Don Jourdan, retired Veteran, lays flowers on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025 at the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia. The Exercise Tiger Association hosts the ceremony annually to pay tribute to lives lost during the 9/11 attacks.
Benny Shryock, 12, throws a basketball into a hoop Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, at Shryock Callaway Farms in Columbia. Basketball is located next to the Fun Barn, which includes many activities such as a ball pit and a slide.
Addy Slusher decorates downtown on Thursday, Sept. 25, 2025 at Lakota Coffee in Columbia. This is the first year that the Council of Student Social Workers is participating in Decorate the District for Homecoming.
Tanya Haeussler feeds an alpaca on Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025 at Curly Eye in Columbia. Curly Eye opens their farm to visitors to celebrate National Alpaca Farm Days on Sept. 27 and 28.
Colorado State’s Grady Rauba falls before the finish line on Friday, Sept. 25, 2025 at Gans Creek Cross Country Course in Columbia. 237 men competed and finished the Men’s 8k Gold.
Mizzou’s Setter Nina Mandovic (0) celebrates scoring a point on Sunday, Oct. 19, 2025, at Hearnes Center in Columbia.
From left, Jack Bruton, 13, Bohdi Wilks, 13 and Oliver Stephens, 13, examine a worksheet on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025 at Camp Takimina in Columbia. Their class was completing a lab to measure density.
Zach Lee looks at pottery during Fall Into Art on Sunday, Nov. 2, 2025, at Wyndham Executive Center in Columbia. Lee arrived at the expo with only an hour and a half to spare and moved as quickly as possible to see everything.
Mary Lou and Daryll Raitt eat their celebratory lunch on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at their home in Hartsburg. Mary Lou cooked the bulk of the meal while the rest of the family brought sides.
From left, Freda Vair, 9, cheers as Cameron Weinreich, 9, launches a pumpkin during the Pumpkin Smash on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, at Columbia’s Agriculture Park in Columbia. Vair and Weinreich waited more than 30 minutes for the pumpkin catapult.
Cheerleaders from Missouri high school’s showcase their skills during the tri-county conference cheer championships on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, at Southern Boone High School in Ashland.