Boone Electric’s $29-million headquarters facility is located on Rangeline, near the Business Loop (April 26, 2023 file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) The superintendent of Columbia Public Schools (CPS) supports approving the school resource officer contract for CPS. Dr. Brian Yearwood will deliver a safety report this (Monday) evening about the SRO program and about driver’s education. Dr. …
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(LISTEN): Missouri’s commodity groups and farmers raising awareness of hunger
Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn speaks at the 2023 Missouri state fair’s opening day in Sedalia, as UM System President Dr. Mun Choi and Governor Mike Parson listen (August 10, 2023 photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Hundreds of FFA members from across Missouri will be at the state fairgrounds for Tuesday’s Missouri Farmers Care food …
Read More »(LISTEN): Mizzou’s chancellor focusing on new reactor and curing cancer
UM System President Dr. Mun Choi listens as Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks at Columbia’s NextGen facility on February 11, 2022 (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) The Comobuz publisher is impressed with UM System President Dr. Mun Choi, who’s also serving as Mizzou’s chancellor in Columbia. 40-year newspaper veteran Mike Murphy describes President Choi as incredible. https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Murphy-Fred-2.mp3 …
Read More »NWS: southern Missouri has best chance of severe weather Sunday night; mid-Missouri could see some storms
The National Weather Service (NWS) in St. Louis says mid-Missouri could see damaging winds and hail tonight into the early overnight hours (August 13, 2023 graphic courtesy of NWS St. Louis Twitter page) The National Weather Service (NWS) says the best chance of severe weather Sunday evening into the overnight hours will be south of the Lake of the …
Read More »(LISTEN): Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy discusses transparency on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy says there’s a lot of dysfunction in local, state and national government. Mr. Murphy joined 939 the Eagle’s Fred Parry in-studio for an hour on Saturday morning’s “CEO Roundtable.” Mr. Murphy tells listeners that he rates the Columbia city council, Boone County Commission, Columbia school board and Boone Hospital trustees “all pretty bad” when it comes …
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