The city has named a new leader for its parks department. Jeff Atkins, currently the assistant director of parks and recreation, will take over as the department’s leader on April 5. He will replace Chuck Kempf, who is retiring. Retiring director Chuck Kempf has worked together with Atkins for the last 20 years stating, “Jeff
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One of the state’s top nonprofit organizations is lending a helping hand to grow the St. Joseph Museums’ humanities education program. The MHC awarded a grant of $25,000 to the St. Joseph Museums on Wednesday, Feb. 26, to support a new project titled “St. Joseph, MO – An American (HIS)tory, (HER)story, (OUR)story.” According to the
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The Missouri Department of Transportation reopened the U.S. Route 59 (Savannah Road) in Andrew County on Wednesday morning. The U.S. Route 59 was previously closed for water main repairs from Route DD to County Line Road just north of St. Joseph. For up-to-date road conditions throughout the state, visit traveler.modot.org/map.
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UPDATE: The Atchison, Kansas Police Department has canceled the Silver Alert for a missing Atchison woman. According to the Atchison Police Department at 10:07 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 77-year-old Janice Buttron was found safe. The Atchison Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help to find a missing
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A Belt Highway intersection is back open a month after a traffic accident that damaged a signal and caused it to close. Traffic is again allowed through Belt Highway and Karnes Road and signals are functioning. The intersection was closed following a vehicle crash which extensively damaged the traffic signal mast arm over southbound Belt
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The St. Joseph School Board appointed cabinet positions, with staffing changes becoming ever-so-present for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Stacia Studer, the St. Joseph School District’s current director of curriculum and instruction, will take over for Dr. Ashly McGinnis as the Assistant Superintendent of Academics. McGinnis will assume her role of SJSD’s superintendent for the
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From teaching kids to teaching congregations, St. Joseph Pastor Brian Kirk is taking the opportunity to run for school board.
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A pop band known best for songs “Jungle,” “Renegades,” and “Unsteady” will headline the annual spring concert at Northwest Missouri State University next month. X Ambassadors will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 4, in the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse on Northwest’s campus in Maryville, Missouri. Doors for the concert will open at
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A St. Joseph man faces a charge of first-degree assault in an incident that involved an officer firing his gun outside a local grocery store. Trevor Szuba is charged in the Jan. 31 incident outside Price Chopper, 2219 N. Belt Highway. According to a probable cause statement filed in the case, a St. Joseph Police Department
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On Saturday, February 22, SJPD was dispatched to the 1300 block of S 11th St in response to a report of a suspicious bag.
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St. Joseph fire crews responded to a structure fire on the 3800 block of King Hill Avenue.
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The Dream Factory of Northwest Missouri hosted their 5th annual Quarter Auction and Vendor Fair on Saturday in order to help deliver “dreams” to critically and chronically ill children.
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Plato’s Closet in St. Joseph announced on social media that they will be temporarily closed after a break-in on Saturday morning.
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The St. Joseph School District gifted awards for Teacher of the Year and Support Person of the Year on Tuesday morning.
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The Senior Citizen Tax Credit program, signed into law by the Buchanan County Commission, allows taxpayers over 62-years-old to apply for credits that cap future real property tax increases.
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Area farmers are invited to an educational event highlighting USDA surveys and a new cost-sharing program for nutrient management. The event, organized by the soil and water conservation districts in Buchanan and Andrew counties, begins at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, at the East Hills Library, 502 N. Woodbine Road. Andrea and Mitch Rice will give details
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Contestants can now sign up for next month’s annual Apple Blossom pageant. The event begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at the Missouri Theater. Girls ages 7 through 19 can sign up at www.appleblossomparade.com under the “royalty pageant” tab. There are categories for princess (ages 7 through 10), junior queen (ages 11 through
Continue Reading From snow days to finances, the St. Joseph School School District Board of Education discussed a laundry list of items at Monday night’s meeting. With the district utilizing all of its snow and alternate methods of instruction (AMI) days, the district looked at backup plans in case another unexpected event causes classes to be canceled
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A man is dead and the Missouri State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after an early morning fire Monday in Maryville, Missouri. Crews from the Maryville Fire Department arrived shortly after 4 a.m. to a home on Chick Avenue after a passerby reported seeing flames coming from the home, officials said. A woman confirmed to firefighters
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SJFD Firefighters had previously responded to a structure fire at the same vacant property this past Tuesday, Feb. 18.
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Northwest Missouri State University in Maryville, Missouri is mourning the death of a first-year college student who died on Sunday in a car crash.
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St. Joseph Memorial Park and Mount Auburn Cemetery will conduct its semi-annual cemetery cleanup on Monday, March 3. Cemetery staff will clear all flowers, decorations and additional items off every grave to mow and conduct maintenance of the cemetery grounds. Community members are asked to remove any items that they wish to keep by the
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With temperatures warming up, there’s still a chance to get your chili fix while also helping local people with special needs this weekend. United Cerebral Palsy will have its 39th Anniversary Chili Cook-Off Sunday, March 2, at the Civic Arena, Fourth and Felix streets. The event is a major fundraiser for the agency, and all
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Jaycee, a local teen, said she looks forward to the warmer weather that comes in just a few short weeks when Spring officially begins.
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Buchanan County Commissioner Scott Nelson (left) listens during a discussion with Buchanan County Fairgrounds Board members.
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Local veterinarian, Dr. Kyle Ripperger, said finding creative ways to keep pets active indoors and adjusting calorie intake can keep pets healthier during extreme cold.
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FILE – Shoppers head into and out of a Walmart store, Feb. 7, 2025, in an AP press photo.
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Trees stand in the northeast corner of the North Shoppes. Trees will be removed in the area before construction on the detention pond begins.
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A damaged red Dodge Dakota pickup sits in the middle of North 26th Street after being involved in a head-on crash on Friday. The male driver of the truck was transported to the hospital with minor shoulder and neck pain.
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Winter stayed relentless this week, bringing another round of snow and blustery winds, but this time with an especially stout arctic blast. Both temperatures and wind chills were brutal for days on end, triggering cold weather advisories and extreme cold warnings from the Canadian border to the Texas Panhandle. Wind chills dropped as low as
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