Sturgeon News

A fire last night that destroyed an apparently unoccupied farmhouse at 21500 Ponderosa Road just west of Sturgeon was visible to motorists on Highway 63, more than a mile away.

Teachers avoid cut; new tax vote looms By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune's staff Columbia Public Schools will likely ask voters next year to approve some type of tax increase to offset budget woes.

Andrew Helmreich power-washes graffiti off an exterior wall of Downtown Appliance last July.

A lion, a doctor's practice and a tunnel for the Underground Railroad are not listed in the deed for 402 Audrain, but they were nonetheless stories inherited when Charles and Jennifer Holland bought the 140 ...

Missouri property owners seeking to create their own village will have to do it in the next two months.

A Sturgeon driver who swerved to avoid a rabbit on the road collided with another vehicle yesterday morning, resulting in injuries to the other motorist.

Published Thursday, June 12, 2008 Clark is burning. T.J. Greaney photo Randy Neeson is pictured in late May standing next to a monument to Gen.

Chelsea Clinton, left, takes the microphone as Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., sips water to calm a cough yesterday in Sioux Falls, S.D. Two Clinton aides told The Associated Press that for all intents and ...

A Sturgeon man is disputing the Boone County Commission's denial of his request to incorporate a village about two miles south of Sturgeon.

“They're both outgrowing their current bikes”

' Cynder Jones really needed a new bike. Jones, a 35-year-old Columbia resident, bikes to work every day and said she wasn't about to risk not getting one of the 100 refurbished bikes at the 7th annual Cycle ... via Columbia Missourian

“I can see more work in front of me than I have left in my career”

Media Credit: Brian Peterson Campus Planner Mark Schultz said he enjoys his career, working nearly 13 hour days, including the drive to campus from Sturgeon, MO. via Index

“The rolling tore the truck all up, even before it hit the highway sign”

A Sturgeon man died early yesterday after he was ejected from a pickup that crashed on Highway 63. via Columbia Daily Tribune

“The good news is we kept all of our sandbags in place”

' Yet another round of severe weather closed nearly 200 roads in Missouri, forced the emergency evacuation of a newspaper office and had flood-weary residents along the Meramec River bracing for more high ... via Columbia Missourian

“He also started to threaten her outside the home, saying he was going to shoot it up”

A Columbia man who earlier this year had charges dropped in connection with a shooting because of a lack of witness cooperation was arrested early yesterday after police say he fired a gun and assaulted his ... via Columbia Daily Tribune

Officers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell us Randall Groseclose, 16, tried to pass a vehicle on Highway 124, near Route F, in Boone County around 5:30 P.M. Wednesday. via KMIZ

“They need to be in a certain position to provide services like water and power”

' A couple in northern Boone County wants to incorporate 93 acres as a village, and even though Boone County Commissioners are opposed to the idea, there is not much they can do to stop it. via The Missourian

Flood warnings issued for many rivers in Mid-Missouri Flooding is already occuring in Boone County this afternoon, and it will likely only get worse as more rain moves in tonight. via KMIZ

Heavy rain is causing flash flooding in parts of Missouri and has closed some highways. via KMBC

Heavy rain is causing flash flooding in parts of northern Boone County. Secondary roads between Sturgeon and Centralia are covered with up to 1 foot of water. via KSHB-TV Kansas City

“We have the ability to do that here”

When former Sturgeon City Clerk Jean C. Richards appeared in court Monday, she was allowed to forgo a trip to the Boone County Jail for booking. via Columbia Daily Tribune