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By NewsPress Now Community members will have a chance to celebrate Krug Park’s past and learn more about upcoming improvements at a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 10. City officials, leaders and park advocates will speak at the ceremony. Guests can learn more about projects for the amphitheater, children’s circus, castle, picnic area and buffalo bowl. The

By Ashley Luthans A local woman is taking her talent to her sport’s biggest stage. Hunter Henderson, a bodybuilder and powerlifter from DeKalb, Missouri, has qualified for Ms. Olympia. “It is the most prestigious bodybuilding stage that you can step on,” Henderson said. “You know, Olympia is every bodybuilder’s dream, to get to the Olympia,

By NewsPress Now News-Press NOW wants to see the special talents of local pets, even if that special talent is enjoying car rides or just being adorable. You can submit photos of your pets along with a brief description of their talents to our Pet Pals “Smarty Pets” contest at newspressnow.com/petpals. The contest is sponsored

By NewsPress Now The Liberty Oak Splash Park is closing for the season this weekend. Families wanting to have some fun in the water will have to act fast, as its final day of the season is Sunday, Sept. 29. Located at 402 E. Hyde Park Ave., the splash park’s hours are 10 a.m. to

By NewsPress Now Drivers will encounter traffic delays in the area of King Hill Avenue and Lake Boulevard due to a water main break. An official with the city’s streets department said the break happened at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday and the road is down to one lane. Crews from Missouri American Water will be

By Cameron Montemayor Eligible senior citizens in Buchanan County will now be able to seek freezes on future increases to their real estate property taxes under a new law signed Monday. Buchanan County Commissioners Scott Nelson, Ron Hook and Scott Burnham officially signed the Senior Citizen Homestead Property Tax Credit program into law at their

By Ashley Luthans Leadership Northwest Missouri is taking applications for its 2025 class. The organization offers leadership training, education and allows many networking opportunities. The class starts with a two-day retreat at Conception Abbey on Jan. 22 and 23 of 2025. Following the retreat, there will be monthly daylong classes in various communities around the

By Leah Rainwater In order to assist St. Joseph residents in maintaining their property, the city is hosting another round of its Clean Sweep program. Clean Sweep will go from Oct. 1-7, when residents can dump yard waste, trash and appliances at the landfill. Rod McQuerrey, the superintendent of solid waste and recycling at the

By Leah Rainwater One St. Joseph staple is back for the weekend, with fun food choices and activities. The South Side Fall Festival is happening at Hyde Park from Friday, Sept. 20 through Sunday, Sept. 22. One vendor at the festival has owned her business for about four years. She says the South Side Fall

By Cameron Montemayor Local residents and members of the Latino community are invited to join arms for the second annual celebration of Mexican Independence this weekend in St. Joseph.  On Saturday, Sept. 21, Latinos Connect and the St. Joseph School District will host ‘Grito de Independencia’ a tradition of the Mexican community in St. Joseph

By NewsPress Now Usually boil advisories and orders come and go within a few days, but the city of Maysville has been dealing with unsafe drinking water for weeks. Maysville has been under a boil order since Aug. 28, according to the city’s website, due to high turbidity levels.  Residents have taken to online community

By Kirsten Stokes This week’s Sideline Spirit features the LeBlond Eagles cheerleading team ahead of Friday’s Game of the week versus Plattsburgh. On Tuesday afternoon, the Golden Eagles cheerleaders practiced for this week’s game and their homecoming performance. Head coach Adrienne Smith used her experience and voice to lead the team through practice. “Give it