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By Cameron Montemayor Agencies and organizations in St. Joseph and Buchanan County will find out this week if they’ll get a boost from the first round of long-awaited opioid crisis settlement funds. Friday’s second and final meeting at the St. Joseph Health Department saw the Opioid Settlement Review Board give final confirmation and discussion to

By Harry Loomis On Saturday, over 200 scouts from 50 troops attended the 2024 Merit Badge College at Missouri Western. Scouts came from as far south as Kansas City and as far north as Iowa for a day of learning and interacting with different troops. “These kids are great,” said Erik McGuire, director of the

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

By Cameron Montemayor A historic overhaul of St Joseph’s aging water pipe system spanning nearly 700 miles is now well underway across the area as local crews continued work on two high-priority areas on Thursday. Close to 100 service workers from Missouri American Water and local contractors were on the ground working throughout St. Joseph

By Harry Loomis Wednesday night’s severe weather didn’t hit St. Joseph as hard as other towns in the area, but hail damage still caused issues for many. Many reports of hail-related damage came out Thursday, whether it was to cars or roofs. This is the first instance of severe weather in 2024 and will likely

By Ashley Luthans Whether it was with math or dessert, residents across the area enjoyed Pi Day on Thursday. In the St. Joseph area, community members can find homemade pies at multiple restaurants and bakeries. Jillian Parisoff is the owner of B&B Runway Café at 100 NW Rosecrans Road, which is known for its homemade

By Harry Loomis Public schools across the nation have struggled with finding substitute teachers, and the St. Joseph School District is no exception. In Tuesday’s finance committee meeting for the SJSD, assistant superintendent Robert Sigrist noted that the costs for substitute teachers are up $330,000 this year. Despite this, the district is still struggling to

By Riley Funk College students from St. Joseph expressed mixed emotions after the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to possibly ban the social media app TikTok. The vote passed in Washington D.C. with 352 in favor and 65 against. Many lawmakers are concerned about the app being a tool for the Chinese Communist

By Marcus Clem Local authorities found a small pipe bomb in the North End of St. Joseph earlier on Wednesday, and determined it did not pose a serious threat to the public, before calling for outside help to make sure. The Kansas City (Missouri) Police Department responded to the 500 Block of Shady Avenue, in