Welcome to the section of the Missourian dedicated to your voices and your stories. Community contributions make our coverage more complete, and we hope you'll consider sharing — in text, picture or video form. We also publish obituaries just as families write them, as submitted by funeral homes.
The Missourian has a long history of and commitment to sharing community voices. Not sure what you have to share? Take a look at these examples of past submissions for inspiration. Or get in touch with Joy Mayer, the section's editor, to talk about some ideas.
Want to contribute?
Submissions@ColumbiaMissourian.com
Or send mail to:
Columbia Missourian, Attn: Submissions221 S. Eighth Street, Columbia MO 65211
Questions: Joy Mayer, the Missourian’s director of community outreach
FROM READERS: Local youth awarded $1,000 Ford Scholarship
Sarah Darr, a 2013 graduate of Columbia FFA, has been awarded a $1,000 scholarship by Joe Machens Ford Lincoln and Ford Motor Company.
FROM READERS: Civic Leaders Internship Program puts MU students in government settings
Through the Civic Leaders Internship Program, MU students are learning about issues affecting the state of Missouri.
FROM READERS: Mid-Missouri lifer rides his bike for victims of natural disasters
Theo Holtwick will be riding in a 800-mile bike ride between Joplin and New Orleans to raise funds for those displaced by the Joplin tornado and Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy.
Missourian reporters try to write life stories for every person in our community who dies. We also, however, publish all obituaries we receive, just as we receive them. You’ll find those here.
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