Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) articles from August 2003

Columbia Daily Tribune (Columbia, MO) archives from August 2003

Investors Purchase Historic Columbia, Mo., Hotel.
August 1, 2003... Byline: Andy Waters Aug. 1--Just about everyone who counts themselves among Columbia's old-timers has a memory of the Tiger Hotel. For Al Germond, it's the week he spent there in the mid-1960s during a school break as a journalism...

Columbia Daily Tribune, Mo., Street Talk Column.
August 4, 2003... Byline: Andrew Waters Aug. 4--Developers have hatched yet another hotel plan for the Interstate 70 corridor. Local landlord John Peters and Branson hotel developer Kendall Combs plan a 104-room Comfort Inn & Suites on the former...

Future of Columbia, Mo., Film Festival in Doubt after Problems Arose.
August 5, 2003... Byline: Dave Moore Aug. 5--The promoters of the April 1-6 Kindred International Film Festival promised 20,000 people and packed hotels in Columbia and Jefferson City. Instead, they got scattered attendance, slim chances that the...

Columbia, Mo., Zoning Panel Sends Wal-Mart Mixed Messages.
August 8, 2003... Byline: Steve Friedman Aug. 8--Development projects that would support two new Wal-Mart Supercenters in Columbia received mixed results last night before the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. Expressing general concerns with the...

Columbia, Mo., Hospital Fares Well in VA Plan.
August 12, 2003... Byline: Steve Friedman Aug. 12--Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital could see a combination of new construction and expansion in outpatient services if a 20-year federal plan for veterans hospitals is adopted. The local expansion is part...

Columbia, Mo., Resident Faces Felony Charge in Climbing Wall Death.
August 13, 2003... Byline: James Goodwin Aug. 13--The Columbia owner of the portable climbing wall involved in the fatal fall of a Jefferson City woman in July was charged today with first-degree involuntary manslaughter. Marcus Frank Floyd, 30, faces up...

Boonville, Mo., Casino Sees Rise in Betting Revenue over Last Five Months.
August 13, 2003

New Law Could Spur Downtown Columbia, Mo., Projects.
August 15, 2003... Byline: Steve Friedman Aug. 15--Columbians with downtown business interests dreamed yesterday of opportunities for the city and property owners to benefit from a new state law that promotes downtown development. Those opportunities...

Patrons of Columbia, Mo., Restaurant Mourn Its Destruction.
August 18, 2003... Byline: James Goodwin Aug. 18--Gawkers standing outside the burned-out shell of The Old Heidelberg Restaurant this morning couldn't believe their eyes. Its roof collapsed and all contents destroyed, the campus landmark they had visited so...

Patrons Have Fond Memories of Restaurant that Burned in Columbia, Mo.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Nate Carlisle Aug. 18--LeAnn Stroupe says her fellow employees at The Old Heidelberg Restaurant also were her good friends. So much so that Stroupe, who worked as a waitress at the Heidelberg from 1989 to 1993 while attending...

Building Owners Face Tax Hike for Beautification of Downtown Columbia, Mo.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Dave Moore Aug. 18--Downtown Columbia has survived sprawl and the mall. Now, for the first time in 23 years, the owners of downtown buildings have agreed to raise the special business district tax rate to make improvements to...

Water Source More Shallow Now for Cities along Missouri River.
August 18, 2003... Byline: Josh Flory Aug. 18--In towns that draw their water from the Missouri River, officials are keeping a close eye on falling water levels, but not hitting the crisis button. Facing an order from a federal judge, the Army Corps of...

Columbia, Mo., VA Hospital Exhumed Nursing Home Bodies.
August 20, 2003... Byline: James Goodwin Aug. 20--Months before Richard Williams was set free because the former nurse couldn't be tied to the deaths of 10 patients at the Columbia veterans hospital where he worked, autopsies were performed on the exhumed...

Columbia, Mo., Deal Likely to Hike Electric Bills.
August 20, 2003

Electric Cooperatives in Columbia, Mo., Area Win Federal Grants.
August 20, 2003

Electric Cooperative Aids Middle School Program in Columbia, Mo., Area.
August 20, 2003

Online List in Columbia, Mo., Matches Sellers, Buyers of Hay.
August 20, 2003

New University of Missouri-Columbia Wheat Resistant to Scab Fungus.
August 20, 2003

Free Cable Service at Risk for Apartment Residents in Columbia, Mo.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Dave Moore Aug. 21--Virginia Piltz is confined to a motorized cart and hampered by the crumbling sidewalks and curbs around her Paquin Tower apartment as well as handicap-inaccessible stores and restaurants. A simple trip to...

Marketing Group Creates Buzz with Radio Format Change in Columbia, Mo.
August 21, 2003... Byline: Steve Friedman Aug. 21--There's a Buzz back on local airwaves. The Premier Marketing Group on Tuesday launched its first venture into active, or alternative, rock with a new format for 100.1 FM. "The Buzz" will feature artists...

Traveling Surgeons Revive Trauma Service in Columbia, Mo.
August 21, 2003

Columbia, Mo., College Joins Nationwide Tuition Savings Network.
August 29, 2003

Missouri University Head Answers Questions about Maryville University Merger.
August 29, 2003