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Boone County Sheriff Dwayne Carey is excited about this week’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new multi-million dollar Boone County Sheriff’s regional law enforcement training center in Columbia. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on Wednesday. Sheriff Carey joined us live on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”, telling listeners that he’s excited. He praises the bipartisan group of people who helped …

Boone Hospital Center is located on Columbia’s Broadway (2023 file photo courtesy of Boone Hospital spokesman Ben Cornelius) The president of the sixth-largest employer in Columbia/Boone County has signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Audrain County officials. The NDA involves a feasibility study to look at providing health care in Audrain County. New Boone Health chief executive officer Brady Dubois …

Voters in Columbia Public Schools (CPS) approved an $80-million bond issue in April 2022. It included $25-million to build a new elementary school in southwest Columbia (2022 file rendering courtesy of CPS’ Michelle Baumstark) Officials at Columbia Public Schools (CPS) are inviting you to Friday afternoon’s groundbreaking ceremony for the new $25-million elementary school that will be built next to …

Missouri Governor Mike Parson prepares to drive a John Deere tractor to the Statehouse in Jefferson City on February 23, 2022 (file photo courtesy of the governor’s Flickr page) Missouri’s governor will deliver the keynote address at the 96th annual state FFA Convention in Columbia, which is underway at the Hearnes Center and several other locations. More than 5,000 high …

Columbia’s Red Lobster on I-70 Drive Southwest remains open (April 17, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Jefferson City’s mayor is not expecting fire-damaged Red Lobster on Country Club drive to re-open. The restaurant has been closed since a late September fire that damaged a utility room and attic and caused smoke damage throughout the entire building. That …