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Letter from Kim Miller

By NewsPress Now Letter from Kim Miller Whitney Lanning Should Resign from our School Board By: Kim Miller The recent harassment charge against Whitney Lanning is disturbing to me, and what’s more disturbing is that this is a pattern of volatile behavior, condoned by our board president, aimed toward those who hold opposing opinions. Her

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The James Gang: Before Joe Walsh

By Bob Ford Special to Editor’s Note: This column contains graphic descriptions of Jesse James’ murders. Articles and Podcasts are complementary from those helping to preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communication, Rupp Funeral Home, Stevenson Family Pharmacy and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join them as sponsors, email robertmford@aol.com. How much distance in

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Voters should approve school bond

By NewsPress Now If voters pass a $20 million bond proposal for the St. Joseph School District, the immediate impact is easy to see. This measure would provide $1 million for science and technology programs, $3.2 million for arts program upgrades, $2 million for an intercom system to enhance school safety, $2 million for roadways

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It’s Your Call for March 28

By NewsPress Now Something to show for it I see that Trump is selling stock for his Truth Social media platform and could pull in billions. I would rather own his gold-colored tennis shoes. At least you’d have something to show for your money. Blowing their horn When Biden took office, gasoline was around $2.00

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Bond proposal brings much to SJSD

By NewsPress Now St. Joseph, This $20 million bond brings stable and consistent heating and cooling to our students. This bond improves safety for our students. This bond gets Hosea students out of trailers and into actual classrooms. This bond improves athletic facilities, improves fine arts facilities, and provides access to the latest science technology…

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It’s Your Call for March 27

By NewsPress Now Shift the priorities I noticed the other day in the News-Press that Chief Luster says we can’t arrest our way out of this issue, referring to the homeless issue in St. Joseph. He’s probably right, but maybe we should devote less money to trail bike riding in St. Joseph, maybe a little

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It’s Your Call for March 25

By NewsPress Now Looks good so far I pass the monument for the stockyards every day. The chemical company has left the livestock exchange entrance, and I think it’s very nice, and I’m just kind of wondering when it’ll be finished and just what all else they’re gonna add to it or just exactly what

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Jesse James: It’s about time!

By Bob Ford Special to Articles and Podcasts are complementary from those helping to preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communication, Rupp Funeral Home, Stevenson Family Pharmacy and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join them as sponsors, email robertmford@aol.com. How can a quasi historian named Bob Ford from St. Joseph, Missouri, go one year,

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It’s Your Call for March 22

By NewsPress Now Pay taxes somewhere Two Republican governor candidates want to eliminate income tax. But in states who don’t have income tax, in Wyoming, it costs hundreds of dollars a year to register your vehicle. So, they’re going to pay a tax somewhere. Great except for the price This is about Lake Contrary dredging.

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Your letters for March 22, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for March 22, 2024 Unreliable mail service What is happening to our mail service? On Feb. 12, I mailed three valentines to St. Joseph addresses. Two of the valentines contained three small gifts and one valentine contained one small gift. The envelope with the one gift was finally received two

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Meteorological vs. astronomical spring

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist For much of the Midwest and Great Plains, it may have felt like this year’s spring season began in February. Mild temperatures almost became the new normal last month here in Northwest Missouri, as daily highs averaged out to approximately 59 degrees. Not surprisingly, snowfall was also in short

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Laws aim to crack down on reckless driving

By Alonzo Weston Driving on St. Joseph streets anymore is a risky business. For starters, everyone is in a hurry. I’ve seen people floor it to pass me, only arrive at the same stoplight I do. I’ve been a victim of a hit-and-run recently. I was parked in front of my daughter and grandson’s house,

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It’s Your Call for March 20

By NewsPress Now Other options Thank you for the article about Lake Contrary. I know they said there were just a few options, having the county own it or the city or privately. I think they forgot the Missouri Department of Conservation. That lake is really important for wildlife during the migrations, the pelicans come,

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It’s Your Call for March 19

By NewsPress Now Need consistent laws If a pregnant woman is kicked in the stomach by her boyfriend and it causes a miscarriage, the boyfriend will likely be charged with both assault and second-degree murder. Most women agree that the murder charge should be included, even if the pregnancy is just a month or two

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It’s Your Call for March 18

By NewsPress Now Big thank you I just wanted to thank so much the people that put together the St. Patrick’s Day parade. I’m sure it’s a lot of work and the people that participated, that is a perfect example of bringing people together post-pandemic. I think that we have so many fewer opportunities post-pandemic

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St. Jo Wrestling: They grunt and they groan

By Bob Ford Special to Articles and Podcasts are complementary from those helping to preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communication, Rupp Funeral Home, Stevenson Family Pharmacy and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join them as sponsors, email robertmford@aol.com. “Doing the wrestling polka,” there are songs that hang with you for years and others

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St. Jo Wrestling: They grunt and they groan

By Bob Ford Special to Articles and Podcasts are complementary from those helping to preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communication, Rupp Funeral Home, Stevenson Family Pharmacy and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join them as sponsors, email robertmford@aol.com. “Doing the wrestling polka,” there are songs that hang with you for years and others

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Your letters for March 15, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for March 15, 2024 Time for the adults to step forward The primary obligation of government is to provide for the protection of its citizens. Failure to do so constitutes dereliction of duty. Millions of illegals have crossed our southern border in the past three years. Many come from nations

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It’s Your Call for March 13

By NewsPress Now Here we go again Well, here we go again. The school board’s trying to make changes to the schools. They want to go to two high schools. Why can’t they just leave things alone? They’re not patriots It wasn’t patriots that crawled through the windows of our Capitol. They were criminals, and

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It’s Your Call for March 12

By NewsPress Now The real problem Another million for a biking trail, $20 million here, $20 million there, when everyone knows the critical shortage of housing in St. Joe is the main problem. Another saying A few days ago, they had a farmer on the news stating his opinion about daylight savings time. My grandfather

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It’s Your Call for March 11

By NewsPress Now Can’t believe it Thirty-five percent of the American people said they trusted Trump. What? I can’t believe it. Lots of lies How many Pinocchios did our President get from what he said in his State of the Union address? They probably didn’t even check him out. But no, we do not have

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