By Jenna Wilson Many in the community are gearing up for St. Patrick’s Day weekend and looking forward to celebrating at local bars, but all of that shouldn’t come without keeping safety in mind. “This is a great weekend to have fun and we expect and hope everyone has a great time,” said Sgt. James
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By Harry Loomis Those celebrating St. Patrick’s Day this weekend will have another bar option. The Rendezvous House of Rock will reopen tomorrow at its new location — 817 Francis St. The initial plan was for the bar to be ready by the start of March. While that didn’t happen, they are ready for this
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By Jazmine Knight The Chamber of Commerce hosted its 20th annual Farm City Breakfast at Word of Life Church to celebrate the importance of farmers, producers and agriculture and their impact on the St. Joseph economy. “Agriculture is the basis for a lot that happens in this whole community,” said Matt Staley with FCS Financial
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By Marcus Clem A video shows parts of the confrontation that resulted in charges against a St. Joseph Board of Education member. Footage of the Feb. 26 incident involving Whitney Lanning and Isaura Garcia has been posted on local social media accounts and was obtained this week by News-Press NOW. Lanning is charged with second-degree
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By NewsPress Now The St. Joseph City Council has a vacancy following the resignation of one of its members. District II Councilman Taylor Crouse’s departure from the city’s governing body is effective immediately. He cited changes in his family life that will lead to him moving outside the boundaries of his district as the reason
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By NewsPress Now Avoid the area of Frederick Avenue and 36th Street as police and EMS are on the scene of a crash. Injuries are unknown at this time, but a second ambulance is now on the scene. We’ll provide updates as they become available.
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By Kyle Schmidt The first severe spring storm of the season hit St. Joseph this week, and it’s inevitable more will follow. March marks the start of the stormy season in the Midwest, making now the time to prepare. “The best thing they can do is have a like a ready kit,” Bill Lamar, the
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By NewsPress Now A 25-year-old man was injured seriously in a crash late Thursday in Worth County, four miles east of Denver, Missouri. Matthew D. Marshall, 25, of Princeton, Missouri, was eastbound on State Route M in a 2004 Chevrolet Colorado just before midnight when the vehicle began skidding. He traveled off the south side of
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By Bob Ford Special to Articles and Podcasts are complementary from those helping to preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communication, Rupp Funeral Home, Stevenson Family Pharmacy and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join them as sponsors, email robertmford@aol.com. “Doing the wrestling polka,” there are songs that hang with you for years and others
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By My Courier-Tribune The Missouri Department of Conservation once again urges drivers to keep a cautious eye on the road this spring and give turtles a brake. Many species of Missouri’s turtles become more active during the spring as they emerge from their burrows and cross the roads in search of food and a mate,
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By Bob Ford Special to Articles and Podcasts are complementary from those helping to preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communication, Rupp Funeral Home, Stevenson Family Pharmacy and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join them as sponsors, email robertmford@aol.com. “Doing the wrestling polka,” there are songs that hang with you for years and others
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By NewsPress Now March 8 — Northside Remodeling LLC to Andrew Gerhardt, Jessie Gerhardt, S H Sommers Grand Heights LTS 32 33 BLK 4. March 8 — Andrew Gerhardt, Jessie Gerhardt to US Bank NA, S H Sommers Grand Heights LTS 32 33 BLK 4 $154,500. March 8 — Andrew Gerhardt, Jessie Gerhardt to US
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By NewsPress Now Marriage applications Zackary Lee Kanatzar, 24, Kansas City, Missouri, and Jordyn Destiney Kaiser, 25, St. Joseph. Abraham Ruiz Perez, 21, and Alejandra Herrejon Molina, 20, both of St. Joseph. Joseph Scott Herrington Jr., 18, and Alia Louise Hadsall, 17, both of St. Joseph. Santos Manuel Acevedo Benitez, 43, and Veronica Villegas, 33,
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By My Courier-Tribune Now is the time to get out and start listening for one of our most unusual birds, the woodcock, also known as timberdoodle, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation. Woodcocks are odd quail-sized birds that has a long skinny bill and large eyes that set high on its head. They are
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By NewsPress Now Can’t make up their minds Observing and reading all about all that is going on with the St. Joseph’s school board, I have to ask how the school board can feel confident that the $20 million bond has a chance of passing. A month ago, they were going to stay with the
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By My Courier-Tribune As the weather starts to warm up, what can boaters do to prepare for a summer of boating? The 800,000-plus member Boat Owners Association of The United States has 20 fuel-saving tips boaters can do to help save on fuel and still enjoy a fulfilling season on the water. While some of
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now On Jan. 20, 2024, our lives were forever changed when we lost our home of 55+ years to fire. Words cannot express our heartbreak and devastation, but we are so thankful that we got out safely, along with our friend, who was visiting us at our home at the time of the
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By NewsPress Now Robert L. Fay, 92, St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. Robert, who went by Bob, was born June 24, 1931, in Joplin, Missouri, to Carroll and Georgia (Revelle) Fay. Bob’s father and uncle owned Southwestern Sash and Door in Joplin and Bob spent much of his youth working in various
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) Setting and reaching goals is never easy, and if you’re a woman, you will likely face additional challenges on the path to achieving your dreams. To foster the success of future female leaders, five Wells Fargo honorees of American Banker’s “Most Powerful Women in Banking” are sharing their best advice with
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By NewsPress Now Late Notices As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
Continue Reading By NewsPress Now NEW POINT, Mo. – Nina Jo (Noellsch) Bender, age 88, of New Point, Missouri, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at the Oregon Care Center. Funeral services: Saturday, March 23, 2024, 11 a.m. Chamberlain Funeral Home, Oregon. Private interment: New Point Cemetery. Memorials: The Source Medical Clinic, 2613 S. Main
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By NewsPress Now Arrests reported from March 5 to March 11 MC Machusy, 29, 1401 N. 36th Terr., warrants for resisting arrest, leaving the scene of an accident, driving while suspended/revoked, DWI/DUI and failure to appear in court. Samantha Marie Wheller, 31, no address provided, warrant for failure to appear in court. Gerald Benjamin Cole,
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By NewsPress Now DEAR ABBY, Three years ago, our 40-year-old daughter, “Tanya,” suddenly accused me of abusing her during her childhood. She also accused my husband, her dad, of enabling this abuse. Abby, the abuse never happened! Could some therapist have planted these ideas in her head? Tanya has problems with alcohol (which she blames
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By NewsPress Now Thefts reported from Jan. 28 to March 10 1209 S. 18th St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 2234 W. Circle Dr., vehicle theft at residence/home. 606 E. Missouri Ave., burglary at residence/home. 5604 S. 1st St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 6042 Meade St., vehicle theft at residence/home. 3114 Olive St., items stolen at
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By NewsPress Now La Cienega Triangle LLC BGG LLC PPO Roseville LLC Bridford Greensboro LLC Pahop LLC PPO Apple Valley MN LLC Red Mountian Asset II LLC Emerald Square 11 LLC, 324 N. Belt Highway, interior renovation with new fencing and landscape, J.E. Foster Building Company, $375,000. Loehnig Holdings LLC, 302 Illinois Ave., apartment renovations,
Continue ReadingBy Metro Creative ARIES Aries, this week you need to get back to business, especially if hobbies or other interests have been taking up much of your time lately. Avoid distractions at all costs. TAURUS You may be excited about new prospects that are on the horizon, Taurus. With so much change coming, it can
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By NewsPress Now Meet Beans! Beans is a spectacular panda-colored 2-year-old with energy to spare! This handsome guy came to the shelter with his housemates, so he is very comfortable around other felines. Beans is an athletic young cat who needs a lot more room than we can give him. He likes people, and will
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By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist Severe Weather Preparedness Week was recently front and center across Missouri and Kansas, during a time when skies were quiet here in the Central Plains. As if right on queue, this week was quite different, when the first severe weather event of the season materialized on Wednesday evening. Aside
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By Metro Creative Ireland’s rich pasture and lush land has made the Emerald Isle well known for its butter. In fact, butter long has been a popular export of this western European nation. The southwestern coast of Ireland has been known for producing rich and flavorful butter since the late 1700s. Although butter is delicious
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By NewsPress Now Whitney Lanning received 1,883 votes in the election that put her on the St. Joseph Board of Education last spring. Previously, she claimed about 1,500 votes in an unsuccessful bid for mayor. It’s clear that Lanning has a base of public support in this community, or at least enough to get elected
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