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 the superintendent of Columbia Public Schools (CPS) is. It is Dr. Brian Yearwood.
Parry made his comments Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Roundtable”, where he was joined by Comobuz.com publisher Mike Murphy. Mr. Murphy tells listeners that some Columbia doctors, lawyers, teachers and other professionals don’t know what ward they live in. Both men say they want to see more engagement. Parry describes Comobuz as the best reporting in Columbia, adding that “it’s the only watchdog journalism” left in Columbia. Parry and Murphy also discussed the lawsuit filed this week in Boone County Circuit Court over recycling pickup. Mr. Murphy tells listeners that lawsuit asks for a preliminary injunction ordering the city to provide household recycling pickup. Parry and Murphy also discussed local news coverage in Columbia, the Columbia city council and Boone Hospital Center:
UPDATE: City of Columbia faces lawsuit regarding charge for recycling pickup
A Columbia woman is seeking class-action status against the city for continuing to charge residents a fee to pick up household recycling after suspending and no longer providing the service.
939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy reports the lawsuit was filed in Boone County Circuit Court by Columbia attorney Anthony Meyer on behalf of resident Christine Gardener “and a class of all those similarly situated.”
The city has been charging residents $17.37 per month for weekly curbside pickup of trash and recycling. Mr. Murphy reports it reduced recycling pickup to every other week, and then suspended it entirely in May, blaming a shortage of truck drivers to complete the routes. However, the city continues to charge the $17.37 per month fee.
City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen tells 939 the Eagle that she cannot comment, noting the case is currently under litigation.
UPDATE: City of Columbia faces lawsuit regarding charge for recycling pickup
A Columbia woman is seeking class-action status against the city for continuing to charge residents a fee to pick up household recycling after suspending and no longer providing the service.
939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy reports the lawsuit was filed in Boone County Circuit Court by Columbia attorney Anthony Meyer on behalf of resident Christine Gardener “and a class of all those similarly situated.”
The city has been charging residents $17.37 per month for weekly curbside pickup of trash and recycling. Mr. Murphy reports it reduced recycling pickup to every other week, and then suspended it entirely in May, blaming a shortage of truck drivers to complete the routes. However, the city continues to charge the $17.37 per month fee.
City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen tells 939 the Eagle that she cannot comment, noting the case is currently under litigation.
UPDATE: City of Columbia faces lawsuit regarding charge for recycling pickup
A Columbia woman is seeking class-action status against the city for continuing to charge residents a fee to pick up household recycling after suspending and no longer providing the service.
939 the Eagle’s Mike Murphy reports the lawsuit was filed in Boone County Circuit Court by Columbia attorney Anthony Meyer on behalf of resident Christine Gardener “and a class of all those similarly situated.”
The city has been charging residents $17.37 per month for weekly curbside pickup of trash and recycling. Mr. Murphy reports it reduced recycling pickup to every other week, and then suspended it entirely in May, blaming a shortage of truck drivers to complete the routes. However, the city continues to charge the $17.37 per month fee.
City spokeswoman Sydney Olsen tells 939 the Eagle that she cannot comment, noting the case is currently under litigation.
UPDATE: Parole revoked for Columbia standoff suspect
Missouri’s Probation and Parole Board has revoked the parole of the Columbia man who barricaded himself inside a home for six hours last week before surrendering.
28-year-old Ronald Lee Powell is currently incarcerated at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center. It’s his third stint in state prison, and that’s on top of the domestic assault and armed criminal action charges he’s currently facing.
Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann tells 939 the Eagle that Powell was paroled from prison on August 7. Powell was wanted on 11 felony warrants when he barricaded himself inside a home last Monday. The Columbia Police Department’s SWAT and crisis negotiation teams responded, and our news partner KMIZ reports police also used gas and drones during the standoff, which happened in broad daylight.
Powell is scheduled to appear in Boone County Circuit Court tomorrow afternoon, via video. He’s facing new felony charges from August of domestic assault, accused of threatening to stab a woman with kitchen utensils.
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