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Community organizations prepare celebrations for Juneteenth

Sequence 01.00_00_19_06.Still001 — St. Joseph Museums and Bartlett Center prepare for Juneteenth festivities.

By Patrick Holleron

June 20, 2025 12:45 pm

Published June 20, 2025 11:00 am

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW). -- In celebrating Juneteenth, St. Joseph Museums will be holding a Juneteenth parade and vendor fair.

The parade and fair will feature multiple local businesses as part of the celebration of cultural pride and appreciation.

"People just always imagine that this is an African-American holiday," St. Joseph Museums planning committee member LaTonya Williams said. " It is not only about our history, it's American history. It's all of our history. And this means that were all apart of the holiday. Anyone is able to come and partake in the festivities. Everyone is welcome."

The celebrations will be ongoing throughout the weekend and are being held in the Bartlett Center located at 409 S 18th St.

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Patrick Holleron

Patrick Holleron joined News-Press NOW as a multimedia journalist and anchor in February 2025. Prior to coming to Missouri, Patrick had lived in a many different states including New Jersey, Ohio, Florida, Washington, and Arizona.

He completed his bachelor’s in Media and Communication at the University of Washington in June 2023 and his masters from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University in Sports Journalism in December 2024.

One of the most memorable events Patrick covered during his time in school was the 2025 Chick-fil-A Peach between the Arizona State Sun Devils and Texas Longhorns at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, GA. This game was one of the first in the 12-team College Football Playoff.

In his free time he enjoys watching sports& movies, and writing. If anyone runs into him he’s always open to have a conversation about sports of any kind.

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