The historic and much anticipated transition to roll carts and automated pickup of household trash got underway Monday morning in Columbia. Collection dates remain the same but garbage now goes to the curb inside a roll cart. The important rules are place the wheels against the curb, keep the cart least eight feet from other objects, and the lid completely …
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(LISTEN): “Missouri Times” publisher Scott Faughn discusses Missouri Secretary of State and Treasurer races on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Then-State Rep. Jason Kander (D-Kansas City) beat then-Missouri House Speaker Pro Tem Shane Schoeller (R-Willard) by 39,000 votes in Missouri’s 2012 secretary of state race. Mr. Schoeller is now in his third term as Greene County’s clerk in Springfield, and is running again for Missouri secretary of state. “Missouri Times” publisher Scott Faughn joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri lawmaker hopeful about his bipartisan Chris Sifford Day legislation this year
Missouri Governor Mike Parson (left) visits with State Sen. Greg Razer (D-Kansas City) at a January 30, 2023 legislative reception in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of the Governor’s Flickr page) It’s been more than 23 years since then-Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan (D), his son Randy and chief of staff Chris Sifford were killed in a plane crash near eastern …
Read More »NWS: Mid-Missouri could see damaging winds and hail tonight
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says mid-Missouri could see hail and damaging winds tonight (March 4, 2024 graphic courtesy of NWS St. Louis Twitter page) Columbia, Jefferson City, Fulton, Boonville and most of the 939 the Eagle listening area could see isolated large hail and damaging winds tonight. National Weather Service (NWS) St. Louis meteorologist Lydia Jaja …
Read More »(LISTEN): Well-known Columbia spine surgeon Dr. John Miles appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia native Dr. John Miles has been with Columbia Orthopaedic Group (COG) for 24 years. Dr. Miles, a leader in the local medical community, is a spine surgeon. Many of you remember his late father, who was an engineering professor at Mizzou. Dr. Miles’ mother, Dr. Beverly Miles, is a well-known chiropractor/artist and is still alive. Dr. John Miles joined …
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