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For Johnston Ewing, the Missouri State Senior Games are a place to have fun and meet new people. Ewing, 66, has been participating in Senior Games since he was 50. He loves pole vaulting, high jump, and triple jump.

Finance reports from the Columbia City Council elections show successful candidates are spending more money, and according to campaign workers and candidates, advertising still matters.

Participants raised $187,000 for the American Cancer Society at the Boone County Relay For Life Friday night. The fundraising continues until the end of August.

After checking on 188 sex offenders, the Jackson County Sheriff's Office plans to ask the county legislature to pay for a database that would allow users to learn about local sex offenders.

Cherry Hill held its fourth annual Summer Fest & Art Show on Saturday. The festival helped raise money for the Central Missouri Food Bank.

The "take back" was designed to prevent prescription drug abuse by providing people with a safe way to dispose of their old medications.

The festival provided sustainability workshops, including one about worm composting, which uses almost any kind of box to compost worms.

Lathaniel Johnson, 24, was arrested Friday morning in two separate incidents.