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Southern Boone Learning Garden keeps students growing year-round
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (337+ words) From left, Leah Bullard, 9, and Whitlee Bentlig, 9, examine their personal garden of peas and cilantro on May 12 at the Southern Boone Learning Garden. Students had the option to grow a plant of their choice in a designated area of the…...
Columbia College's finances raise red flags to higher education experts
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (202+ words) Columbia Missourian Columbia College celebrated 175 years of operation in January. Beneath the celebration of the college's legacy are concerns from higher education finance experts surrounding a decade-long trend of the college's declining financial health. Years of tax filings raised several…...
Vance | State News | columbiamissourian. com
15+ hour, 47+ min ago (139+ words) Vance Columbia Missourian Vice President JD Vance speaks during the United States Air Force Academy Graduation Ceremony at Falcon Stadium, Thursday, May 28, 2026, at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colo. - To view our latest e-Edition click the…...
CPS board approves $390 million budget for 2026-27
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (84+ words) Columbia Missourian The Columbia School Board unanimously approved a $390 million budget for the 2026-2027 school year during a regular session Monday. The board also introduced the creation of a dedicated healthcare high school, presented a district-wide safety evaluation and heard public…...
Two Hickman High School students medal in national culinary competition
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (292+ words) Columbia Missourian Two rising seniors from Hickman High School competed and placed in the 61st Skills USA National Championships on Friday in Atlanta. Adelyn "Addy" Lilien placed second in the culinary arts competition, and Georgia Sexton placed third in the baking…...
Mizzou chatbot identifies struggling students through flagged messages
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (108+ words) Columbia Missourian The University of Missouri invested $117, 100 per year in a three-year contract for a chatbot to improve student communication In its first year, Roary identified struggling students who had previously gone unnoticed. The chatbot, which texts undergraduate students and…...
Ashland filmmaking student earns national recognition
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (90+ words) Columbia Missourian Two Columbia Area Career Center Digital Media students earned national recognition at the 2026 Skills USA National Leadership and Skills Conference in Atlanta earlier this week. Liliana Brown of Ashland and Harvey Munter of Columbia competed against the nation's…...
Day Dreams Foundation announces scholarship in Aiyanna Williams' honor
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (232+ words) Columbia Missourian Aiyanna Williams won the first Star Kid Award in 2016 at the Day Dreams Foundation fundraising gala. Adonica Coleman, executive director of the foundation vividly remembers the moment Williams won. "I remember her speech, I remember her standing up…...
CPS to pull $11. 7 million from reserves for next year's budget
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (205+ words) Columbia Missourian Columbia Public Schools plans to fill a gap between expenses and revenue next year by pulling $11. 7 million from reserves. That's according to Heather Mc Arthur, the district's chief financial officer, who presented the 2026-27 budget to the Columbia School…...
Does dining out cost an average of $28 in Missouri?
5+ day, 19+ hour ago (113+ words) The average price to dine out is not $28 in any state, including Missouri. Laura Johnston is Opinion editor at the Missourian and an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism. Fact briefs are bite-sized, well-sourced explanations that offer clear…...