Skip to Content

Opinion

Is the Big Game fixed? Ask your bookie

By NewsPress Now To grasp how far the Super Bowl has come, consider the halftime show when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings in 1970. The Southern University marching band provided what the TV announcer at the time called “fast-stepping, toe-tapping” entertainment at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. It took years, until the

Continue Reading

Your letters for Feb. 9, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Feb. 9, 2024 All-hands-on-deck I don’t know if you heard about another free item that Biden has proposed. If not, here’s a quick overview of his latest all-hands-on-deck! President Biden announces new actions to strengthen America’s supply chains, lower costs for families, and secure key sectors — a White

Continue Reading

It’s Your Call for Feb. 8

By NewsPress Now What were they thinking? I just wanted to express my dismay that the city government has actually approved not just one disruption in tearing up your yards, but two. The grass is finally growing over the mess that MetroNet made in my yard and in everybody’s yard, and now here comes another

Continue Reading

The mid-winter thaw continues

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist A mid-winter thaw is in full force this week across two-thirds of the continental United States, as an unseasonably warm air mass has expanded across parts of the Intermountain West, Great Plains and Midwest. Afternoon temperatures have reached the 50s and 60s since Monday here in St. Joseph, well

Continue Reading

Your letters for Feb. 2, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Feb. 2, 2024 Whom to vote for? With “our” border czar never having been to the actual borders (crossings sites) where millions have been crossing the in the last 3 years unvetted (est. 8 million), and a climate czar flying all over the world in his “private” jet letting

Continue Reading

Much ado about nothing

By NewsPress Now The St. Joseph School District faces an uphill battle – more so than some would like to believe – in getting a $20 million bond issue passed this spring. Yes, the Board of Education can legitimately call this modest proposal a “no tax increase” bond issue, but the approach to putting this

Continue Reading

It’s Your Call for Jan. 30

By NewsPress Now Totally unnecessary If the St. Joseph School District can find $100,000 a year to manufacture an unnecessary administration job, then they must be spending $100,000 a year now on something totally unnecessary. What’s his deal? Donald Trump says border security is so very important. So why is he asking the Republicans to

Continue Reading

It’s Your Call for Jan. 26

By NewsPress Now He voted no I saw on Twitter where Governor Parson was thanking Congressman Sam Graves for an additional $90 million to expand I-70. Just to let everyone know, Congressman Graves voted no on the infrastructure package. It got passed anyway. The president signed it into law, so the funds are coming thanks

Continue Reading

When fun is against the law

By Tom Purcell Cagle Syndicate The city of Toronto is in the news for outlawing sled and toboggan riding on 45 of its hillsides. According to the Toronto Star, the ban has sparked a robust debate about how far government should go to protect people from themselves while they’re having fun. To be sure, tragic

Continue Reading

A messy week of snowmelt

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist After 10 days of subfreezing temperatures and several rounds of accumulating snowfall, the wintry landscape across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas has entered a melting phase over the past several days. While the idea of warmer temperatures and shrinking snowpack is enticing for most, the transition has been a

Continue Reading

It’s Your Call for Jan. 25

By NewsPress Now Greatly appreciated I just want to thank the gentleman who shovels off Central’s track every year so people can walk. It’s greatly appreciated. Excellent service We had a problem with my electricity. Various things. I called Evergy and they were here within probably less than two hours. They were here quite a

Continue Reading

It’s Your Call for Jan. 24

By NewsPress Now Top heavy The St. Joseph School District is too top heavy. They need to get rid of the some of the administration that’s unnecessary. Then you’d have more money to play around with. Very disturbing The people of this country should want to elect a president that follows the law, not one

Continue Reading

It’s Your Call for Jan. 22

By NewsPress Now Top concern Our congressman just sent out an e-mail informing us that the border is his top concern. Our district is a thousand miles from the border. Think about it I’m going to keep harping on this initiative petition process that the Republican supermajority is trying to pass through the legislature. Instead

Continue Reading
Skip to content