Parker Eshelman photo From right, Breck Frerking displays the 20.5-pound ham she prepared as auctioneers Larry and Terri Atterberry officiate bidding for the country-cured meat in the Boone County Fair ham sale yesterday at the fairground. The ham sold for $15 per pound, or $307.50. •  The taste of country •  SLIDE SHOW: Ham hocking and horseplay • Complete Fair Coverage

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The taste of country
By JASON ROSENBAUM of the Tribune’s staff
For many attending the Boone County Ham Breakfast, the key ingredient in the county’s most renowned food can be found in a shaker.

Second orthopedics facility gets OK
By JACOB LUECKE O of the Tribune’s staff
With a new orthopedic medical facility already going up in east Columbia, University of Missouri Health Care is readying to build another.

Sidewalk plan is a squeeze
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
Mitch Skov has a garden of flowers, holly and viburnum shrubs as well as other bushes in his front yard along West Boulevard, just inches from the street. Next-door neighbor Pam Cooper has a cedar tree growing about five feet from the road as well as two pine trees nearby.

Federal official to offer police review tips
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
A U.S. Department of Justice official will present Columbia residents with information about citizen review boards during a program tomorrow night.

Sturgeon loses last policeman
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
Sturgeon has been without its own police force for about two weeks since its last police officer resigned.

Mock emergency set for research reactor
The University of Missouri-Columbia has scheduled a simulated emergency sometime tomorrow morning at the MU Research Reactor. A precise timetable for the simulation is not being announced to better simulate an emergency.

Intergenerational care gets $1 million boost
The Boone Intergenerational Daycare Center is getting a $1 million gift from BJC HealthCare.

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