Events

By Ashley Luthans An annual St. Joseph festival, AugustFest, began on Saturday Aug. 17, bringing fun for the whole family. The two-day event includes live music, bouncy houses, vendors, food, a petting zoo and more. As for the live music, rock/metal was the focus of Saturday, with Sunday including an array of genres. Cheyenne Tuttle,

By Kendra Simpson While the Noyes Home for Children’s Take a Seat event is sold out, St. Joseph residents can still support the nonprofit with its online auction. “We were excited when people were really coming out in droves saying, ‘hey, we want to be part of your event,’” Noyes Home Executive Director Chelsea Howlett

By Kendra Simpson The Noyes Home for Children will be celebrating 130 of nurturing and empowering St. Joseph families this weekend with its annual Take a Seat auction. Take a Seat is the nonprofit’s most significant fundraiser of the year. All proceeds will go toward providing emergency shelter and temporary or long-term care for the

By Kendra Simpson The Northside Pride Association provided free haircuts Sunday afternoon to give St. Joseph students a sense of pride going back to school. From 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, the Strong Tower Baptist Church was filled with bustling families excited to go back to school with a fresh haircut, free school supplies and

By Ashley Luthans On Saturday, an annual fundraising event was held in St. Joseph. The Firefighter Memorial 5k invited community members to come out and run for a good cause. Patrick Holtz was one of the first runners to finish the 5k. Holtz shared why he came out to be a part of the event.

By Kendra Simpson The annual Jewels of St. Joseph Homes Tour is back for its seventh year, offering a glimpse into the city’s most stunning and historic architecture. Every year, the Historic St. Joseph Foundation hosts the tour to show off homes that are closed to the public for the other 364 days of the

By Jazmine Knight St. Joseph’s Stoney Creek Hotel hosts the Community Clothing and Craft Expo presented by Bright Design and Business Solutions. The expo featured multiple vendors selling a wide variety of pre and custom made goods. “[The] Expo is meant to bring local vendors together and all in one place, where you can walk

By Jazmine Knight The United Way and other local organizations are partnering to give back to students before the start of the school year. United Way volunteers, as well as members from the YWCA, UCP, Altec and Youth Alliance, joined forces for United Way’s Stuff the Bus event on Friday and Saturday. Volunteers were posted

By Ashley Luthans On Saturday, Civic Center Park in Downtown St. Joseph will be a sea of red and gold as the annual Red Rally welcomes the Kansas City Chiefs to training camp. From 1 to 6 p.m. on July 27, there will be festivities galore outside City Hall, including entertainment, multiple food and drink

By NewsPress Now St. Joseph residents can get a jump on their Christmas shopping at a special event this weekend. The Southside Business Women are sponsoring Christmas in July from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the St. Joseph REC Center, 2701 Southwest Parkway. Admission is free. More than 40 vendors will

By NewsPress Now Residents who want to become master gardeners can sign up for training that begins next month. University of Missouri Extension Master Gardener training for people in Buchanan County begins Monday, Aug. 12. The course will be offered from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Mondays from Aug. 12 to Dec. 2. “The Extension

By Cameron Montemayor A longstanding national society that promotes patriotism and community service will form its own chapter in St. Joseph in the coming weeks. Local members of the Sons of the American Revolution are set to hold an organizational meeting to start a new chapter in Northwest Missouri. All current members of Sons of

By Jazmine Knight Families struggling with the costs of back-to-school shopping got some help on Tuesday thanks to Grace House. Grace House, located at 2638 Lafayette St., hosted its 17th annual Back 2 School event where the group gave away free school supplies and clothing. “It gives them a little self-esteem. They feel good about

By Kendra Simpson The Civic Area went to the dogs Sunday as the St. Joseph Kennel Club wrapped up its 86th annual show at the venue. Since 1938, thousands have traveled to St. Joseph every year to test their dogs’ overall appearance, temperament and structure. This year’s show was especially exciting for the organization as

By Jazmine Knight In St. Joseph, the Chiefs Training Camp marks the unofficial start to football season. For the fans’ first day of this season’s training camp, everyone showed up and showed out to support the Kansas City Chiefs. Fans came from across state lines decked out in their red and gold gear. The steady

By NewsPress Now The Electrek American Solar Challenge is visiting the Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph on Tuesday, July 23. This bi-annual competition, in collaboration with the National Trails System, is to design, build and drive solar-powered cars across several states and more than 1,500 miles. The race will take contestants to multiple historic

By Leah Rainwater Tammy Hess has been the owner of Mystic Shows 71 for about a year now. “So, I couldn’t find a craft show when I first moved back to town, so I was like, ‘let’s just start one of our own,’” said Hess. She says her show has been slowly growing in vendors

By Leah Rainwater Bodies Race Company is an organization that brings fun, family and fitness all across the country. Sunday’s race in St. Joseph was known as the “Do not Stop” or “Donut Stop” race, where participants could choose what each phrase meant to them. Participants ran in different race categories like 5k, 10k and

By Jazmine Knight Time Out Entertainment Center brings awareness to local businesses with a vendor craft fair. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., attendees can explore various crafts and creations from local businesses. They have a little bit of everything from clothing and accessories to home decor and trinkets. Pamela Thomas, owner of Heartland Piece

By Kendra Simpson Taylor Swift fans better get their friendship bracelets and baseball jerseys ready because the St. Joseph Mustangs will host another Taylor Swift Night on Saturday. After its successful evening last year with over 6,000 fans in attendance, Mustangs President Ky Turner decided to host another Taylor Swift themed game. “It’s fun when

By Jazmine Knight Local kids are getting the chance to learn all about pioneer life this week at Pony Express Day Camp. “We started doing it because we wanted to do an outreach,” said Cindy Daffron, executive director of the Pony Express Museum. “Our mission is to educate future generations.” The day camp, which runs

By Leah Rainwater Despite being out of school, summer provides excellent time for kids to be able to play with friends, participate in clubs and even enroll in summer camps. One popular camp kicked off its week by introducing kids to different ways to innovate. Camp Invention is a weeklong camp where kids get to

By Jazmine Knight Country music lovers unite for the Country Backroads Music Festival in Savannah. The live music experience featured many different country artists and bands performing original and recognizable classics. Guests could enjoy various food trucks and vendors while kids could play inside bouncy houses or engage with inflatables, a petting zoo and more.

By Charles Christian A new nonprofit is allowing local kids to show off their talents and learn new skills this weekend. Diversed Perspectives will host the Creative Minds Youth Workshop on Saturday, July 6, at Weston Rides at 3618 Charles St. Demetrius Chance, founding director of Diversed Perspectives, said the event is a partnership involving

By NewsPress Now Several St. Joseph agencies that help those in need are getting a boost of their own thanks to the support of a local festival. The Ales West festival raised more than $10,250 to support the work of the Noyes Home, AFL-CIO Adopt a Family Program, Friends of the Animal Shelter, East Side

By Kendra Simpson A candle light vigil was held Sunday evening in honor of the K9 dog, Horus. The Savannah Police dog died June 20 after completing an overnight shift. According to Police Chief David Vincent, Horus died after being left in a vehicle overnight. The community gathered Sunday to honor the K9 officer with

By Kendra Simpson Country music fans should plan to get out their boots this week for the first-ever Country Backroad Musical Festival. Taking place in Savannah at Ol’ MacDonald’s Farm and Barnes Acres, guests can look forward to cornhole tournaments, bounce houses, water activities, a petting zoo, fishing derby and much more starting July 4.