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Sarah Read leads a team-building exercise with Columbia Board of Education members yesterday at the district’s Administration Building. Read is president of Communication Center Inc. Read the Article

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Schools looking at Ritter
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
A familiar face will be at Columbia Public Schools’ administration office tonight when the Board of Education meets in closed session to select an interim superintendent.

ACTS president stays behind to treat wounded
By SARA SEMELKA of the Tribune’s staff
A Columbia physician who was helping to run a diabetic children’s camp in the Republic of Georgia has decided to stay in the country even after Russian bombing in the region forced the camp to close early.

Playing a bigger role
By JANESE HEAVIN of the Tribune’s staff
Columbia Board of Education members yesterday laid out some changes they’d like to see this school year, including becoming more involved in district decisions and shortening monthly board meetings.

Some books by professors have a payoff
By ABRAHAM MAHSHIE of the Tribune’s staff
Universities across the country are requiring that students buy often pricier "custom" textbooks that sometimes provide a royalty directly to the professor assigning the text.

Pot found growing in Howard County
Two Howard County residents are accused of growing marijuana near their home after the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported finding 29 marijuana plants.

Gunfire amid crowd results in teen arrest
Boone County sheriff’s deputies last night arrested a teenager accused in a Sunday night shooting in Rock Bridge Estates, south of Columbia.

80-year-old accused in child sodomy case
An 80-year-old Columbia man is charged with first-degree statutory sodomy after allegedly fondling a 6-year-old girl last month.

Warren stays shut as hearing delayed
Warren Funeral Chapel will remain closed for at least two more weeks.