More opportunities with three To the person who said that there are more opportunities with two high schools, where did you learn math? With three high schools, you have 33 boys on the field playing football, with two high schools you have 22. You got 15 boys and 15 girls playing basketball, with two high
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Patricia Marie Thompson, 78, St. Joseph, passed away Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. She was born on Dec. 11, 1946, to Clarence and LaVerne (McGeorge) Thompson, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Patricia’s dedication to public service was evident in her more than 26 years of commitment to the General Services Administration. She will be remembered not
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Rita Sarris, 96, passed away, Sunday, March 2, 2025. She was born Aug. 17, 1928, to Guy and Margie (Wilmot) Cianciolo, in St. Joseph, and lived here most of her life. Rita graduated from the Sacred Heart Convent and Missouri Western State University. From 1949 through 1953 she was a lab technician at Huron Road
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SAVANNAH, Mo. – John Thomas Withrow, 75, Savannah, Missouri, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Cameron Veterans Home, Cameron, Missouri. John was born on July 20, 1949, in Atchison, Kansas, to the late William Isaac and Geneva Rose (Wyatt) Withrow. He was a graduate of Platte City High School. Mr. Withrow proudly served
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CRAIG, Mo. – Ronda Kathleen Phillipi, age 68, of Craig, Missouri, passed away in her home on Feb. 23, 2025. She graduated from Lafayette High School in 1974, in St. Joseph. She loved to golf, bowl, and garden, and acted like her mother. She was a Jill of all trades and an all around bad
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SAVANNAH, Mo. – William “Bill” Patrick Snooks, 85, Savannah, Missouri, formerly of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. He was born May 5, 1939, in St. Louis, Missouri, to Richard and Jean (Murphy) Snooks. An alumnus of Christian Brothers High School, Class of 1957, Bill carried the principles and values learned there
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STEWARTSVILLE, Mo. – Joseph Michael Vogel, 51, of Stewartsville, Missouri, passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at his home. He was born March 15, 1973, in Renton, Washington. He is survived by his wife, Anna; and 14 children; and 12 brothers and sisters. The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m., with a
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Late Notices Bobby D. Hazen Bobby Dee Hazen, 69, of St. Joseph, died March 1, 2025. Bobby has been cremated under the direction of Heaton-Bowman-Smith-Sidenfaden Chapel. Private services at a later date. www.heatonbowmansmith.com James L. Hodge WESTBORO, Mo. -James L. Hodge, 76, Westboro, Missouri, died Feb. 28, 2025. Memorial Service: 11 a.m. March 15 Community
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RealTruck.com discusses which of the two most popular off-road drive types—all-wheel-drive (AWD) and four-wheel-drive (4WD)—is best suited for off-roading in National Parks.
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OLBG looks at prestigious and celebrated horse racing events, analyzing and ranking them through five distinct criteria.
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Experian explores the ups and downs in the types of credit consumers used in 2024 and what to expect in 2025.
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CoworkingCafe analyzed more than 370 U.S. cities across 13 key metrics to identify America’s top smart cities in 2025.
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Hone Health investigates the usefulness of wearing continuous glucose monitors.
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Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Baffler cover the rocky history of drug use in America.
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The Salt Lake Tribune reports on Kevin Costner’s decision to continue building out a $100 million Utah film studio in support of the location’s movie maker roots.
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Wealth Enhancement examined Brookings Institution pay data and analysis to determine why Americans feel their wages are not increasing with inflation.
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Stacker consulted entertainment outlets and social media chatter to determine 10 of the most talked-about and buzzy shows of 2025.Â
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FAUCETT, Mo — A roster of only eight players is now one of only eight teams remaining in the MSHSAA Girls Basketball Class 3 State Tournament. Mid-Buchanan carries one senior, one junior, two sophomores and four freshmen. Yet, the moments for these players don’t become too big for them even when the stage gets bigger
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Tuesday is the second day of Severe Weather Preparedness Week in Missouri and Kansas, and the thunderstorm related hazard of focus is flooding. Aside from extreme heat, flooding is the leading cause of weather related deaths nationwide, and across the state of Missouri. The majority of flood related deaths affect those in automobiles. Just six
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A potent spring storm system will continue to bring periods of rain late Tuesday evening, before high winds and blowing snow develop Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Multiple alerts have been issued across the Mid-Missouri River Valley, as high winds are anticipated to result in scattered power outages, and blowing snow is likely to
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A potent spring storm system will continue to bring periods of rain late Tuesday evening before high winds and blowing snow develop into early Wednesday morning. Multiple alerts have been issued across the region as high winds are anticipated to result in scattered power outages, and blowing snow is likely to make travel treacherous. A
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St. Joseph School Board candidate, James Mrkvicka talks about why he’s running for the board.
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ROSENDALE, Mo. — The Class 1 Missouri State High School Basketball postseason tipped off Tuesday night, and North Andrew hoped its home crowd could help fuel a playoff run. Instead, it was Rock Port that took control early and never let go, defeating the Cardinals 61-40 to advance past the sectional round. The Blue Jays
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By The Associated Press President Donald Trump will address Congress and the American people Tuesday night as he lays out his plans for the months ahead. The president’s remarks are slated to begin at 9 p.m. EST. Trump’s dizzying first weeks in office have featured a dismantling of the federal government, tensions with America’s allies
Continue Reading By JEFF MARTIN and JACK BROOK Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Powerful storms tore the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in a small town in Oklahoma, damaged a high school near Dallas, and threatened more communities across the nation Tuesday with wide-ranging weather. The large storm system also brought blinding
Continue Reading By JEFF MARTIN and JACK BROOK Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Powerful storms tore the roofs off an apartment building and a nursing home in a small town in Oklahoma, damaged a high school near Dallas, and threatened more communities across the nation Tuesday with wide-ranging weather. The large storm system also brought blinding
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By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration signaled Tuesday it will let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies, a dramatic reversal from the previous administration in a closely watched lawsuit. The Justice Department said it would move to dismiss
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and REBECCA BOONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration signaled Tuesday it will let Idaho enforce its strict abortion ban in the treatment of pregnant women suffering medical emergencies, a dramatic reversal from the previous administration in a closely watched lawsuit. The Justice Department said it would move to dismiss
Continue Reading By BILL BARROW, CHARLOTTE KRAMON and NADIA LATHAN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump prepared Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, protest groups gathered at parks, statehouses and other public grounds across the country to assail his presidency as dangerous and un-American. The rallies and marches — set in motion by
Continue Reading By BILL BARROW, CHARLOTTE KRAMON and NADIA LATHAN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As Donald Trump prepared Tuesday to address a joint session of Congress, protest groups gathered at parks, statehouses and other public grounds across the country to assail his presidency as dangerous and un-American. The rallies and marches — set in motion by
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