The following press release was sent from Gold Crest Distributing. Master Woodworker Matt Maguire and Melvin “Bird Man Mel” Toellner, the owner of Gold Crest Distributing in Mexico, MO and Songbird Station in Columbia, MO co-authored their book Making Bird-Friendly Birdhouses, published by Fox Chapel Publishing. Released on July 2, 2024, the book received another excellent review today February…
Boone Health President and CEO Brady Dubois today announced that Dr. Lana Zerrer has been named chief medical officer for Boone Health. Zerrer will start on April 7; she will succeed Dr. Robin Blount who will retire from Boone Health after serving for 38 years. “We are very excited to have Dr. Zerrer join our…
The following press release is from the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services Department. As of the most recent CDC reporting week (Jan. 26 – Feb. 1), 907 cases of influenza have been reported in Boone County. This is the highest weekly number Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) has on record,…
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has confirmed the suspect in a Moberly homicide investigation was killed by Columbia Police on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. According to the news release, 37-year-old Timothy T. Turner of Columbia was shot and killed by Columbia Police Department SWAT members following a standoff on Raleigh Drive. The Moberly Police Department…
One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting on Raleigh Drive in Columbia during the evening hours of Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. According to the Columbia Police Department, Columbia Police was assisting the Moberly Police Department in the 1500 block of Raleigh Drive, and an officer-involved shooting occurred. No officers were shot and the suspect…
A Mexico woman was taken to the University Hospital with minor injuries following a one-car accident in Boone County on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on westbound Route WW east of Rangeline Road when a vehicle driven by a 20-year-old Mexico woman traveled off the…
A Columbia teen died in a one-car accident in Boone County during the evening hours of Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report it happened on US 63 southbound, north of Claysville Road. A vehicle driven by an 18-year-old Columbia man traveled off the right side of the road,…
The following press release was sent from Little Dixie Fire Protection District. On 01/22/2025 at approximately 0115 hours Little Dixie Fire Protection District Stations #3 and #1 were dispatched to a residential structure fire on Audrain Road 165, Sturgeon, Mo. Further information was that there was flames visible in the attic. The scene was located…
Due to the forecasted freezing temperatures and wind chill several schools and businesses have announced closures for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. Mexico Public Schools will be closed. Community R6 will be closed. Centralia R-6 closed today. Fulton Public Schools will be closed today. Hallsville closed today. North Callaway R-1 will be closed today. Paris R-2…
The University of Missouri reports 12,392 undergraduate students earned a place on the fall 2024 dean’s list. Audrain Missouri students are listed alphabetically by county. Benton City Name Degree(s) Olivia Danielle Schafer Freshman, Health Sciences Farber Name Degree(s) Devyn Rae Keller Senior, Agr-Food & Nat Resources Laddonia Name Degree(s) Carmen Alivia Wilburn Sophomore, Agr-Food &…
Missouri Highway Patrol Troop F responded to 121 calls for service, 74 stranded motorists and 22 non-injury crashes on Friday, January 10, 2025. Troop F serves 13 counties in Central Missouri including Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Cole, Cooper, Howard and Montgomery. Troop F continues to recommend that people stay safe at home while MoDOT works to…
A Kirksville man is in the Boone County Jail facing multiple charges for assaulting 45 children. 33-year-old Jacob Caughron is charged with two counts of second-degree statutory sodomy, first-degree trespassing, and violating a child protection order in Boone County. According to court documents, on December 14th a woman in Columbia contacted the police to express…
The following press release was sent from Boone Health. With a large winter storm on the way, Kynlee was ready to make her appearance as 2025’s first “Boone Baby.” At approximately 7:47 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 2, Kynlee arrived weighing in at a healthy 7lbs 9.9 ounces and 20.25 inches long. “Our team was thrilled to…
One man is dead following a kitchen fire at an apartment just outside the Columbia city limits on the morning of Wednesday, January 1, 2025. Firefighters responded to the apartment in the 4300 block of Bellview Drive shortly before 4am, where they found a fire in the kitchen, which was quickly extinguished. Responders found one…
