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Ranken's new multi-million dollar Ashland campus is located next to Salter Lawn Service (January 2024 photo courtesy of Southern Boone R-1 spokesman Matt Sharp)

Ranken officials to provide Ashland update at this morning’s community breakfast

This is a rendering of the voter-approved $11.6 million addition and improvement at the Southern Boone R-1 high school in Ashland (graphic courtesy of PWArchitects, Inc.)

Missouri’s economic development director is keynoting this morning’s Southern Boone Community leader breakfast at the Ashland Optimist building. Breakfast will be served at 7:15.

Southern Boone R-1 school superintendent Dr. Tim Roth will be speaking and is expected to address the two voter-approved measures this month, an $11-million no tax increase bond issue and a 20-cent levy transfer. Boone County Presiding Commissioner Kip Kendrick and Columbia Regional Airport (COU) manager Mike Parks will also speak, and we’ll also hear an update on Ranken Technical College in Ashland from Steve Pankey, their director of satellite locations. Ranken Technical College is planning a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its Ashland campus for next Friday (April 26th) at 10 am. They’re expecting a big turnout for that.

939 the Eagle’s Stephanie Bell is the breakfast emcee.

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