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Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies to host prescription drug take back events

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Mid-Missouri law enforcement agencies will join a nationwide effort to collect expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office will partner with police departments from Ashland, Columbia, Centralia, Hallsville, the University of Missouri, and Truman VA Hospital for events at several locations. Collection Site Locator On Friday, law

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Boone Electric reports raccoon causes overnight outages

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A series of Boone Electric Cooperative power outages overnight and into Wednesday morning cut electricity to more than 2,300 customers. The outages primarily affected southern Boone County, including Ashland, Hartsburg and the Columbia Regional Airport, Boone Electric spokeswoman Meredith Hoenes said. The utility had 16 separate outages to fix, she said. A raccoon

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Missouri Retired Teachers Association’s “Food for Thought” program works to alleviate student hunger

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri Retired Teachers Association (MRTA) Region 4 “Food for Thought” was conducted during the month of March in an effort to alleviate childhood hunger in Audrain, Boone, Callaway, Montgomery, and Randolph Counties. The proceeds went towards Buddy Packs and School Pantries run by The Food Bank and the Montgomery County

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