This week, anyone is welcome to join instructor Rebecca Maier, for a Zumba class at the Activity & Recreation Center. From 8-9 a.m. Thursday, head to the ARC for a judgement free fun workout with the Columbia Zumba community. Maier started teaching Zumba in October 2018 while on a weight loss journey to improve her […]
Get Pumped for Zumba Class at the ARC
This week, anyone is welcome to join instructor Rebecca Maier for a Zumba class at the Activity & Recreation Center. From 8-9 a.m. Thursday, head to the ARC for a judgment-free, fun workout with the Columbia Zumba community. Maier started teaching Zumba in October 2018 while on a weight loss journey to improve her physical […]
Governor Parson: Missouri’s pork industry contributes $1-billion annually to the state’s economy
Missouri’s governor has signed a proclamation recognizing October as pork month.
State department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn has presented the proclamation to the Columbia-based Missouri Pork Association (MPA). MPA executive vice president Don Nikodim describes pork as a great value and a versatile product.
“If you check around at most of the stores, you’ll see that there’s a lot of really good features on pork. The fact is that pork is a great value. I mean just about any cut you want to get and it works wonderfully. And we encourage people to eat pork, eat it often and you can’t eat too much,” Nikodim says.
The governor’s proclamation notes the pork industry contributes more than $1-billion annually to the state’s economy. Nikodim tells 939 the Eagle that Missouri’s pork producers are concentrated in areas that produce a lot of grain.
“I think if you look at the jobs, it’s 25 to 30,000 jobs made responsible by the pork industry in the state. And it’s a $1-billion plus a year on annual economic impact, so it’s significant,” says Nikodim.
The Missouri Pork Association served a pork lunch last week to MDA employees to thank them for their service. Director Chinn credits pork for allowing younger Missourians to move back to their family farm.
“There’s been many families across the state of Missouri that have brought the next generation back home to their family farm because of the pork industry. It plays such as important role in food security, not only for our state but for our nation,” Chinn says.
Missouri ranks sixth or seventh in the nation in pork production, depending on the month.
Governor Parson: Missouri’s pork industry contributes $1-billion annually to the state’s economy
Missouri’s governor has signed a proclamation recognizing October as pork month.
State department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn has presented the proclamation to the Columbia-based Missouri Pork Association (MPA). MPA executive vice president Don Nikodim describes pork as a great value and a versatile product.
“If you check around at most of the stores, you’ll see that there’s a lot of really good features on pork. The fact is that pork is a great value. I mean just about any cut you want to get and it works wonderfully. And we encourage people to eat pork, eat it often and you can’t eat too much,” Nikodim says.
The governor’s proclamation notes the pork industry contributes more than $1-billion annually to the state’s economy. Nikodim tells 939 the Eagle that Missouri’s pork producers are concentrated in areas that produce a lot of grain.
“I think if you look at the jobs, it’s 25 to 30,000 jobs made responsible by the pork industry in the state. And it’s a $1-billion plus a year on annual economic impact, so it’s significant,” says Nikodim.
The Missouri Pork Association served a pork lunch last week to MDA employees to thank them for their service. Director Chinn credits pork for allowing younger Missourians to move back to their family farm.
“There’s been many families across the state of Missouri that have brought the next generation back home to their family farm because of the pork industry. It plays such as important role in food security, not only for our state but for our nation,” Chinn says.
Missouri ranks sixth or seventh in the nation in pork production, depending on the month.
November sentencing date set for Centralia man convicted of child sex crimes
A Boone County jury is recommending a life prison sentence for a Centralia man who’s been convicted of multiple child sex crimes.
The jury deliberated for about 90 minutes last week, before convicting 31-year-old Joshua Aaron Lewis on six counts: three counts of statutory sodomy, two counts of child molestation and one count of child abuse.
939 the Eagle News was at the Boone County Courthouse for part of last week’s trial. One of the children spoke to an investigator, and part of that conversation was played in open court. The child said Lewis would spank his rear end at times for no reason, which made his rear end bleed. Jurors listened intently, as the child spoke.
Prosecutors say the incidents happened between 2017 and 2021. Boone County Circuit Judge Kevin Crane has scheduled a November 21 sentencing date. In addition to facing a lengthy prison sentence, Lewis will also have to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life.
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