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Strong easterly winds carry smoke from a large sawdust fire toward Centralia yesterday afternoon. The fire has been burning on property belonging to the Centralia Sawmill, prompting complaints from area residents.
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Deaton memo sheds new light on resignation
By TERRY GANEY
of the Tribune’s staff
During the controversy over basketball Coach Quin Snyder’s departure, University of Missouri-Columbia Chancellor Brady Deaton wrote a memo saying UM system President Elson Floyd was not passing along his findings to the Board of Curators.
Sawdust fire sparks ire
By JACOB LUECKE
of the Tribune’s staff
Lately when the wind blows the wrong direction, everything at Debi Ball’s family home starts smelling smoky. That’s because a large, smoldering pile of sawdust a half-mile away has recently taken up smoking.
Legislators seek bigger role in impeachments
By JOSH FLORY of the Tribune’s staff
JEFFERSON CITY - Some Missouri lawmakers want a bigger role in the impeachment of judges and statewide elected officials.
Bomb scare empties residences near Rowe
By GREG MILLER
of the Tribune’s staff
When a bomb scare evacuated his Rowe Lane neighborhood around 8 last night, Javier Lopez took his wife, son and daughter to safety.
The call of the wild
By ANNIE NELSON
of the Tribune’s staff
Centralia resident Chris Parrish cackled and gobbled his way to his 45th first-place win of a turkey calling competition at the U.S. Open Turkey Calling Contest.
Audience focuses on race at school board forum
By JANESE HEAVIN
of the Tribune’s staff
Simply touting the West Boulevard model school or mentor program as an effort to reach out to black students wasn’t enough to pacify the audience last night at a school board forum hosted by the Frederick Douglass Coalition.
One Read committee chooses semifinalists
By LYNN ISRAEL of the Tribune’s staff
Climb on a horse, grab some shish kebab and try to avoid an accident. It’s time once again for area readers to go to the polling box and vote for their favorite One Read book.
I-70 Drive collision lands drivers in emergency room
Two drivers were admitted to the University Hospital emergency room after an accident last night.
Group plans forum on candidates for fire board
Concerned Citizens for Boone County will host a public forum Thursday for Boone County Fire Protection District candidates.
Storm victims could be eligible for grant money
Victims of the March 11 to 13 tornadoes and storms might be eligible for disaster assistance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Missouri.
