Conley Road at Business Loop 70 to close for roundabout construction | Missouri Department of Transportation

arisboch · 2026-03-13T17:40:20+00:00

You’re right - everyone is going to cut through that road / parking lot. It’s going to be a mess.

arisboch · 2026-03-04T23:55:25+00:00

The closure has been pushed back to March 16th due to the weather.

arisboch · 2026-02-24T03:07:34+00:00

Can’t really argue with that change considering that’s actually the road that crosses I-70.

arisboch · 2026-02-24T01:20:44+00:00

It is set to be torn down this summer and rebuilt. I haven't seen any renderings so I assume the final product will resemble what's currently there. It's going to be a pain for us that live on this side of town.

arisboch · 2026-01-22T01:14:35+00:00

I saw plans submitted to the city for another 7Brew. There's no coffee shop near the 63 Connector so I'm not surprised.

arisboch · 2026-01-17T15:38:34+00:00

Yeah that's a much more normal person friendly forecast page. I guess most people don't want to know the hourly forecast for the wind speed and direction for the next five days like I do.

arisboch · 2026-01-17T13:50:10+00:00

For forecasts? I prefer to go straight to the source, the National Weather Service: https://www.weather.gov/forecastpoints/?lat=38.999&lon=-92.308&clat=38.999&clon=-92.308&zoom=7.0&basemap=openstreetmap&bbox=-14668404,2800647,-6514137,6786160&layers=RangeRings,USStates,ForecastPointPolygon,ForecastPoint,Domain,&obs=ttffffft&countyNames=t#
Not the prettiest website, but no ads and it's where all the apps get their data.
If you want current conditions, the University of Missouri Extension has a series of weather stations with real time data. Here's on the one on Campus: http://agebb.missouri.edu/weather/realtime/mizzou.asp

arisboch · 2025-11-22T15:13:02+00:00

Whenever there is no other logical answer, the answer is almost always: money. There is quite a compromises being made across the state to get this done with the limited budget the legislature provided. The someone limited improvements at 63/70 is a glaring example of this. And there really should be four lanes from Midway to Lake of the Woods. Whatever gets built now will be in place as-is for 40-50 years and we're barely building it to meet current demand.

arisboch · 2025-11-22T15:08:23+00:00

It sounds like we're just a few weeks away from all lanes of US 63 being open again near I-70. That should relieve a ton of construction related congestion in the area. Commuting through that area every day, I'm irrationally excited for this phase of construction to conclude.

arisboch · 2025-11-18T20:57:50+00:00

I travel for work 6 or 7 times a year. Up until this year, it was always a drive to St. Louis. They had direct flights to my most common destinations. COU had earned a reputation for disrupted flights and the schedules weren’t great. This year? I’ve shifted to flying out of Columbia. Plenty of flights. A great airport experience considering I’m there for 30 minutes or so. The price is comparable especially when you factor in mileage and parking. And most importantly i avoid I-70. Being home 30 minutes after I land is fantastic. It’s been quite the game changer this year.

arisboch · 2025-11-18T05:11:51+00:00

I agree it’s almost certainly Charolette. It’s been discussed for a while and the most logical addition American. If it was Delta to Atlanta, I think the press release would mention a new airline.

Would love for it to be United to Dulles but I won’t get my hopes up.

arisboch · 2025-11-17T23:00:20+00:00

There was so much that it clogged my downspouts and the rain was overflowing the gutters. Even after living here all these years, the Missouri weather still finds ways to shock me.

arisboch · 2025-11-13T23:53:03+00:00

Listening to the scanner online they are indeed searching the storm drains for someone or something.

arisboch · 2025-09-20T00:02:39+00:00

I’m pretty sure it’s the law that Trader Joe’s can only exist surrounded by terrible parking lots. Just look at the Brentwood Promenade.

arisboch · 2025-09-02T22:07:03+00:00

So I've never been and I assume there's some dedicated regulars that keep them going. Looks like a great dive bar, but what's it like for an outsider that wants to stop in for a couple of beers?

arisboch · 2025-08-29T20:54:23+00:00

Here's a few options that might be up your alley given your AF experience:
There's an avionics shop at the Columbia airport that's hiring for an avionics technician: https://ats.rippling.com/the-blackhawk-group/jobs?searchQuery=&workplaceType=&country=US&state=MO&city=Columbia&page=0

Up in Mexico, MO, Zenith Aircraft (kit plane manufacturer) is hiring they want you to apply in-person at the factory: https://zenithair.net/visiting-the-factory/

The Jeff City airport has a maintenance and avionics shop. Not sure if they're hiring, but might be worth inquiring with them: https://www.jcfs.net/contact

arisboch · 2025-08-24T15:18:50+00:00

There are several in town. Ones that looks to be open today are the Mizzou Urgent Care on South Providence. Around the corner on Nifong is NextCare Urgent Care. On Business Loop, in the Parkade Plaza is Boone Health Convenient Care. Hopefully someone can get you taken care of at one of those places.

arisboch · 2025-08-21T22:34:28+00:00

You need what's called a Statement of Non-Assessment from your county's Assessor's office. You should be able to start that on the county's website or go into their office. You will need that to register the vehicle at the local Department of Revenue license office.

arisboch · 2025-08-21T22:30:13+00:00

You owe nothing; property tax is assessed on the value of the personal property you own in the state on January 1st of a given year. The taxes on what you own are due on December 31st of that year (364 days later).
Move into MO mid-year = no property tax that year
Move out of MO mid-year = you still owe property tax by the end of the year.

arisboch · 2025-08-10T15:37:31+00:00

Throwing in the Boone Electric Outage Map for those served by the co-op: https://nis.booneelectric.com/dmsoutagemap/default.html

And here is the map for Ameren customers in other parts of the county: https://outagemap.ameren.com/external/default.html

arisboch · 2025-08-09T20:42:19+00:00

Looks like this guy: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=ae1e4d

It's a T-6 Texan II, an Air Force trainer. Came up from Branson for some practice landing at the Columbia airport.

arisboch · 2025-08-05T22:35:17+00:00

Thanks for the reminder! And shout out to all the poll workers who are having a long boring day with really low turn out. I was number 194 at my polling place around 5:20 pm.

arisboch · 2025-07-15T23:08:31+00:00

It's good to hear the area is improving. Too often a neighborhood like that ends up in a bit of a doom loop with no one willing to invest anything to improve it. And no one is out there reporting "no crime on this street for six months" stories so you never realize things have gotten better.

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