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My name is Cassidy. I’m a student journalist at the University of Missouri studying Writing & Reporting. I’m minoring in history and will graduate with a certificate in multicultural studies and American constitutional democracy.

I work as an Assistant City Editor for the Columbia Missourian and Boone County Journal — part of the Missouri News Network, owned by Mizzou, which also includes KOMU 8 and KBIA. I also report on city government, community and investigative beats.

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Military ties foster community in Knob Noster next to Whiteman Air Force Base

From family history to shared experiences in service, the city's people find support through each other.

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Write-in elections, low voter turnout an ongoing trend in Ashland municipal elections

In the past 10 years, fewer than a quarter of Ashland residents have made it to the polls in April.

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'Like a dragon': Margo Brown is resilient in the face of pediatric cancer

When Margo Brown was diagnosed with leukemia, her family found themselves on the after side of a pediatric cancer diagnosis.

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Columbia's most famous New Yorker Freddie DeMarco leaves behind comedy legacy

DeMarco, the former owner of Déjà Vu, died Jan. 3 at 78-years-old.

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Longtime Columbia resident to be deported after sudden court transfer

Owen Ramsingh will be sent to the Netherlands after monthslong stays in detention facilities with unfit conditions. 

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Responding to community questions about the consideration of a four-day school week at Southern Boone

The Journal compiled responses to common questions based on outside research and information from the school district.

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Hartsburg community prepares to host nearly 30,000 visitors for 34th annual Pumpkin Festival

Since 1991, tens of thousands of locals and tourists from across the Midwest— and sometimes even farther — have flocked to “Missouri’s Pumpkin Patch” each October.

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Community considers benefits, challenges of a four-day school week for Southern Boone

Southern Boone School District is considering moving to a four-day school week, a growing trend among Missouri school districts, for the 2026-27 school year.

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Hundreds remember Ben Arnet, beloved sports director, at celebration of life

Ben Arnet was memorialized Wednesday during a celebration of his life as a father, husband, friend, mentor and sports broadcaster who loved his job, believed in helping others and was devoted to his family.

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A man of many hats: Southern Boone's resilient baseball coach

Brian Ash is a force in Missouri baseball not to be trifled with. He’s best known for wearing a baseball cap as Southern Boone’s coach, leading the Eagles to an unprecedented championship.

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