Esmanyul Said performs high above the stage Sunday as the All American Circus arrives in Columbia.
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Two-year-old Camden Koukol reaches for a light on the Magic Tree while being held by his father, Connor Koukol, on Thursday at The Village of Cherry Hill in Columbia. Families from all over town came out for the annual lighting and took pictures with the decorated tree.
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Laila Palmieri, 8, poses on the lyra hoop during the spring break circus camp on Thursday at Muse Pole Fitness in Columbia. Palmieri is the daughter of Elizabeth Palmieri, who does the youth outreach program and organized the circus camp.
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Four-year-old Jason Ludwick looks into a tarantula tank Saturday at the MU Enns Entomology Museum. Jason and his father, Dalton Ludwick, came to see the millions of insects collected since 1874.
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Smoke from the ROTC cannon wafts over Mizzou fans watching then-No. 6 Mizzou play then-No. 24 Boston College on Sept. 15 at Memorial Stadium in Columbia.
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Jenna DiLorenzo, left, and Erin McHeffey pick lavender Wednesday at Battle Lavender in Centralia. The two drove from Columbia in the middle of the day to see the lavender field and take some pictures.
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One-year-old Adrienne Brown shows her mom, Lindsey Brown, pumpkins she picked out Thursday at Strawberry Hill Farms in south Columbia. The farm normally sells most of its pumpkins, but all the leftover ones are donated to Where Pigs Fly farm in Linn.
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Four-year-old Asher Fulghum picks out a duck Sunday at First Christian Church in Columbia. Kids were able to pick a duck from the pool and then win more candy depending on the duck they picked.
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Nine-year-old Hazel Lewis-Murphy, left, shows Ara Peters a piece of candy on Thursday Oct. 31, 2024 in west Columbia. Lewis-Murphy was dressed as a witch while Peters dressed up as a vampire.
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Melissa Hecht, left, helps her daughters Isabelle, 6, center, and Elena, 9, put the finishing touches on a floragraph picture of Joe Hecht on Thursday at the Boone County History and Culture Center in Columbia. Joe Hecht passed away in 2020 and donated his kidneys, which saved the lives of two people. The picture will be sent to Pasadena, Calif., to be put on a float for the Rose Parade on New Year’s Day.
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