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By Chris Fortune As morning commuters slept through an overnight snowstorm, street maintenance crews were making sure roads were drivable by the time they woke up. Over the course of about 24 hours, from Monday into Tuesday, 4 to 6 inches of snow blanketed St. Joseph. Around-the-clock treatment ensued, with about 22 workers from the

By Riley Funk The Civic Arena will soon see more upgrades to make it a more self-sustaining facility after the city allocated more than $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to various projects Monday night. Council members voted 8-0-0 in favor of providing American Rescue Plan Act funds to purchase new equipment for the

By NewsPress Now The host of the adventure series, “The Outdoorsman with Buck McNeely,” which airs on News-Press NOW stations, has died. His son, Max McNeely, said in an online post that he received the news Sunday that Buck passed away in his sleep. “Even though Buck is gone the show will go on as

By Riley Funk Winter is in full swing, but the parks department has summer on the brain after the city council approved funding Monday that will allow splash park and pool projects to move forward. Hyde Park, among other city facilities, will receive funding through the Capital Improvements Program and parks tax, with council members

By Riley Funk Winter is in full swing, but the parks department has summer on the brain after the city council approved funding Monday that will allow splash park and pool projects to move forward. Hyde Park, among other city facilities, will receive funding through the Capital Improvements Program and parks tax, with council members

By Chris Fortune The Andrew County Circuit Clerk has been charged with five misdemeanor counts of failing to perform an act or duty required by law. On Dec. 8, Christy Porter was charged with five counts of misdemeanor in office. She is alleged to have routinely and intentionally failed to train and supervise her employees,

By Harry Loomis Ahead of their registration starting in March, the Creative Arts Productions camp hosted a make-and-take event at Nesting Goods for kids. Every summer, the camp gets together starting in March and kids prepare for a play that gets performed at the Missouri Theatre at the end of July. This year’s play will

By Harry Loomis St. Joseph was treated to some light flurries on Friday, and with the potential for more snow next week, the city’s streets and infrastructure department is staying prepared. “If we had advance notice and there wasn’t going to be any rain precipitation,” said Jackson Jones, superintendent of streets and infrastructure. “We would