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Family celebrates 50 years of Easter tradition

By Ashley Luthans In 1974, 6-month-old Erin Willoughby celebrated her first Easter by shining on the front page of the St. Joseph News-Press in a homemade bunny costume. Fifty years later, the bunny costume has become a staple of the family’s Easter celebrations. The costume was made by Willoughby’s great-aunt, Betty Osburn. Gary Redden, Willoughby’s

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Downtown businesses relishing Elite Eight traffic

By Harry Loomis As eight of the best NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball teams arrived in St. Joseph to decide the national champion, thousands of friends, family and fans came along to support their favorite teams. With all these new guests to St. Joseph, the surrounding businesses have an opportunity to meet customers whom they

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Candidate filing deadline passes in Missouri

By Harry Loomis The deadline for candidates to file for the August primary in Missouri closed Tuesday evening. In Buchanan County, several candidates will claim their offices outright because they are running unopposed. Dean Wilson will remain county assessor, and David Gall will remain county treasurer. Scott Burnham will also hold his seat as eastern

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Keep an eye on shifting temperatures before gardening

By Kyle Schmidt While it’s officially spring, gardeners should be mindful of the fluctuating temperatures before fully jumping into planting. Employees at Moffet Nursery & Garden Shop are getting ready for the season and offered tips for those potentially wanting to start early. “People have already started planning what we call cold crops,” said Debbie

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Hoop City Tip Off engages community

By Kendra Simpson In celebration of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball National Championship, the East Hills Mall transformed its center court into a basketball court for the Hoop City Tip-Off. Saturday afternoon, children got to learn basic basketball drills and techniques from local coaches. With help from the city’s Park and Recreation department and

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Beautify St. Joseph cleans up around Civic Arena

By Harry Loomis On Saturday morning, a group of St. Joseph residents took the time to clean up downtown ahead of the Elite Eight. Beautify St. Joseph schedules one meet-up to clean every month, but worked both Friday and Saturday. They spent Friday cleaning up along Frederick Boulevard, accumulating six 55-gallon trash bags of trash

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Second Harvest breaks ground on expansion project

By Kirsten Stokes Second Harvest Community Food Bank held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, marking the official beginning of a $3.5 million expansion project. The organization plans to add an 11,500-square-foot cold storage facility, two new high docks and an agency loading area at the 915 Douglas St. location. Community members, local partners and area and

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MoDOT promotes open positions amid staffing shortage

By Harry Loomis Like many organizations, the Missouri Department of Transportation has been struggling to find workers. MoDOT hosted a job fair at its northwest district office Wednesday, and promoted positions to fill across the state. “We’re looking for pretty much all positions because we are low on all positions,” said Jose Rodriguez, engineer at

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Parson pays a visit to St. Joseph for book signing

By Kirsten Stokes Gov. Mike Parson visited several St. Joseph sites Tuesday to engage with community members and sign copies of his newly released commemorative biography. Parson made stops at various locations around town, including the St. Joseph Public Library, Rosecrans Memorial Airport, BMS Logistics and Missouri Western State University. “We’re just trying to see

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