Legal Green
Addressing a municipal court fee schedule that’s confusing not only for the public but also for professional court staff and attorneys, the general Assembly has made judicial reforms a priority for the current legislative session.
Unclaimed property returns in Boone County increase 33 percent
Boone County treasurer Nicole Galloway has announced that unclaimed property returns have grown 33 percent, to $19,856 in 2014 over 101 returned accounts, signifying a new record. Boone County operates Missouri’s only county-based online unclaimed property system, to which Galloway credits the improvements. About $55,000 of unclaimed property remains in Boone County, including uncashed checks […]
Briefly in the News: September
The King has left the building! The Blue Note and Mojo’s will soon have new ownership. Owner Richard King sold both venues to Majestic Live LLC of Madison, Wisconsin. The contract was signed on April 24. Matt Gerding and Scott Leslie, owners of Majestic Live, own The Majestic Theater in Madison; produce the Live on […]
By the Numbers: May 1985
Oh, how times have changed! Remember when you could get a candy bar for just a nickel? Well, we aren’t going that far back, but how about 40 cents? Here’s a look at 1985 and now, by the numbers.
Briefly in the News: May 1985
Airport to build second taxiway Columbia received a $702,000 federal grant to build a second taxiway, a windfall that Robert Selig, airport superintendent, says will cut down on crowded runways and make Columbia Regional Airport a more attractive spot for the aviation industry. The grant from the Federal Aviation Administration will fund 90 percent of […]
Annexed Underground
The city prepares for expansion along its northeast and western boundaries.
Building Up? Or Holding Back?
Now just another university dorm, 50 years ago the eight-story Manor House apartment building at 306 Hitt St. was strictly off limits for most students. This was the first significant addition to the city’s profile since the Walnut Street water tower was built in 1945. A project of St. Louis developer R.T. Crow, who also […]
By the Numbers: February
Let’s talk about love. There’s family love and romantic love. There’s trouble with love, jobs related to love troubles and jobs that take a lot of love and compassion. Take a look at some statistics that try to quantify love in Columbia.
Boone County Business of the Dead
Where do we go when we die? It’s something people have been trying to answer ever since we could ask the question. Many people think we go to an eternal paradise of many names. Others think we are reincarnated into another form. And still others believe we simply cease to exist. A soul is intangible, […]