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Local homebuilder Orie Hemme of Hemme Construction serves as president of Columbia’s Home Builders Association. Mr. Hemme is a sixth-generation homebuilder. Hemme Construction has built homes in numerous Columbia neighborhoods, including Quail Creek, Vanderveen, Thornbrook and Creek’s Edge. Mr. Hemme joined 939 the Eagle host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour on Saturday morning’s “CEO Roundtable” program. Mr. Parry and …

25-year-old Skylar Maddox was killed in a November 30, 2021 motorcycle collision in Columbia (undated photo courtesy of Gilbane Motorsports, where Mr. Maddox worked before his death) A plea hearing has been scheduled for this afternoon at the Boone County Courthouse in Columbia for a woman charged with involuntary manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and two other felonies for the 2021 …

A GoCOMO bus operates near Faurot Field in Columbia on September 7, 2023 (file photo courtesy of Columbia Public Works spokesman John Ogan) Look for heavy traffic throughout Columbia this evening and tomorrow morning, as the Missouri Tigers prepare to battle LSU in a top 25 showdown at Faurot Field. The game is a sellout, which means there will be …

43-year-old Crystal Umfress of Columbia was arrested Thursday afternoon in southeast Missouri’s Cape Girardeau (October 5, 2023 mug shot courtesy of the Cape Girardeau County Sheriff’s Department) A well-known Columbia restaurant owner charged with arson in southeast Missouri’s Kennett will make her initial court appearance Tuesday morning in Dunklin County Circuit Court. 43-year-old Crystal Umfress is charged in Dunklin County …

Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood (2023 file photo courtesy of city of Columbia website) Columbia’s city manager confirms the search for the city’s next police chief is down to four finalists. City manager De’Carlon Seewood tells 939 the Eagle that the names of the four finalists will be released on Monday. Mr. Seewood says 18 people applied for the chief’s …