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Boone County’s outgoing presiding commissioner praises EquipmentShare expansion; says Chapter 100 has worked

Boone County Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill speaks at the November 3, 2022 expansion announcement at Columbia EquipmentShare headquarters (photo courtesy of Governor Parson’s Flickr page) Boone County’s presiding commissioner is praising EquipmentShare’s decision to build its $100-million  new headquarters in Columbia. Presiding Commissioner Dan Atwill tells 939 the Eagle that it’s an exciting time, adding that they’ve had good fortune …

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Missouri House Speaker-Designee and key Democratic lawmaker to accompany Governor Parson on overseas trade mission

Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks to Columbia Chamber of Commerce members at the Crossing church on November 9, 2022 (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Missouri’s governor will be leaving Jefferson City Thursday afternoon for an overseas trade mission to Israel, the United Arab Emirates and Greece. The trade mission is being funded by the nonprofit Hawthorn Foundation. Governor Mike …

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UPDATE: Sodomy charges filed against Columbia child pornography suspect

Boone County prosecutors have charged 76-year-old Ivan Metzger of Columbia with statutory sodomy and with possession of child pornography(November 2022 mug shot courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) Boone County prosecutors have added a statutory sodomy charge against a Columbia man who was already jailed for possession of child pornography. 76-year-old Ivan Metzger is jailed without bond, and …

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(AUDIO): Missouri Auditor-Elect Scott Fitzpatrick outlines priorities on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”

Missouri Republicans will now control every statewide office for the first time in a century, according to state auditor-elect Scott Fitzpatrick. The Shell Knob Republican defeated former State Rep. Alan Green (D-Florissant) in the auditor’s race, which was an open seat. Fitzpatrick tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that few of Missouri’s 525 school districts have been audited recently …

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