I've been a reporter and editor at Missouri community newspapers for 35 years and joined the Columbia Missourian in 2003. My emphasis at the Missourian is on local government and elections. You can reach me at swaffords@missouri.edu or at 573-884-5366.
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Harrison Street Real Estate Co. is the new owner of Brookside Downtown, Brookside Midtown and Brookside Townhomes.
Boone County Joint Communications is anticipating a spike in calls during the Fourth of July weekend.
The project is expected to be done by Dec. 1.
Dozens of city streets and county roads are scheduled for upgrades.
The team is sixth in a national rotation of urban search-and-rescue crews.
A stainless steel sculpture at Providence Road and Broadway should be complete this fall.
Interstate 70, U.S. 63 and other highways are in line for resurfacing.
The earliest the state or local jurisdictions could collect the taxes is Jan. 1, 2023.
A public meeting to discuss the project is scheduled for Aug. 4.
Betty J. Smith collided with a tractor trailer late Thursday morning.
Mr. Smith,
George's column was inadvertently added to our guest commentary section rather than the section for local columnists. I've made that fix. Thanks for calling it to our attention, and thanks for reading.
Scott Swafford, city editor
Mr. Hirt,
I'm a city editor here at the Missourian. The numbers you cite above are correct. There was, indeed, an uptick in the number of violent crimes in 2015 over 2014, but the rates of violent crime per capita in Columbia have remained relatively flat over the past decade. This Feb. …
Mr. Hirt. This is Scott Swafford, one of the city editors here at the Missourian. Here's a link to the article we published on the vigil for the Orlando victims.
http://www.columbiamissourian.com/news/local/columbia-remembers-victims-of-orlando-shooting-at-candlelight-vigil/article_e9065…
SwaffordS commented on City Council approves land sale to Aurora Organic Dairy
Mr. Hirt,
The agreement approved by the City Council does set benchmarks for annual employment at the Aurora Organic Dairy over the next five years, as follows: Year 1, 80 jobs; Year 2, 100 jobs; Year 3, 110 jobs; Year 4, 120 jobs; Year 5, 130 jobs. The agreement states that $500,000 of …