ALBANY, Mo. – Lorene Bell (Pierce) Mathews was born May 6, 1926, to Isaac R. and Stella (Folgate) Pierce near Stanberry, Missouri. Lorene passed away March 6, 2025, at the age of 98. She had two brothers, Lester Eldon Pierce and Leland Dale Pierce. Leland was injured in birth and passed away in 1932 and
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Late Notices Sharon K. Faulkner Sharon K. Faulkner, 74, St. Joseph, died March 5, 2025. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Jerrick Lucas NORTH LAST VEGAS, Nev. – Jerrick “Guce” Lucas, 35, North Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of St. Joseph, died March 3, 2025. Arrangements pending Meierhoffer Funeral Home &
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — It’s sights like a local playground full of excited kids that make each day on the job all the more special for Jeff Atkins, St. Joseph’s newly-appointed parks director and a longtime stalwart of the department. “To know that you had a part in putting that playground there, it
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The Moila Shrine Circus is one of St. Joseph’s largest crowd pleasers with aerialists, clowns, animal performances and more.
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Two men were seriously injured after a car crash Sunday morning. At 4:15 a.m. Sunday morning, a driver of a Ford F-150 crossed the center line of MO 46, colliding with a Dodge 1500. The Dodge traveled off the right side of the road and came to a stop off the north side of the road
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CNN By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico planned for April 2 “could go up,” and would not predict whether the United States will have a recession in 2025. In an interview that aired on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo,” Trump
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The recent measles outbreak is seeing an uptick in multiple parts of the country. Florida joins a multitude of other states with positive measles cases after a teen in Miami-Dade became the first person to contract the viral disease in the state this year per the Miami Herald. This comes on the heels of an
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — It’s sights like a local playground full of excited kids that make each day on the job all the more special for Jeff Atkins, St. Joseph’s newly-appointed parks director and a longtime stalwart of the department. “To know that you had a part in putting that playground there, it
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — A cross-town rivalry took center stage once again Saturday as Benton and Lafayette met for the Class 4 District 16 girls’ basketball championship, one night after their boys’ teams squared off for the same title. In a hard-fought battle, the Cardinals pulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Fighting Irish
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Thousands of local residents will see a wide-ranging community survey distributed in the coming weeks, a tool seen as critical to identify strengths and weaknesses with the city’s core services. The survey, which takes roughly 15 minutes to fill out, will be made available online and randomly mailed to
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Reasons to be Cheerful covers Melanie Winter’s efforts to free one of America’s most concretized waterways.
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Grist shares insights from a study published in the journal Science Advances that found hotter weather makes it easier for rodents to feed and breed.
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The 74 reports on teen phone use in schools across the U.S., revealing up to 90 minutes of usage daily.
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SaveHealth reports on the way in which alcohol can and can’t affect IBS or IBS symptoms, and shares tips on how to manage the disorder.
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Votebeat reports on Secretary of State Adrian Fontes’ focus on fixing blame rather than helping counties plan next steps when it comes to fumbled voter citizenship rolls.
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Stacker looked at data from The American Presidency Project to see which of the United States tended to lean most toward Democratic values.
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Hers separates fad from fact to bust common weight loss myths.
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Lightning is the most common thunderstorm related hazard, striking across the United States 25 million times each year. While severe thunderstorms often produce frequent lightning strikes, by definition, all thunderstorms produce this deadly hazard. The best way to stay safe from lightning, is to take shelter in a closed structure or automobile whenever thunder is
Continue Reading The topics of focus for the fourth day of severe weather preparedness week are damaging straight line winds and large hail, hazards that often accompany severe thunderstorms. A thunderstorm is classified as severe when it produces hail greater than or equal to one inch in diameter and wind gusts of at least 58 mph. Damaging
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Chilly and breezy conditions will prevail across Northwest Missouri Friday night, as a passing cold front brings northerly winds of 15 to 25 mph and a drop in temperatures. Early evening 40s and mostly cloudy skies will give way to clearing skies and upper 20s after midnight. A warming trend will be accompanied by abundant
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Chilly and breezy conditions will prevail across Northwest Missouri Friday night, as a passing cold front brings northerly winds of 15 to 25 mph and a drop in temperatures. Early evening 40s and mostly cloudy skies will give way to clearing skies and upper 20s after midnight. A warming trend will be accompanied by abundant
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CNN By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Michelle Watson and Zoe Sottile, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — A convicted double murderer has been executed by firing squad – the first such execution in the United States since 2010, according to the South Carolina Department of Corrections. The execution of Brad Sigmon, 67, by the
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CNN By Sophie Foggin, for CNN and Connie Chen, CNN (CNN) — Unpaid work. Sexual harassment. Violence. Low wages. The “motherhood penalty.” These are just some of the issues that millions of women continue to face at work in 2025. Despite progress made towards global gender equality, men continue to hold the highest paid positions
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The United Way of Greater St. Joseph hosted their final Reading Adventure event on Friday.
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The Remington Nature Center, located at 1502 McArthur Dr., in St. Joseph, Missouri, closed on Wednesday, March 5, after losing power following a winter storm and high winds. Power was eventually restored after midnight on Friday, March 7.
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The Apple Blossom 5K has added a new challenge to the long standing tradition that support Sisters of Solace and St. Joseph residents’ physical health.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In support of National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, healthcare workers at Mosaic Life Care went blue on Friday. By wearing blue, healthcare workers hope to bring awareness to colorectal cancer and support those who have been affected by it. Colon cancer is normally more common in people 50 years of age,
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Young kids are introduced to the importance of agriculture through book reading by the Buchanan County Farm Bureau Friday morning.
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By Ashley Sharp, Brandon Downs Click here for updates on this story Northern California (KOVR) — A man and his dog were rescued nearly a full day after his truck crashed 30 feet down a hillside in Northern California, authorities said. Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, first responders responded to Highway 89 about three miles north
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KOVR By Ashley Sharp, Brandon Downs Click here for updates on this story Northern California (KOVR) — A man and his dog were rescued nearly a full day after his truck crashed 30 feet down a hillside in Northern California, authorities said. Around 10 a.m. Wednesday, first responders responded to Highway 89 about three miles
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