Category Archives: Boone County

Three Weekend Accidents Injure ThreeThree accidents over the weekend send three people to area hospitals.The first crash happened Friday evening at 5:35 when a semi driven by a Florida man struck the ...

Centralia Schools Set Open House For New Central OfficeThe Centralia Public Schools have a new Central Office and they are preparing to show it off to patrons.An open house is scheduled for Monday eve...

Centralia Electric Customers Will Pay More For ServiceThe City of Centralia is raising the base fee for electric service on both residential and commercial accounts.According to a Facebook post from t...

Boone County Accident Kills Paris ManAn accident in Boone County yesterday afternoon (Monday) kills a Paris man.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 12:20 on Route Z a...

Centralia Man Killed in Car – Train AccidentAn accident Saturday night kills a Centralia man.According to the Boone County Sheriff’s Department, the crash happened just east of Sturgeon wh...

MoDOT Reveals Preferred Alternative for I-70 / Hwy 63 Interchange ImprovementsMoDOT officials reveal the proposed alternative to the interchange of I-70 and Highway 63 at a public meeting last night (...

Bond Denied For Suspects in Waage HomicideThe man accused of shooting and killing 22-year-old Shavez Avieon Waage in the parking lot of the Keene Street Moser’s in Columbia will remain in jail w...

Columbia Regional Airport Updates Nearly CompleteColumbia city officials met this afternoon with the Columbia Regional Airport advisory board. The airport is nearing completion of the new $23 million ...

Columbia Man Arrested for Exposing Himself in Columbia LibraryA Columbia man is in Boone County Jail on two felony charges of exposing himself to several mothers and their children at the Columbia Pub...

COO Doug Ramsey Suspended from Beyond Meat in ColumbiaAccording to the Associated Press, Chief Operating Officer Doug Ramsey of plant-based food company Beyond Meat in Columbia has been suspended effe...