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Once a small family burial plot on a sprawling private farm, the historic William Jewell Cemetery is about to be boxed in by development.

For Scotty Gestring, 17, going to school requires a special set of school supplies. Along with 26 other high school students from Columbia and surrounding areas, Gestring and his classmates have been working since August to build a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house as part of the Construction Technology course offered by Columbia’s vocational high school, commonly known as the Career Center.

After the latest wave of inspections by the city’s Neighborhood Response Team about two weeks ago, First Ward resident Robbin Ricketts said she wanted stricter enforcement of city codes in her central-city neighborhood.

If you are trying to use Brady Commons this summer to shop, bank or eat, you might have problems finding parking spaces. Half of the Hitt Street visitors parking lot next to Brady and about half of Kuhlman Court are under construction.

Rachel Redburn has long been interested in weather phenomena and has spent plenty of time watching The Weather Channel.

SAN FRANCISCO — No. 715 played out exactly the way Barry Bonds wanted. He hit it at home, in front of the fans who love him.

CONCORD, N.C. — The 42 drivers chasing Jimmie Johnson heard the plea from the fans and saw it on the T-shirts that begged for “Anybody But Jimmie” to win the Coca-Cola 600. Kasey Kahne was the only one up for the challenge.

SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Padres and the St. Louis Cardinals did their best to wreck Petco Park’s reputation as a pitcher’s park.