Veterans Day ceremonies and closures planned across mid-Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

There will be several closures in observance of Veterans Day on Wednesday and events around Mid-Missouri.

City offices in Jefferson City and Columbia will be closed.

The City of Columbia's public transit system and Columbia/Boone Public Health and Human Services will not operate Wednesday. City administrative offices for the police and fire departments will be closed, but all other emergency services will be available.

The University of Missouri will be closed and no classes will be held.

Residential curbside trash collection will continue in Columbia. The city’s Activity and Recreation Center (ARC) will operate on Veterans Day at reduced hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Several events are taking place in observance of Veterans Day.

The Ashland Optimist Club will host a Veterans Day breakfast from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Optimist Building at 511 Optimist Dr.

The Missouri Military Academy will have its Veterans Day military review at 2 p.m. at the Optimist Youth Sports Athletic Fields in Mexico.

The U.S. Tiger Foundation will be holding a vigil and tribute at the War Memorial Plaza in downtown Columbia at Noon.