Boone County reported three more COVID-19 deaths Tuesday. Health officials say one patient was between 70 and 74 years old, and the other two were older than 80. Boone has reported 56 deaths from the illness. More than half of those have occurred in December. Active coronavirus cases in Boone went up on Tuesday, after …
Cole County has extra plow drivers ready for pandemic winter
You might have to be a little more patient with the plow truck drivers this winter. “We actually had several employees out over the last couple weeks with [COVID-19],” Cole County Public Works Director Eric Landwehr says. “Looking back on that, it would have been a really bad deal if that would have happened and …
1st reported US case of COVID-19 variant found in Colorado
(AP) — The first reported U.S. case of the COVID-19 variant that’s been seen in the United Kingdom has been discovered in Colorado. Gov. Jared Polis and state health officials announced Tuesday that the case was found in a man in his 20s who’s in isolation and has no travel history. British scientists believe the …
Boone Hospital prepares for independence in 2021
Boone Hospital is not going alone quite yet. Trustees decided to push back the transition to independence three months, from Jan. 1 to Apr. 1. Board chairman Jerry Kennett says on Wake Up Columbia the pandemic has slowed things down. One big challenge is to make sure the new information technology system works right. “If …
University of Missouri system settles patent lawsuit
(AP) — The University of Missouri system says it has reached a confidential settlement with a former professor whom it accused of stealing and selling student research without permission. The university has not disclosed the terms of its settlement with former pharmacy professor Ashim Mitra. Mitra worked for years in the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s …