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Missouri’s governor to proclaim October as pork month

September 27, 2023 By Eagle News Staff

Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn (left) and Missouri Pork Association executive vice president Don Nikodim at MDA headquarters in Jefferson City on October 6, 2022 (file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth)

Missouri’s governor is proclaiming October as pork month in the Show-Me State.

Governor Mike Parson will be at the state Department of Agriculture (MDA) headquarters in Jefferson City later this morning to present the proclamation to Missouri Pork Association (MPA) executive vice president Don Nikodim and to MDA director Chris Chinn. MPA is headquartered in Columbia. Parson, Chinn and Nikodim will be joined by state Department of Agriculture employees.

Governor Parson notes the pork industry contributes more than $1-billion annually to Missouri’s economy. Mr. Nikodim has told 939 the Eagle that Missouri’s pork industry provides about 25,00o to 30,000 jobs statewide.

This article is provided by Mid-Missouri News – 93.9 The Eagle

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Homepage

Missouri’s governor to proclaim October as pork month

September 27, 2023 By Brian Hauswirth

Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) director Chris Chinn (left) and Missouri Pork Association executive vice president Don Nikodim at MDA headquarters in Jefferson City on October 6, 2022 (file photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth)

Missouri’s governor is proclaiming October as pork month in the Show-Me State.

Governor Mike Parson will be at the state Department of Agriculture (MDA) headquarters in Jefferson City later this morning to present the proclamation to Missouri Pork Association (MPA) executive vice president Don Nikodim and to MDA director Chris Chinn. MPA is headquartered in Columbia. Parson, Chinn and Nikodim will be joined by state Department of Agriculture employees.

Governor Parson notes the pork industry contributes more than $1-billion annually to Missouri’s economy. Mr. Nikodim has told 939 the Eagle that Missouri’s pork industry provides about 25,00o to 30,000 jobs statewide.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Homepage, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, Syndicated

(LISTEN): MoDOT links Missouri’s traffic fatality increase to cell phone use

September 27, 2023 By Brian Hauswirth

A state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) vehicle is parked at the MoDOT day of remembrance on September 21, 2023 in Jefferson City (photo courtesy of the MoDOT Flickr page)

The state Department of Transportation (MoDOT) director is warning about the increasing number of traffic fatalities in Missouri, linking it to cell phone use while driving.

The agency says traffic fatalities have increased by 15 percent in the past five years. MoDOT director Patrick McKenna tells 939 the Eagle that’s unacceptable.

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“When you consider how much safer the vehicles are becoming, to have that happen in light of the safety features that are in the vehicles, that’s really astounding. And I believe it points directly to cell phone use while driving,” Director McKenna says.

Texting while driving has been a topic at this week’s Missouri highway safety and traffic conference in Columbia, which wraps up today at around noon.  The event is being hosted by MoDOT and by the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety. A record 520 transportation professionals, law enforcement officers and safety advocates are at the Holiday Inn Executive Center for the conference. The 520 participants are from every part of Missouri.

MoDOT also says that 15 people were killed in Missouri work zones in 2022. Director McKenna is frustrated, telling 939 the Eagle that 34 percent of all serious injuries in crashes are caused by distracted driving.

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“When you pair distraction with other things like speed or impairment, it really becomes a fatal mix,” says McKenna.

MoDOT also says wrong-way deaths in Missouri have jumped by 59 percent since 2018. The agency also says the number of fatalities involving motorcycles has increased since the helmet law was repealed by state lawmakers.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Homepage, increasing traffic fatalities in Missouri, Mid-Missouri News, Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), Missouri highway and safety traffic conference in Columbia, Missouri's motorcycle helmet law repeal, MoDOT Director Patrick McKenna, post to twitter, Syndicated, texting while driving, work zone crashes

(LISTEN): Southwest Columbia’s new $4.5 million fire station opens

September 27, 2023 By Eagle News Staff

Weather was perfect for Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for southwest Columbia’s new fire station 11 on Scott Boulevard (September 26, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth)

Fast-growing southwest Columbia has a brand-new fire station, thanks to the voter-approved 2015 capital improvement sales tax extension.

About 200 people turned out in the blazing sun for Tuesday morning’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on Scott Boulevard. City manager De’Carlon Seewood tells 939 the Eagle that it’s one of the fastest-growing areas in Columbia.


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“And not to have proper fire service does a disservice to our residents. So this fire house will be an exemplary process that will allow our residents to be safe to make sure that if there is a health emergency or if there is a fire emergency, we can respond quickly,” Mr. Seewood says.

The 10,000 square feet fire station cost $4.5 million to build. It has three apparatus bays, a training room, multiple restrooms and a workout area. The new fire station is located in a residential neighborhood on Scott Boulevard in southwest Columbia. City voters approved the project as part of the 2015 capital improvement sales tax extension. Mr. Seewood says the project was impacted by inflation.

https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seewood-Station-2.mp3

“When we put it in the budget ten years ago, we budgeted two-and-a-half million (dollars). Inflation happens, so it cost us four-and-a-half (million) to actually get it built,” says Seewood.

Mr. Seewood, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, fire chief Clayton Farr and Councilman Donald Waterman were among the speakers at Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony. Mr. Seewood tells 939 the Eagle the 12 firefighters to staff fire station 11 have been hired and are ready to start.

This article is provided by Mid-Missouri News – 93.9 The Eagle

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Homepage

(LISTEN): Southwest Columbia’s new $4.5 million fire station opens

September 27, 2023 By Brian Hauswirth

Weather was perfect for Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for southwest Columbia’s new fire station 11 on Scott Boulevard (September 26, 2023 photo from 939 the Eagle’s Brian Hauswirth)

Fast-growing southwest Columbia has a brand-new fire station, thanks to the voter-approved 2015 capital improvement sales tax extension.

About 200 people turned out in the blazing sun for Tuesday morning’s ribbon-cutting ceremony on Scott Boulevard. City manager De’Carlon Seewood tells 939 the Eagle that it’s one of the fastest-growing areas in Columbia.

https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seewood-Station-1.mp3

“And not to have proper fire service does a disservice to our residents. So this fire house will be an exemplary process that will allow our residents to be safe to make sure that if there is a health emergency or if there is a fire emergency, we can respond quickly,” Mr. Seewood says.

The 10,000 square feet fire station cost $4.5 million to build. It has three apparatus bays, a training room, multiple restrooms and a workout area. The new fire station is located in a residential neighborhood on Scott Boulevard in southwest Columbia. City voters approved the project as part of the 2015 capital improvement sales tax extension. Mr. Seewood says the project was impacted by inflation.

https://939theeagle.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Seewood-Station-2.mp3

“When we put it in the budget ten years ago, we budgeted two-and-a-half million (dollars). Inflation happens, so it cost us four-and-a-half (million) to actually get it built,” says Seewood.

Mr. Seewood, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, fire chief Clayton Farr and Councilman Donald Waterman were among the speakers at Tuesday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony. Mr. Seewood tells 939 the Eagle the 12 firefighters to staff fire station 11 have been hired and are ready to start.

Filed Under: 93.9 The Eagle, Columbia city manager De'Carlon Seewood, Columbia Councilman Donald Waterman, Columbia Fire Chief Clayton Farr, Columbia Mayor Barbara Buffaloe, Columbia's 2015 voter-approved capital improvement sales tax extension, Homepage, inflation, Mid-Missouri News, post to twitter, southwest Columbia's new fire station, Syndicated

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Missouri’s governor to proclaim October as pork month

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September 27, 2023

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