ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Baseball fields across the city will be busy as a tournament is set to bring teams from around the region to St. Joseph next month. Walkoff Wood Bat Company’s second annual wood bat high school baseball tournament will bring in 54 teams to play on seven local fields over two weekends
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Crafting the perfect basketball bracket in March has never been done before but creating a food groups bracket can be easy.
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Left to right: Paul Ideker, Cheyenne Dorrell-Giles, Whitney Atha, Reid Atha, Ryan Rush, Megan Reed, Brooke Palmer, Jayme Marriott, Clara McKinney. The Big Brothers Big Sisters of St. Joseph will soon have tickets available for its annual Empower Auction.
Continue ReadingHigh winds, rain, and snow are forecast to impact the Mid-Missouri River Valley Wednesday, as a strong storm system passes through the region. A High Wind Warning will go into effect for all of Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday, March 19. High wind gusts of 40 to 60
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News-Press NOW’s Leah Rainwater, left, interviews school board member and candidate Kim Miller, right.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Tee’d Up Indoor Golf is set to open soon in Downtown St. Joseph.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A local rehabilitation facility has a new leader. Debbie Hoffman is now chief executive officer of ClearSky Rehabilitation Hospital of Elwood-St. Joseph. The 30-bed facility provides rehabilitative care to people recovering from injuries, illnesses or medically-complex conditions. Hoffman, who is a registered nurse, has more than 30 years of healthcare experience, including leadership
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Workforce development efforts at Missouri Western State University are getting a boost with the addition of a new staff member. Rebecca Lobina is the university’s new director of workforce development. Lobina, currently continuing professional education director at Northwest Missouri State and the regional director of the Missouri Small Business Development
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Pony Express Museum is having a contest to celebrate a big anniversary. Museum staff are asking people to make a list of locations that feature the words “Pony Express” in Missouri and Kansas. The contest honors the 165th anniversary of the Pony Express, which started in 1860 and
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A new exhibit is on display at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art. “Screen, Block, Plate, & Stone: Printmaking” will be on display through Sunday, May 4, at the museum at 2818 Frederick Ave. The exhibit traces the history of printmaking and showcases works by celebrated artists. Included are prints
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Design-builders unveiled a much-anticipated preview of the upcoming renaissance for Krug Park set to kick off on June 1. Representatives with Ellison-Auxier Architects, West 8 and E.L. Crawford Construction provided city leaders with design renderings and a timeline of planned phases of construction. The entire project is estimated to
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The St. Joseph Animal Shelter is still critically in need of people to adopt or foster dogs.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City Council took the final procedural steps this evening to kickstart two major development projects in the near future. Councilmembers voted unanimously to approve two contracts at Monday’s meeting, one a $4.7 million contract with E.L. Crawford Construction to build a new animal shelter at South Belt Highway and
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A Wathena, Kansas, woman faces a misdemeanor charge of animal abuse for causing a cat’s death. Kylie Barmann, 31, is alleged to have abused the cat at a St. Joseph residence on Jan. 20. According to a probable cause statement, she caused the animal’s death by throwing it repeatedly
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Work on a major South Side road project will begin a few weeks later than scheduled. Pre-construction utility work is delaying the start of an intersection improvement project at U.S. Route 59 and Alabama Street to Tuesday, April 1. The project was scheduled to start on March 18. Amino
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MARYVILLE, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A new member is joining the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents. Steve Black, of Maysville, was appointed to the board by Gov. Mike Kehoe. Black is a cattle and grain farmer and business consultant. He previously worked at Johnson Controls, Inc., where served as vice president of air distribution
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — On Saturday, March 15, community members came together to celebrate Irish heritage with the 39th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in St. Joseph.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a 5-Star accreditation rating from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Members of the agriculture community took the spotlight at the 21st annual Farm City Breakfast Friday morning at Word of Life Church in St. Joseph.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn visited St. Joseph on Wednesday to attend the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce’s agri-business meeting.
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A protein manufacturing company is set to open its first U.S. facility in St. Joseph.
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Dr. Renee Nugent is the the Superintendent of Atchison USD 409 and the 2025 Kansas Superintendent of the year. Nugent has been named the deputy commissioner of the Kansas State Department of Education’s division of learning services.
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St. Joseph School Board Vice President Mike Moore, left, School Board President LaTonya Williams, center, and SJSD Superintendent Gabe Edgar, right, explain the logistics behind Proposition 2.
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A strong low pressure system forecast to bring gusty winds, high fire danger and a threat for scattered severe thunderstorms Friday. Strong southerly winds and elevated fire danger are expected to develop late Friday morning and persist through the evening hours. A risk for scattered severe storms will ramp up after 2 p.m. and continue
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District’s long-range plan includes right-sizing and reconfiguring its 25 campuses. While working on its two-high-school model, the district has an idea for which buildings it wants to continue to utilize for students throughout St. Joseph. The way the model is structured depends on the passing of
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-PressNOW) — A St. Joseph woman charged in a fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 229 last year has been found guilty of second-degree manslaughter. An emotional trial ended Friday with Circuit Judge Dan Kellogg convicting Katherine Deweese of 2nd degree involuntary manslaughter in the wrong-way crash that killed St. Joseph motorcyclist Ryan Coffman
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Mustangs fans heading to the diamond this season will see an all-new piece of hardware overlooking historic Phil Welch Stadium. Crews with Yellow Frog Graphics installed the new and much-anticipated video scoreboard at the stadium on Thursday. “We’re modernizing the stadium but you still get that classic feel, it’s a beautiful place to be,” Mustangs
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph may not be out of the woods yet with its urgent landfill situation, but optimism is building that major concerns could be avoided after state officials approved a critical request for additional space. City officials received the OK this week from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
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Police warn motorists to keep safety in mind as spring break begins for many.
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St. Joseph police are investigating after a pedestrian was killed walking near the North belt highway.
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