle Scout project gives back to kids
Sam Studer, 17, invited his friends over one night for movies and pizza. → Read More
Participants at rescheduled Polar Plunge get springtime temperatures
A date change resulted in fewer participants than expected at Saturday’s Polar Plunge, but the money raised might exceed last year’s event. → Read More
Vote might snuff out smoking in public housing
A vote Tuesday during the Columbia Housing Authority Board of Commissioners’ monthly meeting might result in a smoking ban inside the city’s public housing. → Read More
Bowling for Ireland: Old sport finds new meaning in Rocheport
ROCHEPORT — Ron Widner stared down the Highway 240 spur Saturday near downtown Rocheport holding a tennis-sized metal ball. → Read More
Forget the big screen: Tiny Cinema tour includes True/False film fest
A little trailer with little seats and a little screen sat along Ninth Street next to the old Hall Theatre on Saturday. → Read More
Columbia-born illusionist to appear on SyFy television show
Lately, 30-year-old traveling illusionist Joel Meyers has been just about everywhere but his hometown of Columbia. → Read More
Doing damage for a cause
As volunteers gutted the skeleton of the old Deluxe Inn Saturday afternoon, they discovered a heart. → Read More
City, MoDOT pave the way for intersection improvement at Stadium and Old 63
The city of Columbia is planning improvements to an intersection that’s deteriorating under the weight of increasing traffic from nearby housing developments. → Read More
Frigid temperatures expected to start week
Frigid temperatures will smother Central Missouri starting Sunday after Saturday's brief foray above freezing. → Read More