February’s winter storms closed schools across mid-Missouri, including the region’s two largest districts. The National Weather Service (NWS) says 15.5 inches of snow and sleet fell in Columbia in February, impacting schools across the region. Jefferson City Public Schools (JCPS) had seven total snow days in February, according to JCPS spokeswoman Ryan Burns. Columbia Public …
Columbia’s mayor offers proposal for community memberships to new state-of-the-art lab
Columbia’s mayor has introduced a proposal to provide about $500,000 in community memberships to MACC’s new state-of-the-art lab on the Business Loop. Mayor Brian Treece says there is a lot of potential. “So that everybody in Columbia has access to a membership here at this MACCLab makerspace, so that they can take that next step,” Treece …
Icy roads causes numerous mid-Missouri schools to close on Friday
Mid-Missouri’s largest school district, Columbia Public Schools (CPS), has a two-hour late start on Friday morning. CPS spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark notes this is being done for safety reasons and to allow buses to navigate routes with daylight. Baumstark says that means buses will pick up students two hours later than their normal pick-up time. Meantime, …
Winter weather cancels school for dozens of mid-Missouri districts
Columbia Public Schools (CPS), Jefferson City Public Schools (JCPS) and numerous other mid-Missouri school districts and schools are closed today (Thursday), due to winter weather. CPS also says today’s Columbia school board work session will be rescheduled for a later date. Harrisburg schools, Hallsville schools, Cole County R-5 in Eugene and Iberia R-5 schools are …
Columbia’s city council first-reads school resource officer bill
A proposal for a cost-sharing agreement with Columbia Public Schools (CPS) for four school resource officers has been first-read by Columbia’s city council. The cost for the four school resource officers is budgeted at $393,000: CPS would reimburse 75 percent of the cost, which is $295,000. City staff recommends passage of the agreement, which is …
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