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News briefs, notes, catch-up items, hot takes, and other miscellanies that will help you keep up with the week's news. CoMoBUZ.COM is an online community news organization. We chronicle the people, places, events, and issues at the junction of culture, entertainment, and politics in Columbia, Missouri.
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The city of Columbia will spend about $175,000 to improve security at water wells near McBaine that produce the city’s drinking water. City will beef up security at McBaine water wells ..read more
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The Boone Health Board of Directors announced that Brady Dubois will be the next CEO of Boone Health. His tentative start date is November 20, 2023 ..read more
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Logboat Brewing Company in Columbia will celebrate a grand re-opening Saturday with an all-day party at the brewery on Fay Street ..read more
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The announcement this week of four finalists for Columbia’s new police chief exposes what a silly charade this high-profile community engagement process has been and raises grave concerns over our hapless city manager’s capacity for executing a search and selection of this magnitude. Opinion: City manager should explain direction of police department ..read more
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News briefs, notes, catch-up items, hot takes and other miscellany to wrap up the week ..read more
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At the Monday Oct. 16 Columbia city council meeting, the city council passed an agreement to accept $77,000 from local pedestrian and public transit advocacy non-profit Local Motion to pay for part of the salary for a new position of "engagement coordinator" in the city manager's office by a… Opinion: Contribution to pay for city staff looks like quid pro quo ..read more
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A petition began circulating this week to recall city councilman Nick Knoth from his elected office as the first ward representative on the Columbia city council. Here’s a breakdown of the situation: Knoth recall breakdown: What you need to know ..read more
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2M ago
The Columbia city council will vote on a resolution at the Oct. 2 meeting that will outline the council's intent to award $25.2 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding. The council meeting will be in the council chambers of city hall, beginning at 7 p.m. City council to vote on $25.2 million in ARPA funding ..read more
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2M ago
News briefs, notes, catch-up items, hot takes and other miscellany to wrap up the week ..read more
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A razor-thin profit margin that was budgeted on about $1.7 million in revenue sheds some light on the demise of Columbia’s venerable Roots N Blues music festival, renamed and then cancelled for financial reasons last month, four weeks before what would have been its 16th annual production th… RIP Roots N Blues; budget left little room for error ..read more