ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Members of a local committee are aiming to spur new growth in the recycling of organic material with the help of a revised measure months in the works. City Council members will vote to amend the city’s code and ordinances at their next meeting on March 31 to update
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Families can sign kids up now for a summer camp aimed at sparking their curiosity.
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A new choral group in St. Joseph is making plans for its debut concert.
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Tickets are on sale for the Saint Joseph Symphony’s final show of its 65th anniversary season.
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Community Missions at 700 Olive St. recently announced the upcoming opening of its 24-hour shelter that has been in the works for months. Â
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Candidates (from left to right) Jennifer Kerns, Brian Kirk, Kim Miller, James Mrkvicka, Kenneth Reeder and Cassandra Veale participate in a Missouri State Teacher’s Association candidate forum at the Troester Media Center.
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The Remington Nature Center is planning some upgrades.
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St. Joseph will be lively over the weekend with wrestling matches, Renaissance celebrations and community service efforts.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Expectant moms and dads have a new resource, thanks to the Parents as Teachers program. The group will host a monthly learning series called “Bump to Baby” beginning on Thursday, May 8. The classes will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Mark Twain Elementary School, 705 S.
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With the Prop 2 bond measure suggesting a new high school to be built on the Southside, it’s now up to voters to decide the measure’s fate.
Continue Reading The Saint Joseph Symphony, along with the Saint Joseph Community Chorus and Benedictine College Chamber Choir, will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” on Saturday at the Missouri Theater.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — United Way of Greater St. Joseph is hosting a meeting next week to discuss volunteering with nonprofit organizations.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — While business may have been a man’s world in the past, women now are finding equal footing in leadership roles. Natalie Hawn, the president and CEO of the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, said a favorite part of her job has been helping businesses grow. “I really enjoyed cultivating
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With increased travel to and from warmer climates, concerns regarding the mosquito-borne disease known as dengue fever are rising.
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A country music legend is set to visit in St. Joseph in September.
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The Central High School Scholar Bowl team is preparing to compete against other schools in MSHSAA tournaments.
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A soup lunch event is helping make sure the bowls of those in need are filled in Northwest Missouri.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Amid end-of-year staffing changes, the St. Joseph School District Board of Education has approved the appointments of four new administrators. Tabitha Kieser will serve as the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, taking over from Stacia Studer. Kieser began her career with SJSD in 2012, and has spent time
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An event at Missouri Western State University is giving students a leg up on their future.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Many women have made their mark in the judiciary across the country, with three locals standing out as trailblazers who are breaking barriers in Buchanan County’s legal system. Michelle Davidson, Kate Schaefer, and Rebecca Spencer have worked to attain their current positions, achieving some history for women locally. Their
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Could Missouri be ditching the caucus system after just one presidential election cycle?
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News-Press NOW’s Leah Rainwater, left, interviews SJSD School Board candidate Kenneth Reeder.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph’s annual Run/Walk for the Paws 5k returns Saturday, April 12, and time is running out to be guaranteed an event T-shirt. Participants signing up before March 26 will pay $30 and get a T-shirt that can be picked up by the morning of the event. Registrations after
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education gathered for its March meeting on Monday night. Numerous recognitions were in store for those in the district during the meeting, including congratulations for the Benton boys and girls basketball teams taking second place in their state competition over the weekend. Other recognitions consist of
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First responders worked the scene of a crash Monday evening at the intersection of South Belt Highway and Mitchell Avenue.
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The St. Joseph Fire Department responded to a fire in the area of Sixth and Atchison streets Monday night.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Local farmers are bracing for the trickle-down effects of a wave of tariffs impacting ag products including fertilizer, farm equipment and major commodities. A blanket 25% tariff on goods from Canada and China — and sweeping tariffs in response — are adding to uncertainty as many face higher input
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Improvements are underway on the Missouri River at the St. Joseph Port. After receiving $2 million in state funding, the Port Authority was able to start renovations last week. The project will install a sheet metal wall south of the existing dock. The groundwork for the project started back
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Buchanan County jail inmate population is on the rise
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