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Text of City Manager Bill Watkins' state of the city address, which he delivered on Wednesday morning at the Daniel Boone City Building.

Danny Joiner won Sturgeon's runoff election by 29 votes Tuesday, after tying with incumbent Paul Heywood in the April 3 election.

This is the time of year that most proves the wisdom of my choice to make Columbia our retirement home as the weather begins to mirror the hospitality of its citizens.

Congress, apparently content to explore ever new depths in public disapproval, is on the verge of having a single member derail the most meaningful reform in years of the federal Freedom of Information Act.

JEFFERSON CITY- Joe Galbraith, 11, has been a fencing student for seven months.

Across the strip from him is 19-year-old Nick Bateman, who has been fencing since he was Joe’s age, and easily clears six feet tall. Joe does not appear intimidated as he advances, His upper half still bounces a little too much, but right now he’s focusing on Bateman’s body, which he knows is very fast.

A basketball goal hangs outside the house. Inside there are weights, an exercise mat lies on the floor, and a display stand full of medals.

The old saying “nipped in the bud” has rarely seemed more real than what we experienced this spring when two weeks of unusual heat for the season were followed by two weeks of intense cold. The four week period marked the greatest short-term weather variance in our area over the past 118 years — as I have been repeatedly told by gardener upon gardener. Their tone is always one of resignation rather than defeat as they speak their litany of losses.

CLEVELAND ­— The only walking C.C. Sabathia did was to the dugout after each scoreless inning.

Cleveland’s ace left-hander pitched his fifth career shutout and the Indians kept rolling at home, defeating the Kansas City Royals 1-0 Tuesday night.

ST. LOUIS — Pinch hitter So Taguchi singled over a drawn-in outfield in the ninth inning for his second straight game-winning hit, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 4-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night.

MIAMI — Trent Green could be on the field with the Dolphins by this weekend after Miami finally agreed to terms with Kansas City on a trade for the quarterback.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Now that the Anaheim Ducks have that elusive road win, they are ready to do what they do best: close things out at home.

CLEVELAND — When the older kids in his Houston neighborhood would pick on him or beat him up, little Daniel Gibson would run home crying to his mother. She gave him a nickname for not fighting back.

The Columbia School Board’s budget hearings on Tuesday morning and night included discussions on the use of reserve funds to assist in paying for 70 new positions throughout the district, a $1,000 increase in teachers’ base pay and a nearly 9 percent increase in benefit costs for teachers and administration.

JEFFERSON CITY — The state is expanding its newborn screening program to also check for cystic fibrosis, health officials said Tuesday.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Orlando Magic are close to resolving their coaching fiasco by agreeing to a deal to dismiss Billy Donovan and hire Stan Van Gundy, according to reports Tuesday.

Affordable health care, protections for senior citizens and true support for veterans are among the priorities that state Rep. Sam Page, D-Creve Coeur, cited in declaring Tuesday that he will run for Missouri lieutenant governor.

It was “Buster Time.” The dog’s entire body wiggled with excitement as a handful of students came to say “good morning” to their four-legged, 98-pound friend.

The Missouri Credit Union warned its members Tuesday morning of a scam being circulated by e-mail.

The scam is known as Internet “phishing,” in which the sender requests personal information under the pretense of providing assistance in an attempt to prevent a security breach, according to a news release issued by the credit union.

Twelve Hickman High School students will compete against schools from across the country in the 25th Annual National Academic Championship. The dozen Kewpies, nine of whom recently graduated, will leave early Thursday for the four-day competition in Orlando, Fla.