Columbia

Passing The Torch

COLUMBIA - A new face is joining Columbia's City Council.

Voting patterns show views on election

COLUMBIA — Within a 15-hour period Tuesday, two incumbents left their seats on the Columbia School Board, the city and county sewer districts received a hefty boost and Columbia Public ...

Schools' Next $5 Million

COLUMBIA - Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Phyllis Chase and the school board have some extra homework as they deal with a $10 million budget shortfall.

Interactive map of election results

Search our interactive map of election results by voting precinct to find out how your neighbors voted on county and city ballot issues. Compare the results with census data and ...

KBIA News: "Audio Feature," April 09, 2008

Municipal election reports from around Columbia. KBIA News reports.

Sturtz Wins First Ward

The race for Columbia's First Ward ended in a victory for Columbia businessman Paul Sturtz.

Columbia Voters Approve Sewer Bond

Nearly 80% of Columbia voters got behind the city sewer bond proposal in yesterday's election.

Voters say no, loudly, to school tax levy

COLUMBIA — Tracy Greever-Rice didn’t vote against the school district; she voted to send a message. “This is the first time ever in my life I’ve voted against a school ...

Rose, Tippin, Segert fill school board seats

COLUMBIA — In an election that became a referendum on the Columbia Public School District’s controversies, including budget shortfalls, the new high school site selection and math curriculum, voters chose ...

Voters weigh in on school district issues

COLUMBIA — Through steady rain and early claps of thunder, voters arrived at the polls on Tuesday talking about the Columbia Public School District’s closely contested property tax levy increase ...

First Ward voters offer advice to council member

COLUMBIA — First Ward voters who went to the polls on Tuesday to elect a City Council representative to represent them for the next three years had plenty of advice ...

Paul Sturtz defeats three-term incumbent Almeta Crayton for First Ward City Council seat

COLUMBIA — Paul Sturtz, co-founder of the Ragtag Cinemacafe and the True/False Film Festival, will become the First Ward’s new City Council representative after defeating three-term incumbent Almeta Crayton and ...

Voter vignette: Election judge doesn’t mind long hours

Despite the long hours, Judy Ganey enjoys being a poll worker. She and her fellow election judges arrived at the Columbia Public Library at 4:30 a.m. Tuesday to begin setup. ...

Voters share: How they made their decisions

“I voted for Ines Segert because she showed a position on (the tax levy), and I was against that.” — Bryan Higgins, 31, researcher “I voted for Tippin. She’s been ...

Vote Tuesday

WHAT’S ON THE BALLOT? Voters in Columbia and Boone County will fill positions on city and town councils, school boards, the Boone County Fire Protection District Board, the Boone Hospital ...

Syndicate content