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One of mid-Missouri’s fastest-growing school districts is considering placing a $12-million bond issue on the April 2024 ballot. K-12 enrollment in the Southern Boone County R-1 school district has increased from 1,500 ten years ago to more than 2,000 today. Southern Boone Superintendent Dr. Tim Roth tells “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that the proposed bond issue would provide improved and safer …

Stanton Brothers Eggs in northern Boone County is the nation’s largest independent free range egg operation. The 1,400 acre farm west of Centralia has been in the Stanton family since 1845, and it’s well known in Missouri’s agricultural community. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg visited the Stanton farm in 2017. Dustin Stanton, who handles the sales and marketing side of the …

38-year-old Dr. Travis Birkhead is charged with felony rape or attempted rape and misdemeanor assault (October 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department) A December jury trial has been set for a Columbia doctor charged with raping a woman he met last fall at the Black and Gold tavern on the Business Loop. Boone County Circuit Judge …

With Thanksgiving less than a week away, the Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri says more people than ever before are struggling. Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri president Lindsay Lopez says everything costs more today, adding that hunger is real and is prevalent in our community. She joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, …

Columbia assistant police chief Jill Schlude will begin as chief on December 4, 2023 (2023 photo courtesy of city of Columbia) Columbia’s city manager says CPD assistant chief Jill Schlude is the best choice to serve as chief. City manager De’Carlon Seewood announced Schlude’s selection this week at city hall. He tells 939 the Eagle that continuity is important to …