Fourth CoMo Juneteenth Luncheon brings health care resources to the community
Several Juneteenth celebrations filled Columbia on Wednesday with barbecues and celebrations, and the fourth annual CoMo Juneteenth Luncheon brought health care resources into the community — in addition to good eats.
Resources like MU Health Care, Boone Health, the Red Cross and the American Cancer Society set up booths with information about accessing medical resources, as well as information about diseases people may be predisposed to.Â
The event was put on by the COMO Juneteenth Committee, which comprises seven members. Vanessa Haywood is one of those members, and she said the idea to bring resources out into the community was a decision meant to eliminate access barriers to health care facilities.
'Let Freedom Ring': Minority businesses network at Juneteenth vendor expo
Minority businesses came together at the Urban Empowerment Ministries building on Juneteenth in Columbia to help businesses connect and promote their products.
There was a variety of business, from real estate, merchandise and clothing to food and travel at the "Let Freedom Ring" gospel celebration and minority vendor expo. The event was made to connect Black-owned businesses and to allow them to advertise their products.
Shannon Wilson is the owner of Quintilla's Kitchen, and she said this event is a great way to have minority business owners connect to one another and for them to network for potential business collaborations.
Overnight fire engulfs ice plant in Osage County
A large fire damaged the Hilke's Ice Company plant in Freeburg overnight.
The fire started around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. Employees discovered the fire while loading pallets of ice onto trucks, according to a news release from the Missouri Division of Fire Safety.
Fire crews found flames and smoke coming through the roof along the structure's south side, according to the release.
Surgeon general's call for social media warning labels is 'extreme,' locals say
On Monday, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy said the threat social media poses to children requires urgent action, urging Congress to mandate warning labels on social media apps — similar to those on cigarettes and alcohol.
Eighteen-year-old Elena Schnellbacher, an avid user of TikTok and Instagram, finds the suggestion extreme.
Despite the potential negatives, Schnellbacher believes there are positives to social media.
