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Friday Night Sights | 10.23.2026 Original
As autumn leaves began to change colors, mid-Missouri high school football teams wrapped up the regular season. Tolton fell to St. Michael the Archangel 41-27 for a homecoming loss. Further west, Boonville secured a decisive victory over Fulton, winning 55-26. Our team of visual storytellers proudly presents "Friday Night Sights." The Boonville student section watches the Pirates take on Fulton on Friday at Boonville High School. The game's theme was a pink out for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Solarize Columbia campaign wraps up, bringing more solar to Boone County
In under a year, Solarize Columbia added more than 390 kilowatts of new solar capacity and $1.1 million in clean energy development to Boone County. The campaign, which aimed to make renewable energy more accessible for Columbia residents, wrapped up on April 30. An estimated 1 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions will be avoided annually through the campaign that first launched in July 2025, campaign leadership said. kAmr2C@=J?
Mayors, aldermen elected across Boone County
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Columbia pushes its Community Solar program
Columbia city leaders are making a push to get more people enrolled in a Community Solar program that allows residents to access solar power from the Bernadette Solar Field using a subscription-based model. For many, such as renters or people who have too many trees on their property, solar energy doesn’t always seem like an option.
City of Columbia pushes Community Solar program
Columbia city leaders are making a push to get more residents enrolled in a Community Solar program that allows residents to access solar power from Bernadette Solar Field using a subscription-based model. For many people, such as renters or people who have too many trees on their property, solar energy doesn’t always seem like an option.
Boone County launches Raising Readers campaign to promote early grade literacy
The Boone County Commission is launching its Raising Readers campaign, an effort to amplify community programs that promote early grade literacy across the county. The campaign will launch in May. It aims to connect more people with new and existing programs in Boone County that promote strong reading habits and early grade literacy, said Enola-Riann White, program coordinator for Upward Mobility.
MU researchers discover new way to manipulate plant root length
University of Missouri researchers have found a new way to alter root length in plants, and it may be able to help protect plants through drought and unstable weather. Walter Gassmann and Jianbin Su, along with their researchers in the Walter Gassmann lab at Mizzou's Bond Life Sciences Center, identified a protein called SRFR1 in the plant immune system that also effects root growth. Through genetic engineering, Gassmann and Su were able to use this protein to manipulate root length.
City of Columbia to host public meeting on rental inspections
The Columbia Department of Housing and Neighborhood Services will host a public, drop-in style meetingto hear feedback on the city's residential rental inspections. The meeting will be from 4 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 10 at the Activity and Recreation Center, 1701 W. Ash St., according to a Tuesday news release. Residents can attend at any time during the two-hour meeting.
City of Columbia to launch universal eligibility program
The city of Columbia is launching a new universal eligibility program to streamline access to city services and assistance. The program, called My Key, will launch on March 2. It will allow residents to apply to five major assistance programs in one application, according the February City Source newsletter.
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