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Can’t Get to the Food Bank? A Delivery Might Come to You
If getting to the grocery store — or the food pantry — is the hard part of a hard week, The Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri has a program built for exactly that gap. Who it’s for: Project DASH serves households within 10…
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A New School Rises in South Columbia: Eagle Bluffs Elementary Opens Its Doors
South Columbia has a brand-new elementary school, and on Monday, Aug. 3, the community got its first real look inside. Columbia Public…
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Behind on the Power Bill This Summer? Help Is a Phone Call Away
If a summer electric bill has you worried about the lights staying on, there’s a local office that exists for exactly that…
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Boone County Breaks Ground on Childcare for Its First Responders’ Odd Hours
If you’ve ever tried to find a babysitter for a 4 a.m. shift change, you know why Boone County is building something new at its…
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Know a Local Hero? Nominations Open for the Tom S. Hurley Public Safety Service Award
If you know someone in Boone County who has quietly gone above and beyond this year — a neighbor who talked a stranger through a…
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Two Weeks In, Columbia’s New Shelter Campus Is Already Housing 125+ People a Night
If someone in Boone County has nowhere to sleep tonight, there’s now one address to know: the Opportunity Campus, which opened July 13 at 1300…
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Heart of Missouri United Way Throws an 80th Birthday Party for the Community
Eighty years is a long time to keep showing up for your neighbors, and Heart of Missouri United Way is marking the milestone with a…
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A Former Rock Bridge Star Brings the Game Back to His Community
If you drove past Rock Bridge High School this summer and saw a gym full of kids working on their jump shots, there’s a good…
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Home Safe: Boone County’s Rescue Team Returns From the Texas Border
Missouri Task Force One touched back down in Boone County Sunday afternoon, and for once, the best part of the story is what didn’t happen.…
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When Nights Stay Brutally Hot, New Day Opens Extra Beds Downtown
If a summer night in the coverage area is forecast to stay dangerously warm, there’s now a second door people can knock on in Columbia.…
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Boone County Puts Opioid Settlement Dollars Behind Peer Navigators for People Leaving Jail
Boone County has awarded a contract to in2Action to run a Peer Navigator program for people leaving the Boone County Jail — a practical, person-to-person…
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A Bigger Front Door in Glasgow: Boone Health Clinic Cuts the Drive for Rural Patients
If you’ve ever driven an elderly parent an hour each way just to get a routine X-ray, you know what a difference a few miles…
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Stop, Shop, and Go: Two Roadside Produce Stands Worth Building Into Your Loop
If your drive home takes you through Boonville, or out along the Highway 240/Route 40 junction just outside Rocheport, you’ve got a shortcut to dinner…
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A New Front Door: Voluntary Action Center’s Opportunity Campus Fully Opens This Week
If you or a neighbor are ever in a hard spot, it helps to know exactly where the door is. This week, Columbia’s Voluntary Action…
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