Columbia fifth ward city councilman Donald Waterman (file photo courtesy of city of Columbia website) You’ll soon have to pay the same five percent lodging tax that hotels pay, when you stay at a Columbia Airbnb or other short-term rental property. Columbia’s city council voted 5-1 Monday evening to approve …
Read More »Funeral services set for former Missouri House Higher Education Committee chair
Then State Reps. and authors Dave Muntzel (R-Boonville), left, and Dean Dohrman (R-La Monte) at their 2021 book signing at Sedalia’s Reader’s World bookstore (file photo courtesy of former Representative Muntzel) A state senator from southwest Missouri’s Springfield praises the legacy of a former Missouri House Higher Education Committee chair …
Read More »JCMO senator is fed up with the filibusters
Mike Bernskoetter is getting fed up with the Freedom Caucus. He says the small faction of GOP Senators is playing into the hands of the Democrats by tying up work with the filibusters … Senator Bill Eigel and members of the Freedom Caucus have used filibusters to tie up work …
Read More »Mizzou’s Drinkwitz, Choi praise $62-million donation for Mizzou Athletics
Mizzou football coach Eli Drinkwitz thanks Governor Mike Parson for signing the bipartisan NIL bill during a bill-signing ceremony at Columbia’s Memorial Stadium (August 15, 2023 file photo courtesy of Mizzou Athletics senior associate athletic director Ryan Koslen) A $62-million donation announced Monday in Columbia is the largest gift commitment …
Read More »(LISTEN): New Columbia youth center has zero tolerance policy on bullying and threats
Columbia’s new P.E.A.C.E. and H.O.P.E center for youth program director Fuquana Haggard grew up in North New Jersey and experienced trauma and bullying while growing up (January 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Leaders of the new youth center on Columbia’s South Providence describe it as a safe …
Read More »(LISTEN): State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City) appears on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
Missouri’s governor is proposing a 3.2 percent pay raise for state employees. State employee pay is a top priority for State Sen. Mike Bernskoetter (R-Jefferson City), whose district includes Cole County. More than 14,000 state employees work in Cole County, making state government Jefferson City’s largest employer. Senator Bernskoetter joined …
Read More »LGBTQ and proposed coffee shop bills on Columbia’s city council agenda tonight
7Brew Coffee wants to build a new drive-though coffee shop between Raising Canes and Custom Complete Automotive on Columbia’s South Providence, at this location (February 4, 2024 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth) Columbia’s city council will first-read bills tonight involving a proposed new 7Brew coffee restaurant near Raising …
Read More »(LISTEN): Missouri’s Hawley hammers Facebook and other tech companies at hearing
A crowd of Capitol Hill photographers get photos as Facebook chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg apologizes to family members who’ve lost loved ones due to social media issues (January 31, 2024 photo courtesy of Senator Hawley’s website) Missouri’s senior senator blasted Facebook’s chief executive officer during an emotional Senate hearing …
Read More »(LISTEN): Columbia’s Coil Construction turns 50 next year
Columbia-based Coil Construction built Shakespeare’s South (photo courtesy of Coil website) A well-known Columbia-based construction company will be celebrating its 50th anniversary next year. Coil Construction was founded by Randy Coil in 1975. Mr. Coil started the company with $500 and a pickup truck. https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Coil-Roundtable-1.mp3 “The great thing about Columbia …
Read More »Attorneys for Columbia want lawsuit involving curbside recycling dismissed
The city is Columbia is asking a Boone County judge to dismiss a lawsuit involving curbside recycling. That’s according to 939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy, the publisher of Comobuz.com. Murphy reports the city of Columbia argues in court that continuing to charge citizens a fee for curbside pickup of recycling, …
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