By NewsPress Now Deeds of trust reported from Sept. 13 to Sept. 17 Silentwater Ventures LLC to Rain City Capital LLC, Hyde Park 2nd Extn LT 12 Blk 10 $75,650. Matthew Johnson to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc., Buchles Add LT 1 PT LT 2 Blk 11 $110,000. Caiden Jarrett to Exchange Bank & Trust,
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By NewsPress Now The Northeast Kansas Eagles Softball team has selected their roster to represent their team this year that consists of girls from Atchison, Brown, and Doniphan County Kansas. Congratulations to Emmah Gilmore, Olivia Hansen, Khloe Wissler, Emily Gaddis, Juliet Pankau, Elliot Lorenz, Rohen Otte, Anna Hunt, Lillian Gilmore, Sophia Martin, and Mia Martin.
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By NewsPress Now The Annual Northwest Missouri Psychiatric Rehabilitation Center Retirement Luncheon will be held on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. at the Joyce Raye Patterson Center, located at 100 S. 10th St., St. Joseph. Please bring a side dish. Coffee, tea, and luncheonware will be provided. Please come and
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By NewsPress Now Arrests reported from Sept. 10 to Sept. 16 Adam L. Martinez, 34, 1606 S. 38th St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Cameron Ancel Campbell, 51, 2916 Mitchell Ave., warrant for failure to appear in court. Scott Douglas Fane, 40, 1912 Faraon St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Jacqueline
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By NewsPress Now Thefts reported from Sept. 7 to Sept. 15 405 N. Woodbine Rd., items stolen at rental storage facility. 3022 S. Belt Highway, items stolen at department/discount. 2840 Jules St., items stolen at residence/home. 625 N. 13th St., items stolen at residence/home. 216 N. 4th St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 108 S. Noyes
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By Calvin Silvers The Missouri State High School Athletic Association has approved using a 35-second shot clock for the upcoming season, applying it to varsity regular season tournaments and one-day shootouts. The decision made Missouri the 28th state to implement a shot clock in high school basketball. However, Lafayette boys basketball coach Kevin Bristol feels
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By Ashley Luthans After graduating more than 60 years ago, the Benton High School Class of 1958 came together Thursday to give back to a St. Joseph park, just ahead of the South Side Fall Festival. The class has had yearly reunions for decades, but that changed when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Their 2020 reunion
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By Leah Rainwater The St. Joseph, Missouri Marathon, put on by the St. Joseph Sports Commission, is back for another year. The race will return on Saturday, Sept. 28, with the start/finish line at Civic Center Park. Registration will close the day before the race. Participants will receive marathon gear, including a branded T-shirt, towel,
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By NewsPress Now Those who use immunization, pregnancy and other services at the St. Joseph Health Department Clinic need to be aware of some new hours of operation. Immunizations are available on a walk-in basis from 8 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Vaccines will not be available on the
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By NewsPress Now Marriage applications Aaron Preston Smith, 36, and Ashley Nicole Swafford, 42, both of St. Joseph. Kolby Allen Scott, 29, and Kalie Nicole Gordon, 29, both of Wathena, Kansas. Gary Alan Felder Jr., 28, and Lacy Joann Sears, 29, both of St. Joseph. Joseph Allen Hopper, 22, and Lydia Nicole Boatwright, 25, both
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By Cameron Montemayor A former longtime St. Joseph elementary school could become part of a solution to address a growing shortage of workforce housing in the city. Real estate company MG Real Estate LLC, with support from the city and the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, is planning to redevelop Humboldt Elementary School into new
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By Leah Rainwater The Missouri House of Representatives District 13 seat covers both Platte and Buchanan counties, and with less than two months until Election Day, there’s still some time left for candidates to get their names and policies out to Missourians. District 13 incumbent Sean Pouche, a Republican, is facing Democratic challenger Andrea Denning
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By Chris Fortune The author of a book that takes place in St. Joseph and features many of its landmarks is coming to visit the city that inspired her story. St. Joseph Reads, a group made up of community members and organizations with a goal of promoting literacy, helped organize Hattie Davish Week. It’s the
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By Ashley Luthans Plans for the future Felix Street Market are coming together, and the St. Joseph community is encouraged to share their thoughts. Co-owner of The Den, Jeff Waggoner, said that there is a need for a Downtown market in St. Joseph in order to highlight the small businesses in the area. “I think
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By NewsPress Now The Riverside Road bridge over U.S. Highway 36 is back open after repairs that began on Monday. Crews from the Missouri Department of Transportation closed the bridge for deck repairs and the work was finished earlier than planned.
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By Jazmine Knight St. Joseph School District officials spoke about the severity of social media threats and their protocols to monitor online incidents after posts likely involving Kansas City schools surfaced. Postings about school violence have been circulating in the area, and it’s believed they originated in the Kansas City area, SJSD leaders said in
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By Cameron Montemayor St. Joseph is taking the next steps toward potential development of a large sports complex in St. Joseph, with city documents now identifying a sole location for the facility. City officials are now deep into the process of identifying a potential developer by advertising for requests for qualifications for potential candidates, a
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By Ashley Luthans The League of Women Voters of Northwest Missouri visited seven secondary and higher educational institutions on Tuesday in recognition of National Voter Registration Day. The purpose of the LWV-NWMO is to encourage people to register and vote, as well as to advocate for voter literacy. The organization visited Missouri Western State University,
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By Leah Rainwater Lucas Kunce, a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate, visited St. Joseph on Tuesday to share about his campaign. Having grown up in mid-Missouri with four siblings Kunce says he wants to help Missouri regain it’s strength. “I want to fundamentally change who has power in the country and bring money
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By Chris Fortune Buchanan County officials identified a need for water diversion at the Shoppes at North Village as the potential for business development continues to grow. St. Joseph civil engineering firm Snyder & Associates will construct the detention pond in the northeast corner of the North Shoppes, which will be out of sight from
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By Cameron Montemayor Nearly a year and a half after St. Joseph voters approved a 3% tax on recreational marijuana sales, data is shedding light on how much the tax is generating for the city. As of September 2024, St. Joseph had received nine months of marijuana sales tax revenue totaling $678,630.61, according to city
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By Jazmine Knight The St. Joseph School Board met this evening to discuss progression in the search for a new superintendent. If you recall back to June, current superintendent, Gabe Edgar, announced his retirement at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. In recent meetings, the board finalized a timeline for hiring which includes when
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By Kendra Simpson At 17, Brandi Dredge did not consider herself a victim. Today, she’s grateful for those who fought for her regardless. “The wrestling with my identity was huge in that I’m a wife, but the law is saying I’m a victim,” Dredge said. “I’m a mother, but my child’s DNA is evidence of
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By NewsPress Now Two people suffered serious injuries after being ejected from their motorcycle Saturday evening. Ronald Frazier, 60, of Chillicothe, was driving a 2010 Harley Davidson Road King on U.S. Route 65, 4 miles south of Trenton, Missouri, when he traveled off the roadway, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports. The motorcycle
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By Cameron Montemayor With designs for the new Maple Leaf Skatepark now complete, project officials are setting their sights on construction this fall for the anticipated facility in north St. Joseph. Renderings of the park created by developer Spohn Ranch — a Los Angeles-based company specializing in skatepark development — are painting a clearer picture
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By Kyle Schmidt One Pattonsburg native is fresh off her 2024 Olympic appearance for trap shooting, a journey that began when she was just 12 years old and first picked up a gun. “My stepdad got me started when I was 12. I had never shot a gun before and I was terrified to try
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By Charles Christian The “Better Days Made by You” giving campaign by United Way was able to start strong, thanks to Pacesetter companies. The Pacesetter program for United Way consists of local companies who engage in fundraising efforts prior to the annual campaign kickoff. According to this year’s campaign co-chair Doug Walter, these 17 local
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By Ashley Luthans Three people were injured Friday night after a vehicle flipped on its side after the driver attempted driving “donuts” in a private parking lot north of Savannah. While in motion, the 2023 Polaris RZR flipped, partially ejecting the two passengers, 28-year-old Kayla Whitmer and 34-year-old Courtney Barron. The vehicle then came to a
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By Ashley Luthans On Saturday, Ed Wiebe was named as one of the recipients of the 2024 Hy-Vee Legendary Customer Service Award. Wiebe was surprised Saturday morning by a crowd of family, friends and co-workers in the St. Joseph Hy-Vee waiting to tell him the news and congratulate him. Wiebe has been with the St.
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By Cameron Montemayor Among the handful of improvements carried out on the Interstate 229 double-decker bridge this week, two Downtown exit ramps saw the notable addition of new safety components following two wrong-way crashes this year. MoDOT officials confirmed the installation of three new warnings signs — one “wrong way” sign and two “do not
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