About 9,500 Columbia Public School (CPS) students are riding buses to school this (Tuesday) morning. It’s CPS’ first day of classes. District spokeswoman Michelle Baumstark is urging you to slow down around schools and to pay attention to school zones. Baumstark also reminds you to stop when the school bus stop arm is out. Baumstark …
CPS’ mask mandate extended through Friday
Students in Columbia Public Schools (CPS) are returning to the classroom this (Monday) morning for the first time since Tuesday, after a winter storm dumped ten inches of snow and some ice in Columbia. CPS is extending the current mask requirement through Friday February 11, to better determine the impact of COVID, once all students …
Masks are optional at JCPS, beginning Monday
Officials in Jefferson City Public Schools (JCPS) says a sharp decline in coronavirus cases has prompted them to end its mask requirement, effective this (Monday) morning. JCPS says no one will be prohibited from wearing a mask and that the other key priorities of their COVID re-entry plan will continued to be enforced in all …
MU Health opens larger COVID testing site in Columbia
As the demand for COVID testing continues to increase in mid-Missouri, MU Health Care has opened a new, larger COVID test collection site on Columbia’s North Keene. It’s inside Women’s Hospital, and replaces the site on West Broadway. It’s available seven days a week for those with known exposure or mild symptoms, and those who …
UPDATE: JCPS to require masks starting Tuesday
The increase in positive COVID cases and exposure among staff and students has prompted the Jefferson City Public Schools (JCPS) to transition to its yellow protocol next week, which will require masks. JCPS also cites the overall increase in Cole County. The district will not hold classes on Monday, which is MLK Jr. Day. The …