“As early as 1835 Mass was said in Columbia by Rev. Father LaFevre at the residence of John H. Lynch, whose family was the only one of the Catholic faith in the town at the time.”  Switzler’s History of Boone County - 1881 It was not until 1876-77 that Mass was celebrated on a regular basis […]

The Bicentennial Committee is excited to be working with Wildy's World artist Stacy Self on a community mural to celebrate Boone County. Over the course of the last year, Stacy and the committee have met with residents across the county to generate a vision for a 25 foot mural that will hang in the Boone […]