Veteran Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey has served as sheriff for 18 years, and has worked for the department for 33 years. He grew up in the Columbia and Hallsville areas. Sheriff Carey joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table.” Carey is pleased with the budget approved this month by …
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Missing Ashland teen reunited with her family
15-year-old Emilee Dubes has been found safe (undated photo courtesy of the Ashland Police Department’s Facebook page) While they can’t release many details, Ashland Police say missing teen Emilee Dubes returned home early Friday morning. The 15-year-old had been missing since December 4. Ashland Police chief Gabe Edwards says Emilee returned home at about 1 am. He posted a Facebook …
Read More »Mid-Missouri lawmaker: Boonville’s Gygr-Gas has left “everybody out in the cold”
State Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Speed) speaks on the Missouri House floor in Jefferson City on May 14, 2021 (file photo courtesy of Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri’s governor has signed an executive order aimed at helping several thousand customers of Boonville’s Gygr-Gas get propane in their tanks for the winter. Governor Mike Parson is blasting the company, which is …
Read More »UPDATE: Two closed hospitals in mid-Missouri being sold
The former Noble and St. Mary’s Hospital in mid-Missouri’s Mexico (2022 photo courtesy of “Mexico Ledger” managing editor Matt Pilger) A published report says the hospitals in mid-Missouri’s Mexico and Fulton have been sold by Platinum Health. The “Mexico Ledger” reports while there are few details about the sale, Platinum says they intend to submit the ownership change to state …
Read More »UPDATE: Governor Parson says mid-Missouri’s Gygr-Gas has closed
State Rep. Tim Taylor (R-Speed) listens to testimony during a February 23, 2021 Missouri House committee hearing in Jefferson City (file photo courtesy of the Tim Bommel at House Communications) Missouri’s governor confirms that Boonville’s Gygr-Gas has closed, leaving several thousand rural Missourians without propane with winter and Christmas approaching. Governor Mike Parson (R) has signed a one-page executive order, …
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