Local News

By Kirsten Stokes This week’s Sideline Spirit features the Lafayette, fighting Irish cheerleading team. Through creating a new culture and helping the younger generation understand the sport, the team is lead by head coach Shatarra McDonald and Assistant coach Brooklyn Jones. On Wednesday, the team started their youth clinic, welcoming girls 6-13 years old and

By Leah Rainwater The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce is wrapping up its annual concert series on Thursday night at the Remington Nature Center. The last Parties on the Parkway featured a cover band from Omaha, nebraska, HaPPY eNDINGS. “We are so excited to wrap up another successful season of parties on the parkway,” said Mary

By Cameron Montemayor On a day meant to honor and remember the victims of 9/11, local volunteers made sure the red, white and blue of Old Glory was displayed proudly throughout St. Joseph on Wednesday. This year marks 23 years since the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon claimed nearly 3,000 lives.

By Cameron Montemayor St. Joseph’s gateway to the South Side will see the addition of a new monument sign this year meant to welcome residents and visitors to the area. The St. Joseph City Council recently gave its stamp of approval to provide $15,250 in funding for the fabrication and installation of a welcome monument

By Ashley Luthans Community leaders are working to bring the idea of Felix Street Market to life, and they are asking residents to share their thoughts. “Imagine an indoor/outdoor space where local farmers, artisans and food vendors can come together and fill downtown with fresh produce, unique crafts, delicious meals and more,” a Chamber press

By Cameron Montemayor As City Hall’s window replacement project inches closer to the finish line, city leaders have squared away another key next phase for widespread improvements planned for Civic Center Park. City Council recently authorized a purchase order with Auxier Construction Company in the amount of $466,384 for the Civic Center Park Sidewalk and

By Leah Rainwater St. Joseph law enforcement and emergency departments are participating in an annual ”Battle of the Badges” blood drive event Monday, a partnership with the Community Blood Center. This is the first year a “Battle of the Badges” blood drive has been held in St. Joe and the Community Blood Center says it

By Cameron Montemayor Local Scouting America officials and leading experts in science are laying the groundwork for a new program aimed at developing the next generation of scouts as innovators. Over the last few months, Pony Express Council members and longtime scouts Bill McMurray and Ed Stroud — two well-known community leaders — have been

By Ashley Luthans On Saturday Sept. 7, a memorial service was held to honor the passing of K-9 officer Horus in Savannah. Savannah residents came to mourn the fallen K-9 officer who passed on June 20 after being left in a car following an overnight shift. Resident Jamie Marcum has been very involved in making

By Ashley Luthans Buchanan County Democrats are celebrating the grand opening of their new headquarters. The new location opened Friday at 520 Francis St. A grand opening celebration will be held from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7. Andrew Gibson, the secretary of Buchanan County Democrats, talked about how the new headquarters will benefit

By Chris Fortune Archie Randolph Jr. was working on road construction applying thermoplastic on K-5 Highway in Kansas when one of his coworkers sitting in an attenuator truck honked his horn to get everyone’s attention. A plane crashed into the World Trade Center. “I thought he meant somebody flew in between them, and he said,

By Kyle Schmidt It’s not the start of football season unless the parking lot is full of cars and Chiefs fans are grilling outside of Arrowhead Stadium. One group of tailgaters who go by “22+2” pride themselves on a clean and fun tailgate. “People drink alcohol, some don’t, but it never gets out of control

By NewsPress Now A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as “Chiefsaholic” was sentenced to 17 and a half years in federal prison after 11 robberies and attempted robberies over the course of a year. Xavier Babudar, 30, pleaded guilty in February to three charges — bank robbery, money laundering and transporting stolen property across state

By Chris Fortune Local contractors will lead the build of a new aquatic facility at the YMCA of St. Joseph. The YMCA attends monthly meetings with the city to provide progress updates on its indoor pool project, and on Tuesday, they informed the city that they selected Al J. Mueller Construction to lead the design-build

By Chris Fortune The Missouri Department of Transportation will close Riverside Road (Route AC) over U.S. Route 36 later this month to make bridge repairs. Crews will close the bridge beginning Monday, Sept. 16, at 7 a.m. through Friday, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. to complete repairs to the bridge deck. Drivers will have to

By Ashley Luthans Benton High School teachers and staff started their Wednesday with a free coffee from Hazel’s Coffee truck thanks to the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce and Missouri Western State University. The Chamber has partnered with businesses and organizations throughout the area in order to provide coffee and break room supplies to educators

By NewsPress Now A Ravenwood, Missouri man was seriously injured in a Gentry County crash Tuesday Night.  The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, on Route O, about five miles East of Ravenwood, as 21-year-old Ravenwood resident Freeman J. Miller drove a horse and buggy West.  45-year-old Cody L.

By NewsPress Now The Missouri Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it has overruled a St. Joseph man’s motion for a new trial.  In 2018, Shawn P. Flaherty shot his wife with a handgun during a family argument and melee. That next year, a jury found him guilty of second-degree domestic assault and he was sentenced

By Cameron Montemayor With the surprise 2024 Royals firmly in the playoff race with just four weeks left in the season, fans are holding out hope for another October filled with postseason baseball. Coming off a 2023 campaign where the Kansas City Royals tied a franchise low for most losses in a single season, the

By Chris Fortune A Downtown group wants to spruce up Felix Street before the grand opening of the Children’s Discovery Center. Main Street St. Joseph, a Downtown strategic action group, and the city of St. Joseph are taking steps to ensure the block around the inspireU Children’s Discovery Center at 521 Felix St. is presentable

By Cameron Montemayor St. Joseph parks officials are looking to make a big splash in spring 2026 with the opening of two new aquatic facilities in both north and south St. Joseph. While variables remain, if all goes according to plan, the new $2 million Northside Splash Park and $3.7 million Hyde Activity Pool will

By NewsPress Now A Farmington, Minnesota woman is dead and five people are injured after a pair of early morning crashes in Dekalb County Sunday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the first accident occurred at 5:00 a.m. as 38-year-old Luci N. Pineda of Farmington, Minnesota drove her 2000 Toyota 4Runner on I-35 South, just