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By Ashley Luthans Leadership Northwest Missouri is taking applications for its 2025 class. The organization offers leadership training, education and allows many networking opportunities. The class starts with a two-day retreat at Conception Abbey on Jan. 22 and 23 of 2025. Following the retreat, there will be monthly daylong classes in various communities around the

By Leah Rainwater In order to assist St. Joseph residents in maintaining their property, the city is hosting another round of its Clean Sweep program. Clean Sweep will go from Oct. 1-7, when residents can dump yard waste, trash and appliances at the landfill. Rod McQuerrey, the superintendent of solid waste and recycling at the

By Leah Rainwater One St. Joseph staple is back for the weekend, with fun food choices and activities. The South Side Fall Festival is happening at Hyde Park from Friday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 22. One vendor at the festival has owned her business for about four years. She says the South Side Fall

By Cameron Montemayor Local residents and members of the Latino community are invited to join arms for the second annual celebration of Mexican Independence this weekend in St. Joseph.  On Saturday, Sept. 21, Latinos Connect and the St. Joseph School District will host ‘Grito de Independencia’ a tradition of the Mexican community in St. Joseph

By NewsPress Now Usually boil advisories and orders come and go within a few days, but the city of Maysville has been dealing with unsafe drinking water for weeks. Maysville has been under a boil order since Aug. 28, according to the city’s website, due to high turbidity levels.  Residents have taken to online community

By Kirsten Stokes This week’s Sideline Spirit features the LeBlond Eagles cheerleading team ahead of Friday’s Game of the week versus Plattsburgh. On Tuesday afternoon, the Golden Eagles cheerleaders practiced for this week’s game and their homecoming performance. Head coach Adrienne Smith used her experience and voice to lead the team through practice. “Give it

By Ashley Luthans After graduating more than 60 years ago, the Benton High School Class of 1958 came together Thursday to give back to a St. Joseph park, just ahead of the South Side Fall Festival. The class has had yearly reunions for decades, but that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Their 2020 reunion

By Leah Rainwater The St. Joseph, Missouri Marathon, put on by the St. Joseph Sports Commission, is back for another year. The race will return on Saturday, Sept. 28, with the start/finish line at Civic Center Park. Registration will close the day before the race. Participants will receive marathon gear, including a branded T-shirt, towel,

By Cameron Montemayor A former longtime St. Joseph elementary school could become part of a solution to address a growing shortage of workforce housing in the city. Real estate company MG Real Estate LLC, with support from the city and the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, is planning to redevelop Humboldt Elementary School into new

By Chris Fortune The author of a book that takes place in St. Joseph and features many of its landmarks is coming to visit the city that inspired her story. St. Joseph Reads, a group made up of community members and organizations with a goal of promoting literacy, helped organize Hattie Davish Week. It’s the

By NewsPress Now The Riverside Road bridge over U.S. Highway 36 is back open after repairs that began on Monday. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation closed the bridge for deck repairs and the work was finished earlier than planned.