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In Columbia, voters in the Second and Sixth wards were casting ballots for City Council seats. In the Second Ward, Bill Weitkemper, Jim Meyer and Andrea Waner are competing to replace Mike Trapp, who chose not to seek election to a fourth three-year term. In the Sixth Ward, incumbent Betsy Peters is seeking a third term and faces challenges from Randy Minchew and Philip Merriman. There are five people seeking one of two three-year terms on the Columbia School Board. They are incumbent Teresa Maledy and newcomers Luke Neal, Aron Saylor, Katherine Sasser and Jeanne Snodgrass. A special election...

9 vivid and eye-catching March art events no Houstonian should miss 9 vivid and eye-catching March art events no Houstonian should miss Dragon76 mural courtesy photo The Buffalo Bayou Park Cistern world premieres Anri Sala's new immersive film project "Time No Longer." Photo by Anri Sala James C. Watkins, “Double-Walled Basket,” 2019. Wheel thrown and hand built, fumed and low-fired clay at Center for Contemporary Craft.  Photo by James C. Watkins Anna Mayer, “Fireful of Fear: Store These Records in a Safe Deposit Box or Other Secure Place (Kanan Dume),” 2008-2018. Wildfired cera...

Columbia City Council candidates discussed energy and climate concerns Thursday during a virtual forum hosted by the Osage Group of the Missouri Sierra Club. Four of the six council candidates were present: Andrea Waner and Bill Weitkemper for the Second Ward seat, and incumbent Betsy Peters and Philip Merriman for the Sixth Ward seat. Candidates Jim Meyer and Randy Minchew did not participate. The event was co-sponsored by the Citizens' Climate Lobby of Columbia, Climate Leaders at Mizzou, CoMo Transit Justice, Mid-Missouri Peaceworks, Renew Missouri and Sunrise Movement Columbia. Cont...

Helena releases draft study on possible improvements around five-point intersections By: Jonathon Ambarian and last updated 2021-02-02 18:33:40-05 HELENA — The city of Helena has been looking for a long-range plan on ways to improve several key traffic corridors – particularly at the two intersections known as “Malfunction Junctions.” Now, the city and consultant Robert Peccia and Associates have put together a draft traffic study, laying out possible upgrades the city could make over the next decade or longer. The multimodal traffic study includes 16 poten...

4:14 Councilor Richard Conti, elected in 1997, is one of five senior Albany Common Council members who are not running for another term this year. A Haitian-American artist is among emerging candidates for Conti’s Sixth Ward seat. Richard-Olivier Marius describes himself as a progressive Democrat as well as an anthropologist and social scientist, who has been involved with humanitarian work around the world. "I am qualified to run, the Board of Elections has OKed my candidacy. So I think anybody who has a good idea, and good intentions to help the community should certainly run and not be i...