About 150 people packed Columbia’s Hickman High School Tuesday night, to hear CPD and health officials warn about the growing problem of fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the community. 939 the Eagle’s Brandon Rathert, who covered the meeting, reports people stood in the back of the room as well. Columbia Police say there have been at …
(AUDIO): Missouri House Education Committee Chairman Chuck Basye meets with CPS superintendent
UPDATE: Missouri House Elementary and Secondary Education Committee Chairman Chuck Basye (R-Rocheport) met Friday with CPS Superintendent Dr. Brian Yearwood and with Columbia School Board member Chris Horn. It was Basye’s first in-person meeting with Dr. Yearwood. Basye made headlines in September when he called on Dr. Yearwood to resign over some courses being taught …
October 19 emergency town meeting planned in Columbia, to address growing fentanyl-related overdose deaths
Columbia Police are warning recreational and regular drug users about the increasing number of fentanyl-related overdoses in the city. Police Chief Geoff Jones, CPD, Columbia firefighters and the health department have organized an October 19 emergency town meeting at Hickman High School, to raise awareness about fentanyl being found in multiple drugs, including cocaine. Chief …