Boone County COVID-19 Situation Improves After a number of weeks of being categorized as red or high in terms of COVID numbers, Boone County’s level is now lowered to a yellow or medium risk level. In making the determination, the CDC looks at three statistics: new COVID-19 admissions per 100 thousand people in the past…… Continue Reading
Over One Million Dollars in Repairs Estimated After Centralia Animal Feed Plant Fire No injuries reported after crews from Boone County Fire and the City of Columbia responded to a fire at JBS Live Pork Feed Mill last night (Wednesday) west of Centralia The crews arrived just after 11pm. According to Boone County Fire Assistant…… Continue Reading
Auxvasse Teen With Minor Injuries in Boone County Accident An Auxvasse boy has minor injuries after a one car accident in Boone County yesterday (Sunday). According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened on Route PP north of Thompson Road when a 16-year-old male juvenile failed to negotiate a curve causing his vehicle to travel…… Continue Reading
Audrain County Prosecuting Attorney Finds February Shooting in Boone County Justified A February shooting from Boone County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Steven Verble against 37-year-old Blain Johnson is being ruled as justified by Audrain County prosecuting attorney Jacob Shellabarger. The incident happened after a deputy initiated a traffic stop for a stolen vehicle suspected of being…… Continue Reading
Road to a High School Basketball Championship to Change The road to a high school state basketball championship will soon return to Columbia. The Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) announced yesterday that COMO will welcome back the state high school basketball tournaments starting with the 2023-2024 school year. Basketball championships will be played…… Continue Reading
Ribbon Cutting for Boone Health’s Centralia Clinic New Stand Alone Draw Clinic Boone Health’s Centralia clinic new stand alone lab draw clinic will be open to the public today (Wednesday). A ribbon cutting was held yesterday morning (Tuesday) to celebrate the addition. It contains all new equipment and will be open Monday through Friday from…… Continue Reading
Centralia Woman With Minor Injuries in Boone County Accident A Centralia woman is recovering from minor injuries after a one car accident in Boone County yesterday (Monday). According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened when a vehicle driven by 37-year old Dana D. Agler hit a deer, went off the road and then struck…… Continue Reading
Missouri Highway Patrol Responds to Two Fatality Accidents in Boone County and Callaway County An 8-year old St. Louis is dead and multiple people have injuries following a 2 car accident in Callaway County last night (Wednesday). According to the Missouri Highway Patrol traffic crash report it happened on US 54 Westbound just East of…… Continue Reading
MU Health Relaxes Visitor Policies MU Health Care is joining other mid-Missouri hospitals in relaxing their visitor policies. Non-COVID patients can now have two visitors as long as they are 16 or older. Pediatric patients and those in the labor and delivery or maternal newborn units may have visitors regardless of the patient’s COVID-19 status.…… Continue Reading
Boone County Prosecutor Not Seeking Reelection Dan Knight, prosecuting attorney for Boone County, is announcing that he is not going to run for reelection. Knight has been the elected prosecutor for 15 years and has worked in the prosecutor’s office for 29 years. Knight says he is considering a run for Boone County Circuit Court…… Continue Reading
