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OUR TOWN Aaron Williams gives a kiss to Elizabeth Cochran, a member of Fifth Street Christian Church, Saturday after delivering a meal for her as part of the church’s annual Feed the Community free Thanksgiving feast. . Read the Article

Local News Stories
‘Free’ building still without a home
By JODIE JACKSON JR. of the Tribune’s staff
After pulling the plug on a plan to use a donated building as an equestrian arena at the Boone County Fairgrounds, the focus has shifted to turning the building into a basketball facility.

Pet lovers rally to aid troubled animal shelter
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
A group of Columbia animal lovers is rallying behind the Central Missouri Humane Society, organizing to raise substantial funds to pull the local shelter out from under its financial woes.

Flooding aid ready to flow, FEMA says
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
Representatives of the Federal Emergency Management Agency are canvassing Mid-Missouri to spread the word that aid is available to people who sustained flood damage during storms in September.

Plea to Internet sting gets prison sentence
A southwest Missouri man was sentenced yesterday to six years in prison in connection with an undercover investigation by the Mid-Missouri Internet Crimes Task Force.

Grass fire spreads, leading to pot find
A Boone County man was arrested on suspicion of felony drug charges yesterday after firefighters at his home near Harrisburg found a marijuana-growing operation.

Highway crash victim succumbs to injuries
A Hartsburg man died yesterday of injuries suffered in a three-vehicle wreck Friday afternoon on Highway 63 at Route A.

Paulsell schedules news conference
Fire Chief Steve Paulsell scheduled a news conference for 3 p.m. today at Boone County Fire Protection District headquarters at 2201 I-70 Drive N.W.

Minority men donate to ‘Everybody Eats’
The Minority Men’s Network, a charitable and social organization, donated 50 turkeys yesterday to Almeta Crayton’s "Everybody Eats" food drive, which culminates in a meal for all comers on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, at Nephew’s Nite Life, 1213 N. Old 63.

In Sports
TAKE 2: An alternative look at the day in sports
By JOE WALLJASPER
The World Anti-Doping Agency is sponsoring a study of lacrosse players at Marywood University to determine if Viagra is a performance-enhancing drug — an athletic performance-enhancing drug, I should clarify. If the blue pill actually does give athletes a boost, WADA might as well disband.