By Leah Rainwater One local food kitchen was able to serve up some Christmas Day cheer. The Open Door Food Kitchen, located at 615 S. 8th St., was able to serve an average of 200 patrons with a Christmas Day meal, hot chocolate, gifts and more. The meal was served by the Jewish Community. Numerous
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI – Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A government-commissioned panel of experts on Wednesday largely supported Japan’s new energy policy for the next few years that calls for bolstering renewables up to half of electricity needs by 2040 while maximizing the use of nuclear power as the country seeks to accommodate the growing
Continue ReadingBy AP MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan officials say 38 people have died after an Azerbaijani airliner crashed near the city of Aktau.
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By KEN MORITSUGU and MARI YAMAGUCHI – Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China and Japan agreed Wednesday to set up talks on often contentious security issues as they seek to improve a relationship riven in recent years by a range of issues, from territorial disputes to the discharge of water from Japan’s tsunami-wrecked nuclear power
Continue ReadingBy Grace King – The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (TNS) Dec. 25—The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. A Watkins man memorialized the story of how his daughter was adopted into their family in a children’s book they self-published on Amazon illustrated by a local high school student.
Continue ReadingBy AP MEXICO CITY (AP) — The organizer of a Christmas fair in southern Mexico was assassinated at his city’s holiday event, authorities said late Tuesday. The governor of the southern state of Guerrero said gunmen killed the organizer of the annual Christmas and New Year’s fair in the state capital of Chilpancingo. Gov. Evelyn
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By Leoguar Electric Bikes HOUSTON, Dec. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As the holiday season draws near, Leoguar is excited to offer exclusive deals on their range of electric bikes, bringing families together for memorable moments. With a collection designed to combine fun and fitness, this Christmas is the perfect time to gift an unforgettable experience.
Continue ReadingBy ROBIN McCLELLAND – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) After two hours of debate involving nearly 40 members of the public, the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Monday to prohibit utility-scale wind, solar and battery energy developments in rural Cerro Gordo County. Supervisors approved Ordinance 69, making permanent a moratorium on such developments that
Continue ReadingBy MARY PIEPER – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) Cerro Gordo County Sheriff Kevin Pals, who is retiring Dec. 31 after more than 45 years in law enforcement, first became involved in that career field as a teen. When he was a senior at Clear Lake High School, the town’s police department started a
Continue ReadingBy ROBIN McCLELLAND – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) Mason City’s Seventh Day Adventist Church welcomed residents to its 10th annual live Nativity scene Saturday. The church glowed warmly with light as guests came up the drive. The sound of Christmas carols drifted across the parking lot as people came to witness the sharing
Continue ReadingBy MARY PIEPER – Globe Gazette, Mason City, Iowa (TNS) When Brian Luallen was growing up, he listened to Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry records every night. Naturally, when he learned the nonprofit North Iowa Cultural Center and Museum was looking for a new CEO for the Surf Ballroom, “It took me about five minutes
Continue ReadingBy AP PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79.
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK – Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The fate of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet is still unclear after Republican senators spent much of December carefully dodging questions about Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ’s views on vaccines, accusations of sexual misconduct against Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard’s 2017 meeting with then-President Bashar Assad
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By ILLIA NOVIKOV – Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a massive missile and drone barrage targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on Wednesday, striking a thermal power plant and prompting Ukrainians to take shelter in metro stations on Christmas morning. The strikes on Ukrainian fuel and energy sources included 78 air, ground, and sea-launched
Continue ReadingBy AP PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes have killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children.
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By SAM MCNEIL – Associated Press MODIIN, Israel (AP) — For more than 400 days after being critically wounded during Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel, Yona Brief tried to recover. But after losing both legs and enduring medically induced comas, the combat medic died in late November. The dual Israeli-American citizen has
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By MAJDI MOHAMMED and TIA GOLDENBERG – Associated Press JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Gunfire has rung out for days from the West Bank’s Jenin refugee camp. But this time, it’s not Israeli forces that are facing off against armed groups. It is the forces of the Palestinian Authority clashing with Palestinian gunmen.
Continue ReadingBy AP MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s emergency ministry says 42 people likely dead in Azerbaijan Airlines’ plane crash.
Continue ReadingBy AP MOSCOW (AP) — An Azerbaijan Airliner has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau.
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Luthans Christmas is on Wednesday, Dec. 25 and many shoppers are still looking for the best deals on gifts for their loved ones. There are several stores open in St. Joseph on Tuesday, Dec. 24 – Christmas Eve, although most are not following their regular hours and are planning to close early. Many
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By Leah Rainwater If you’re entertaining or hosting family for the holidays, doing so can sometimes raise your energy bill. Evergy came up with a list of ways to save a few extra bucks this holiday season. “We try to offer tips to help people not only be energy efficient but can also save them
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By Leah Rainwater Some families, who otherwise would not see anything under the Christmas tree this year, will be able to- thanks to the AFL-CIO’s Adopt-A-Family program. There were 893 families in need of adoption this year, and the St. Joseph community banned together to provide Christmas cheer to those in need. Gabriel Palmer, the
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By Nicole Scott Mosaic Life Care celebrated Debra Burns, RN from the Emergency Department at Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph, Medical Center who won the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses on Monday, Dec. 23. According to Mosaic, Nurse Burns was nominated by another Emergency Department nurse, Natalie Rhodes who wrote, “On this particular day,
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By Leah Rainwater If you take a drive along Highway 33 toward Maysville, Missouri, you might notice twinkling lights in the tree line. Tessa and Mike Alden have lived in their Maysville home for about 19 years, bringing something uniquely merry and ‘bright’ to the area every Christmas. “We had more trees, and then it
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By Jenna Wilson You may have noticed St. Joseph police officers making a significant amount of stops Monday morning, but they weren’t routine traffic stops. Thanks to a secret donor, three St. Joseph police officers were sent on a special operation to gift nine residents $100 cash instead of traffic tickets – handing out more
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By Cameron Montemayor More than 40 years after the first holiday lights illuminated Krug Park to the awe of St. Joseph residents, the month-long event stands as one of the City’s greatest traditions. With the Holiday Park’s biggest rush of the season approaching, staff with the St. Joseph Parks and Recreation Department take great pride
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By Chris Benson Williamsport, P.a. — City officials are planning for a “bumpy couple years financially” following a recently-approved budget and tax increase. Last week, city council signed-off on Williamsport’s $36 million budget in a second and final reading that calls for a .33 mill property tax increase leveling at a 17.05 mill tax rate. Councilwoman
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By Jenna Wilson Buchanan County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office deputies gifted presents to seven families during their annual Adopt-A-Family delivery Monday. The Sheriff’s Office raised $5,000 to disperse to three families and four senior citizens this Christmas, delivering the gifts on Monday, Dec. 23. For new and incoming deputies riding along for the Adopt-A-Family spree, this
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By Kyle Schmidt The AFL-CIO Community Services for St. Joseph had a weekend for the books as more and more donations and adoptions get them ever closer to hitting their Adopt-A-Family goal. The AFL-CIO’s goal is to get all 893 families taken care of before Christmas Day and it is within reach as just 42
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By NewsPress Now The City of St. Joseph announced that several offices and facilities will be closed for the upcoming holiday. The City shared that for Christmas Eve on Tuesday, Dec. 24, all city offices, the Remington Nature Center, the REC Center and the Recycling Center will be closed. The Landfill will be open from
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