Love Columbia says one in five Columbia residents live in poverty, adding that many others struggle to make ends meet. The organization’s website says they serve anyone …
Read More »Rock Bridge graduate will be Boone Health’s new vice president
A familiar name in Columbia-area health care will be the new vice president of Boone Health. Boone has announced that Rock Bridge graduate Drew Wilkinson will start …
Read More »(LISTEN): Well-known Columbia spine surgeon Dr. John Miles appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia native Dr. John Miles has been with Columbia Orthopaedic Group (COG) for 24 years. Dr. Miles, a leader in the local medical community, is a spine …
Read More »Veteran Boone Hospital and Boone Health executive leaving to take job in St. Louis
Boone Health’s chief operating officer’s last day with Boone is tomorrow (Friday). Monica Smith has been with Boone Hospital Center and now Boone Health for more than …
Read More »(LISTEN): Longtime former Columbia Orthopaedic Group president Dr. Mark Adams appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
Columbia Orthopaedic Group (COG) was founded in 1965 on Broadway in downtown Columbia. It started as a white frame house near Boone Hospital Center. COG built their …
Read More »UPDATE: Columbia residents are putting trash in roll carts one month before start
Columbia officials are reminding residents that the roll cart trash collection system doesn’t begin until March 4, and that trash bags are not supposed to be …
Read More »(LISTEN): Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy appears on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”
939 the Eagle’s Fred Parry says there’s been a tremendous downgrade in engagement in the Columbia community in recent years, saying some business leaders don’t know who …
Read More »Columbia has two Juneteenth celebrations today; Juneteenth is a federal and state holiday
Today is Juneteenth, which is a federal, Missouri, county and city holiday. It marks the effective end to slavery in the United States, commemorating the emancipation of …
Read More »Mizzou is still Columbia’s largest employer; VU now third on list
The University of Missouri is still Boone County’s largest employer, by far. Columbia’s Regional Economic Development Incorporated’s (REDI) website says Mizzou has 8,612 employees. It’s followed by …
Read More »UPDATE: Four now dead after train derailment in northern Missouri; NTSB on-scene now
UPDATE: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has arrived on the scene of that deadly train derailment in northern Missouri’s Mendon. And Missouri state troopers now say …
Read More »Smith has serious concerns with Missouri’s proposed new congressional redistricting map; “it’s asinine”
A Columbia state lawmaker who serves on the Missouri House Elections and Elected Officials Committee is critical of the new congressional map approved by the Legislature, which …
Read More »Murphy: Boone Hospital Center could be key issue in November’s presiding commissioner race
The publisher of Comobuz.com says there is some stress between Boone County Commissioners and Boone Hospital involving American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Mike Murphy tells 939 …
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