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Parking brake manufacturer Otscon announced this week that it will be closing its Columbia facility in October after 36 years. About 220 employees will lose their jobs. The company’s facility is located east of Columbia at the intersection of Rangeline and Richland roads. That’s just south of the Route Z exit off I-70.

The city of Columbia plans to move privately maintained sewer systems near Sunset Drive, Prospect Street and Crestland Ave. onto the city’s sanitary sewer system.  The proposed improvements are part of the utility’s Private Common Collector Elimination program started in 2008 to replace private outdated sewers and connect them to the city’s public sewer system. There’s a meeting for interested …

Rocheport Republican Chuck Basye said this morning he is withdrawing from the campaign for state senator from Boone County because of a recent cancer diagnosis. Basye entered the race at the filing deadline late last month against Democrat Stephen Webber. The seat is currently held by Republican Caleb Rowden of Columbia, who is term-limited. Basye, who will turn 66 in …

The resurfacing of Providence Road in Columbia will begin on Thursday, according to Missouri Department of Transportation officials. One lane will be closed in spots during the evening hours. The $5.5 million dollar project will begin near Route K and progress north toward Interstate 70. Also included is some guardrail repair and the addition of a right turn lane on …

Columbia city officials said Monday they are in the middle of exchanging more than 1,400 roll carts for their trash customers who wanted a different size. Residents had an opportunity to choose from three sizes of roll carts when the city rolled out their new automated pickup of curbside garbage. Residents who took no action were delivered the middle-sized cart, …