By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voted Tuesday for Jill Underly to remain as the state’s top education official during President Donald Trump’s second term, choosing the Democratic-backed incumbent over a Republican-supported critic. Wisconsin voters also decided to enshrine the state’s voter ID law in the state constitution.
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER and TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voted Tuesday for Jill Underly to remain as the state’s top education official during President Donald Trump’s second term, choosing the Democratic-backed incumbent over a Republican-supported critic. Wisconsin voters also decided to enshrine the state’s voter ID law in the state constitution.
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Sandra “Sandy” Jordan, 67, of St. Joseph, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025, at Mosaic Life Care following a short illness. She was born May 11, 1957, to Henry and Lyda Smith in Warrenton, Virginia. Sandy married in December of 1980, and of that marriage came one son, Clinton Jordan. She worked most of her
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Richard “Dick” K. Kuntz, 89, St. Joseph, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025. Dick was born in Madison, Wisconsin, on Feb. 9, 1936, to Louis and Pauline Kuntz. He graduated from Madison East High School. Dick was preceded in death by the love of his life of almost 46 years, Nancy (Shriver) Kuntz; brothers, Paul,
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James “Jim” Loveless, 88, St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025. He was born Jan. 7, 1937, in Nettleton, Missouri, to Fred and Viola (Goodwin) Loveless. He grew up in Hamilton, Missouri, and graduated from Penney High School in 1955. Jim proudly served his country in the U.S. Army, based in Washington, D.C., during
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FAUCETT, Mo. – Edward “Eddie” Smith, 78, Faucett, Missouri, passed away peacefully Friday, March 28, 2025, at his home surrounded by his loving family. Eddie was born on March 3, 1947, in St. Joseph, to the late James and June (Rogers) Smith. He was a graduate of Lafayette High School. Mr. Smith worked as a
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BETHANY, Mo. – Kathi Stewart, 66, of Bethany, Missouri, died March 30, 2025. Survivors: husband, Phil Stewart; son, Zachary Miller; step-children, Kenneth Stewart, Jennifer Wedgworth; brothers, Doug, Danny, and Randy Whisler; mother-in-law, Janice Forman; grandchildren; great-grandchildren; nieces; nephews; cousins; dog, Manny. Funeral Service: 11 a.m. Thursday, April 3, at Kirkley Chapel Church south of Ridgeway,
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Linda “Kaye” Wells, 73, St. Joseph, passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025. She was born Dec. 16, 1951, in Chillicothe, Missouri, to Max Hagerty and Verietta Faye (Potter) O’Connell. Kaye married Stephen Wells on April 8, 1972. He survives of the home. She was a member of Hope United Church of Christ, Cosby Missouri. Kaye
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Late Notices Theodore S. Elo Theodore Stephen Elo 65, of St. Joseph, died March 30, 2025. Visitation 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, Mass of Christian Burial: 10 a.m. April 5, 2025 at Our Lady of Guadalupe. Arrangements Rupp Funeral Home. Garry J. Kunzler Garry J. Kunzler, 79, St. Joseph,
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