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U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) greets customers inside Byrd’s Pecans in western Missouri’s Adrian on July 17, 2023 (photo courtesy of Congressman Alford’s Facebook page) A west-central Missouri congressman who represents Columbia,  Centralia and Sturgeon on Capitol Hill is inviting you to attend an August 14 listening session on the federal farm bill in Sedalia. U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) …

Columbia’s Just Jeff’s catered Saturday morning’s Boone County Fair ham breakfast (July 22, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) More than 200 people packed the Boone County Fairgrounds’ coliseum in Columbia for Saturday morning’s ham breakfast. Just Jeff’s catered the fair breakfast, which included scrambled eggs, Boone County country ham, biscuits and gravy and fruit. Boone County Presiding …

Missouri state troopers say this home at the Lake of the Ozarks sustained extensive damage when a vessel ran aground and struck the home (July 23, 2023 photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F’s Twitter page) Missouri state troopers say six people on the vessel that crashed into a home this weekend at the Lake of the Ozarks …

Historic William Woods University is located in mid-Missouri’s Fulton and was founded in 1870. It has a 153-year history. Jeremy Moreland, the university’s 13th president, will celebrate his second anniversary in October. President Moreland joined 939 the Eagle’s Fred Parry in-studio for the hour on Saturday morning’s “CEO Roundtable” program. President Moreland says there were about 1,500 students last fall …

The popular soda fountain at Whaley’s East End drug store in Jefferson City dates back to 1943 (July 20, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Jefferson City-area residents have been packing Whaley’s East End drug store, to get one more drink from its old-fashioned soda machine before it closes next week. Whaley’s opened its doors on East High …