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26-year-old Xavier Blake Gee has been convicted of seven felony counts (2022 photo courtesy of the Boone County Sheriff’s Department website) A Boone County judge has scheduled a November 1 sentencing date for a Columbia man convicted of robbing and sexually assaulting two different Columbia women. 26-year-old Xavier Blake Gee was convicted earlier this month of first degree rape, first …

The Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association serves 24 counties in mid-Missouri (logo courtesy of CMFCAA spokesman Gerry Tritz) The Central Missouri Foster Care and Adoption Association (CMFCAA) has started a campaign to try to recruit foster and adoptive families. CMFCAA spokesman Gerry Tritz tells 939 the Eagle that the need is urgent. He notes Missouri has lost 267 …

Two mid-Missouri men are among the numerous American Red Cross volunteers providing disaster assistance and critical aid to storm victims in Alaska and Puerto Rico. American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas spokesman Joe Zydlo tells 939 the Eagle that a male Red Cross volunteer from Boone County is helping in Alaska after Typhoon Merbok, while a Red Cross male …

In some breaking news this afternoon 939 The Eagle has confirmed that Platinum Health the owner of the shuttered hospitals in Mexico and Fulton has been granted approval from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to a request to extend temporary suspension of their hospital license. CEO of the Audrain Community Hospital in Mexico, Amy O’Brien says they …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks to members of the Warren County Cattlemen’s Association at the September 12, 2022 groundbreaking ceremony near Wright City (photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Columbia-area business leaders say a new $800-million beef processing plant being built near Wright City could impact some employers here. The issue was discussed at the recent Regional Economic Development Incorporated …