Boone County to move memorial with religious symbol

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- The Boone County Commission has voted to move a war memorial that includes a religious symbol from the county courthouse to a private cemetery, despite strong objections from some area residents.

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