By Jazmine Knight For immigrants looking to finalize their permanent residency in the United States, an area health organization is offering a new program. Northwest Health Services in St. Joseph is offering a relatively new program to offer Refugee Medical Screening to others. Miguel Cruz, Executive Assistant at Northwest Health, also serves as a point
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By Cameron montemayor Electricity bills for St. Joseph residents and 270,000 customers across more than a dozen Missouri counties will increase in the new year. The Missouri Public Service Commission gave its approval on Friday, Dec. 20, to revised base rates for Evergy Missouri West customers. The 7% increase equates to roughly $8 per month,
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Good morning, Lincoln. Here’s what you should know today. Pillen remains hospitalized Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen suffered fractures to a vertebrae and several ribs and sustained several other injuries deemed “serious but not life-threatening” after falling off a horse Sunday afternoon. Pillen remained hospitalized at Nebraska Medicine in Omaha
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) House fire, 332 NW 16th St. Lincoln firefighters were called to a house fire at 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day at 332 N.W. 16th St. Lincoln firefighters were called to a house fire at 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day at 332 N.W. 16th St. Scanner traffic indicated everyone was safely out
Continue ReadingBy ALYSSA JOHNSON – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Brian Travis wasn’t the type of dad you would often hear at his children’s events, but he was the guy you’d always see. Brian Travis Molly Travis (from left), Mindy Travis, Brianne Travis, Matthew Travis and Brian Travis. Whether he was tracking stats in the back
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) The University of Nebraska at Kearney is encouraging students to express their values through various art forms as part of its annual Nebraska Emerging Writers and Artists Contest. This year’s contest challenges high schoolers in grades 9-12 across the state to reflect on their values, how they shape who
Continue ReadingBy ALYSSA JOHNSON – Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Hospital holidays, 12.20 Tasha Ellis talks during an interview next to Bryan Health registered nurses (from left), Mike Roberts, Crystal Stech, Maddie Vidlock and Janelle Bray on Friday at Bryan East Campus. An extended stay in the hospital can be a tough time for many, especially
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) A 78-year-old man died in a house fire in central Lincoln early Tuesday morning. Lincoln Fire and Rescue responded to the fire in the 500 block of South 39th Street at about 1:30 a.m. LFR spokesperson MJ Lierman said the house was engulfed in smoke when crews arrived. The
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) A Lincoln man has been jailed following a stabbing late Monday afternoon at the People’s City Mission west of downtown. Lincoln Police spokeswoman Erika Thomas said officers were called to 110 Q St. at about 5:40 p.m. where they found a 34-year-old man with a puncture wound to his
Continue ReadingBy Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (TNS) Nebraska drivers will pay the state nearly a penny more per gallon to fill their tanks beginning Jan. 1. The Nebraska Department of Revenue announced Monday that the state motor fuels tax will rise to 30.4 cents per gallon on Jan. 1, up from 29.6 cents per gallon currently.
Continue ReadingBy JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) OELWEIN — Firefighters rescued an Oelwein family from the roof of their burning house early Monday. Crews also saved two dogs, but the family’s cats perished in the blaze, according to the city’s police department. The fire apparently started in the kitchen of the Third Avenue
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY HUDSON HILL – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) WATERLOO — There’s something brewing in Waterloo. In the last few months, a group of passionate people have come together to tend to some unfinished business – the African American Historical and Cultural Museum. Efforts to create a facility to house and share artifacts depicting
Continue ReadingBy Kellis Robinett – The Wichita Eagle (TNS) Dec. 25—The Kansas State football team had bigger goals than a postseason game against Rutgers at the Rate Bowl, but that doesn’t mean Chris Klieman and the Wildcats are bummed out about playing this game at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday at Chase Field in Phoenix. Quite the
Continue ReadingBy Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) Each December, Courier reporters look back at their favorite stories of the past year. We ask them to pick their favorites: not necessarily the biggest stories of the year, just the ones they found most interesting. Some are heart-warming. Some are amusing. Some are wistful. Here are some of
Continue ReadingBy JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) WATERLOO — A local Christmas tradition is returning to its roots this year. Westminster Presbyterian Church’s Christmas Dinner is scaling back on the pickup option to concentrate on its in-person meal for 2024. “We want to focus on people that need a meal or would otherwise
Continue ReadingBy CATHERINE CROW – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) PARKERSBURG — Community members in Aplington and Parkersburg have embraced this season of giving by donating Christmas gifts to 38 children with four of them being at the House of Hope Pillars program. The program helps those either leaving or aging out of foster care. With
Continue ReadingBy SARAH WATSON – Quad City Times, Davenport, Iowa (TNS) The Quad-Cities is unlikely to have a white Christmas in 2024 — at least by how the National Weather Service defines it. To be considered a “white Christmas,” there must be at least a half inch of snow on the ground at 6 a.m. Christmas
Continue ReadingBy JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) 122424jr-fall-wellington-1 A woman was hospitalized after she suffered a two- to three-story fall at 609 Wellington St., Waterloo, on Tuesday. WATERLOO — A woman was taken to the hospital after she allegedly fell at an apartment building Tuesday. Details weren’t immediately available, but the woman apparently
Continue ReadingBy JEFF REINITZ – Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) WATERLOO — A Waterloo man has been sentenced to a year and a half in jail in connection with a gun found during a 2023 traffic stop. Judge C.J. Williams sentenced Dominique Doyle Banks, 20, on a charge of drug user in possession of a firearm
Continue ReadingBy Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) CEDAR FALLS — Students from Cedar Falls and La Porte City are among 34 Iowans nominated for acceptance to U.S. military academies by U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley. Brayden Bohnsack, La Porte City, and Shae Magley, Cedar Falls, were nominated to enter the United States Air Force Academy during the
Continue ReadingBy Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Iowa (TNS) CEDAR FALLS — Nearly 700 students celebrated their achievements Saturday as the University of Northern Iowa hosted its fall 2024 commencement at the McLeod Center. According to a news release, there were a total of 664 graduating, including 570 undergraduates and 94 graduate students. Of those, 609 were resident
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By PAN PYLAS and DANICA KIRKA – Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III used his annual Christmas message Wednesday to hail the selflessness of those who have cared for him and the Princess of Wales this year, after both were diagnosed with cancer. The 76-year-old monarch said he and his family are “continually”
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By Lucky Beverage Company Beverage Company Announces Partnership With “Naz Isn’t Lucky” Video Starring Reid. AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Lucky Energy, the cleaner, better-for-you energy drink known for its deliciously refreshing beverages, announced today it has signed the NBA’s 2024 Sixth Man of the Year, Minnesota Timberwolves Center Naz Reid, as its
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By Kirsten Stokes Missouri State Representative, Brenda Shields, (R-St. Joseph) pre-filed a tax incentive package for the third time addressing the childcare shortage in Missouri for the upcoming legislative session. The past two legislative sessions have been successful for the package in the House, but have run stale with the Senate. With 89 out of
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By Charles Christian A trailer designed to look like a Christmas sleigh is being restored by the DeKalb High School FFA decades after it once soared through Lewis and Clark State Park. The sleigh, once an annual tradition in the park, had become worn down to the point where it was dangerous for passengers. It
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By The Associated Press Hang onto those stocking-stuffer lottery tickets. The Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion after no ticket matched all six numbers drawn on Christmas Eve. That means the estimated jackpot for Friday’s drawing is $1.15 billion, potentially the fifth-largest jackpot in the game’s history. “We know that many people will likely
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By MIKE SCHNEIDER – Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A man accused of attempting to assassinate President-elect Donald Trump in South Florida won’t be tried until September 2025, a federal judge ruled this week. Ryan Routh’s trial will begin Sept. 8 instead of the previously scheduled Feb. 10, 2025 start date, U.S. District Judge
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By RIAZ KHAN and MUNIR AHMED – Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s airstrikes on eastern Afghanistan killed 46 people, mostly women and children, a Taliban government official said Wednesday, raising fears of further straining relations between the two neighbors. Hamdullah Fitrat, the deputy spokesman for the Afghan government, said those killed in the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HOTLE – Muscatine Journal, Iowa (TNS) While cases of animal hoarding in Muscatine County are not common, the number is on the rise, with area law enforcement seeing about two cases a year, said Muscatine Police animal control officer Courtney Patel. She said every case of animal hoarding she has seen is different.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HOTLE – Muscatine Journal, Iowa (TNS) The flagpole extending on top from the roof of the Muscatine County Courthouse will be permanently removed. Use of the flagpole ceased years ago and now that work is being done to the courthouse, the Muscatine County Board of Supervisors has determined now is a good time
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