Funding hard to find for repairs to Boone County private dams

Wednesday’s story about the Welch Lake earthen dam just outside Columbia’s city limits that is in need of some costly repairs was a follow up to a story I wrote a couple of months ago.
The dam’s been in disrepair for about a decade, but the dam’s owner, Danny Miller, said he doesn’t have the estimated [...]

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Nifong, Bearfield intersection could become four-way stop

The Columbia City Council approved a motion to draft an ordinance to reduce the speed limit on Bearfield Road to 35 mph and turn the intersection of Bearfield and Nifong Boulevard into a four-way stop.
At its meeting Monday night, the council received a report dated Nov. 20 indicating the need for a four-way stop because [...]

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Editor answers readers’ concerns over ‘Dating Chase’

If you picked up a copy of our Nov. 7 Missourian or read our Web site centerpiece that day, you know we prominently displayed a story on Chase Daniel’s girlfriend, Blaire Vandiver. This sparked a lengthy, meandering string of comments on our Web site with both praise and criticism of the story’s placement.
The extreme interest [...]

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Tickets will be hard to come-by for Big 12 Championship

With the Missouri Tigers wrapping up a Big 12 North title with a 52-20 win over Iowa State, it appears many fans immediately rushed to Ticketmaster to claim seats for the conference championship on Dec. 6 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
As of 9 a.m this morning, the only contiguous pair of seats were $55 [...]

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Morning headlines for Nov. 11

In the Missourian’s print and online edition you will find vignettes of Columbia veterans as they are honored on Veteran’s Day.
Missouri guardsman wrestles with post-traumatic stress disorder
A Marine’s tale of three tours
Columbia resident’s service with Marines cut short by accident
Also, Columbia residents protested the reinstatement of Officer Mark Brotemarkle at two demonstrations on Monday. The [...]

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Columbia police captain interested in top job

In this morning’s Missourian, you will find that,
Columbia Police Capt. Zim Schwartze said she is “very interested” in applying to be the city’s next police chief. Were she to be chosen, she would be Columbia’s first female police chief.
The story goes on to list Capt. Schwartze’s extensive training and experience within the community. Capt. Schwartze [...]

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Meet the Chases: Daniel, Patton grace ESPN the magazine

I’m sure you’ve heard all about this, but I figured it’s worth pointing out and linking. However, good luck getting to the story without signing up and paying for an ESPN.com membership. Your best bet: If you want to read it, get from a newstand.
Here’s the cover.
And, those of you following along at home tonight, [...]

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A return and an update

I apologize for the lack of update over the last few days. It’s been a pretty busy reporting week. If you’re interested, here’s what I’ve been up to:
Final decision near: Albert-Oakland Park
Council approves resolution to name Albert-Oakland park, pool
Owner, residents agree northeast Columbia dam needs repair
Here’s some Tiger reading to get you ready for tonight’s [...]

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Palin: Cheers and Jeers

Click here for an update of this post.
I figured I’d give you a couple of days to absorb the vice-presidential debate. So now that the hot air and bluster has disippated. Here’s some food for thought for an October Sunday.
Gov. Sarah Palin’s performance on Thursday night ignited the columnists and bloggers alike to share their [...]

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Afternoon headlines for Oct. 3

Streets are already blocked off and white tents with beer signs on them are popping all over downtown as Roots ‘n Blues gets ready to kick off. Your afternoon headlines will be a little entertainment heavy. Here’s what I got.

Jerry Douglas Dobro virtuoso
Hogarth prints put a twist on ‘Til Death Do Us Part’
And some hard [...]

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