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Blues musician T.J. Wheeler teaches music to fourth-graders yesterday at Grant Elementary School. Wheeler’s program at the school is part of this weekend's Roots ’N Blues ’N BBQ Festival.  Read the Article

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Machens buys local competitor
By T.J. GREANEY of the Tribune’s staff
In a move that will make the largest seller of new and used cars in town even larger, Joe Machens today took over the Legend Automotive Group at 500 Vandiver Drive.

Bluesman inspires kids before festival
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Grant Elementary School students are singing the blues this week, but don’t worry, they’re not a bit sad about it.

Coast Guard hears support for Boonville bridge
By TERRY GANEY of the Tribune’s staff
BOONVILLE - Preservationists who want to keep the old railroad lift-bridge over the Missouri River at Boonville need to gain ownership of the structure from Union Pacific Railroad if they hope to save it, a U.S. Coast Guard official said last night.

Alcohol linked to crash that injured 2-year-old
By JOE MEYER of the Tribune’s staff
A Boone County man is charged with second-degree assault in connection with an alleged drunken driving collision in August that injured his 2-year-old grandson.

YouZeum bike ride raises nearly $17,000
The annual YouZeum Starlight Bike Ramble set an attendance record and raised nearly $17,000 for the downtown interactive health science center.

Deputies investigate thefts north of town
Boone County sheriff’s deputies are investigating three residential burglaries on O’Neal Road north of Columbia in the past three weeks.