Central Bank of Boone County is Columbia’s largest bank, with approximately $3-billion in assets. The bank has 14 branches, including numerous Columbia branches and locations in Boonville, Ashland, Centralia, Hallsville and Sturgeon. Central Bank of Boone County president Ed Scavone joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table.” Mr. Scavone is one of Columbia’s top business and banking leaders. He moved to Columbia in 1978, at the age of 14. His mother-in-law worked for Central Bank in Moberly. Mr. Scavone has spent 29 years with Central Bank, including four years as president of Central Bank of Boone County. Inflation and housing were two of many topics Mr. Scavone and Mr. Parry tackled on the show. Mr. Scavone tells listeners that the big spender is the government, adding that the inflation we’re seeing now has been driven by federal COVID dollars and by federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) dollars. Fred and Mr. Scavone also discussed the local economy. Mr. Scavone tells listeners that the median home value in Boone County is now about $350,000, adding that for years, housing costs were lower in Columbia than in St. Louis and Kansas City. Mr. Parry and Mr. Scavone say that’s not the case now:
(LISTEN): U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) discusses Thanksgiving, 2024 re-election and fentanyl forum on “Wake Up Mid-Missouri”
U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) represents a sprawling district in west-central Missouri that includes Columbia, Centralia, Sturgeon, Sedalia and Warrensburg. He joined us live this morning on 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” and tells listeners he’s seeking re-election in 2024. He also talked about what he’s thankful for with Thanksgiving approaching. Congressman Alford will be in Columbia soon for the grand opening of his district office and says he and U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) will be in Columbia for a December 18 fentanyl forum:
(LISTEN): U.S. House Agriculture committee to hold August listening session in Sedalia on farm bill, drought
A west-central Missouri congressman who represents Columbia, Centralia and Sturgeon on Capitol Hill is inviting you to attend an August 14 listening session on the federal farm bill in Sedalia.
U.S. Rep. Mark Alford (R-Raymore) serves on the U.S. House Agriculture Committee, which is hosting the listening session at the Missouri state fair.
“GT Thompson our chair is flying in for that. Governor (Mike) Parson will be there. The state (Department of Agriculture) ag director/administrator Chinn will be there. Chris Chinn,” Congressman Alford says.
Powerful House Agriculture Committee chair Glenn “GT” Thompson is from rural Pennsylvania.
Congressman Alford tells 939 the Eagle’s “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that the committee will also invite U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack to speak at the listening session about the drought Missouri farmers are facing. Congressman Alford says the extreme drought is impacting farmers across his sprawling district. He says FFA students from Dade and Hickory counties were in his Washington DC office recently to discuss the drought.
“And one of them was almost in tears talking about her family that’s been in the dairy industry, they have dairy cows, about one hundred right now. And they cannot find food for these cows and they’re having to sell off half their herd,” says Alford.
You can hear the full interview with Congressman Alford here.
(AUDIO): Central Bank of Boone County President Ed Scavone discusses economy and growth on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table”
Central Bank of Boone County is Columbia’s largest bank, with about $3-billion in assets. The bank has numerous branches throughout Columbia, two Boonville branches and branches in Ashland, Centralia, Hallsville and Sturgeon. Central Bank of Boone County president Ed Scavone joined host Fred Parry in-studio for the hour Saturday morning on 939 the Eagle’s “CEO Round Table.” Mr. Scavone credits the REDI staff for taking some REDI board meetings on the road to smaller communities. He also predicts that Ashland’s explosive growth will continue. Mr. Scavone predicts that in the future, Ashland and Columbia will be similar to what we’re seeing in southwest Missouri’s Nixa and Springfield:
Mountain lion sighting in northern Boone County confirmed by Conservation agents
The Missouri Department of Conservation is confirming the recent sighting of a mountain lion near Sturgeon.
Conservation Department spokeswoman Maddie Est tells 939 the Eagle that the department’s large carnivore team has confirmed that the youtube video is legitimate.
Sturgeon is 22 miles north of Columbia. While it’s in an area with a number of farmers and livestock, Conservation agent Adam Doerhoff tells “Wake Up Mid-Missouri” that mountain lions frequently eat rabbits and squirrels.
“Mountain lions like other predators, they want a mismatch. They want the biggest upper hand, the easiest defeat they can get over their prey items,” Doerhoff says.
The Conservation Department has received several reported sightings of the mountain lion.
“It’s believed that the mountain lions we see in Missouri are from the Black Hills region of South Dakota or somewhere out that way,” says Doerhoff.
The large mountain lion was seen on-camera, walking in the woods along a trail at night. Doerhoff says mountain lions are more scared of people than vice-versa.