CDD 10/22: Sid Sullivan announces his intention to run for Columbia mayor

Columbia’s Daily Dish 10/22

Sid Sullivan has announced plans to run for mayor of Columbia. In 2008, he was a candidate for Boone County Southern District Commissioner. (CM

Sid Sullivan announces his intention to run for Columbia mayor (CM) Sid Sullivan, who most recently ran for the Boone County Commission in 2008, announced Wednesday that he would be joining the race for mayor.

Scott Olsen selected as Boone County Fire Protection District chief (CM) Wednesday’s Boone County Fire Protection District board meeting started 30 minutes behind schedule, but it was clear to the waiting audience, made up of reporters and Fire District staff and volunteers, that something unusual was going on.

City Council wants picture of Humane Society finances (CM) A potential third party evaluation of the Central Missouri Humane Society, suggested two weeks ago by Second Ward Councilman Jason Thornhill, is on hold while City Council waits to review other information from the local shelter.

Columbia to host officials from Republic of Georgia (CM) Columbia has enjoyed strong ties with the Republic of Georgia since the early 1990s through the work of the local aid organization, A Call to Serve.

Lawmakers hear input on transfers (CDT) Steve Cookson, the superintendent of schools in Naylor, near Missouri’s southern border, might have a class of 26 or so kids — large for his district of 421 students.