Voter registration deadline is Wednesday

Wednesday is the deadline to register to vote in the August 5 primaries in Boone County.

To register, print an application and return it to the Boone County Clerk’s office at 801 E. Walnut Street, Room 236, Columbia, MO 65201.

To find out whether you are registered and your polling location, you can use the Boone County Voter Information Viewer.

Ninth district candidates to debate; Baker, Luetkemeyer and Onder release TV ads

The Republican and Democratic candidates for the Ninth U.S. Congressional District will answer questions from members of the community at a forum next at 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 14 in Windsor Auditorium, 1405 E. Broadway, on the Stephens College campus.

To submit questions, e-mail editor@tribmail.com or write to Editor, Columbia Daily Tribune, P.O. Box 798 Columbia, Mo., 65205.

The forum is sponsored by Tribune, KRCG/Channel 13 and the Eagle 93.9 FM.

Meanwhile, three candidates have released campaign ads for TV.

Webber touts fourth education endorsement

Missouri House 23rd District candidate Stephen Webber announced his endorsement by the Missouri School Administrators Political Action Committee. The group is the fourth education organization Webber in the August 5 Democratic Primary.

“I’m proud to have earned the endorsement of four major education organizations in Missouri,” Webber said in a statement. “Education issues are at the center of my campaign. As a State Representative I will fight to ensure there is adequate funding for public schools, including early childhood education programs, and to keep the University of Missouri financially stable and academically free.”

Webber adds this endorsement to education endorsements already received from the Missouri National Education Association, the Missouri State Teachers Association, and the American Federation of Teachers Missouri.

Webber is opposed by Cande Iveson in the 23rd district which makes up much of western Columbia. The race will be decided by the primary because no Republican has filed.