A battle of two of the top teams in the Grand River Conference on Monday saw the St. Joseph Christian Lions come away with a 11-7 win over King City. Just a few days after recording his 250th career strikeout against North Harrison, senior Nick Orscheln was thrusted back into an important role on the
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph residents will not see a bond measure at the polls this year to help finance a large-scale youth sports complex on the campus of Missouri Western State University, but key discussions and project planning will continue. City officials have elected to push back their timeline by at
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri Western finishes the school year with two music concerts at Potter Hall on the MoWest campus. First, at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22, the Missouri Western Chorale will perform its spring concert. Choral Music Director Dr. Paul Dease, who is in his second year at Missouri Western,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Meierhoffer Funeral Home and Crematory is providing a way for community members to honor Pope Francis, following his death on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025. Meierhoffer will provide a register book at its facility, located 5005 Frederick Ave. “An event like this, even though you never knew Pope Francis
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Local groups will be sponsoring a community forum featuring Buchanan County and Missouri state leaders. The League of Women Voters of Northwest Missouri, along with Missouri Western State University Foundation, NAACP St. Joseph Chapter and the St. Joseph Retired School Personnel Association are co-sponsoring the forum. Missouri 10th District
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A local program is helping to fund arts groups in St. Joseph. The Arts Fund assists several agencies in St. Joseph, providing an average of 15% of each organizations funding. There are seven organizations who received funding this year: Allied Arts Council Creative Arts Production Performing Arts Association Robidoux
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A structural analysis of St. Joseph’s historic ballpark has helped identify key improvements that officials plan to tackle after the upcoming Mustangs season. City councilmembers authorized a $613,000 contract on Monday with Lawhon Construction for the Phil Welch Stadium Structural Improvements Project using Parks Sales Tax funds. “The original
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The Youth Alliance Partners, Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department and the St. Joseph Police Department will be sponsoring a Prescription Take Back event for safe disposal of prescription drugs. Anyone can drop off controlled, non-controlled, over the counter substances and sharps they wish to get rid of. “It’s always a
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The Air Force selected the Wyoming Air National Guard as the next location to host C-130J airplanes.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Fire crews responded to the scene of a structure fire in the 900 block of Garden Street. The St. Joseph Fire Department responded to the call around 7:40 p.m. Friday. Visible burns could be seen on the left window of the structure. News-Press NOW reached out to law enforcement
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In a social media announcement on Friday, April 18, the City of St. Joseph announced attorney, Laura Chavez will assume the role of Municipal Court Judge. Chavez is assuming the position, following the untimely death of Judge Ted Elo. Chavez is a St. Joseph native, graduating from Bishop LeBlond
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri Western State University’s Craig School of Business will hold a financial workshop, featuring an expert panel. The workshop will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, April 19 at the Downtown Library located at 927 Felix St. The workshop will feature discussion on budgeting, saving and investing and
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A Vietnam Era Commemoration Ceremony will be held in July to honor local veterans.
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Children pose with the Easter Bunny at Easter at the Mansion celebrations.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The community has been invited to celebrate Easter with fun activities at the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — April 18 marks Customer Appreciation Day, giving businesses an opportunity to celebrate their customers.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — To encourage mental health discussions, the Samaritan Counseling Center held it’s “taco ’bout mental health” walk and 5k at the Bode Ice Arena. “It’s amazing what they do for our community,” 5k runner Matthew Payden said. “Community outreach is such a significant thing for us. But what they do
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — A local man has proven himself a force to be reckoned with in the professional cornhole world.
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Community members sit in folding chairs at Remington Nature Center waiting for the band to play.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Customers can once again dine in at a popular and new-look airport eatery, this time in a state-of-art terminal building. B&B Runway Cafe held its much anticipated reopening Friday morning at the new Rosecrans Memorial Airport terminal building, just next door to the previous location. The cafe temporarily closed
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A Platte City, Missouri woman suffered serious injuries in a one-car crash Thursday.
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What started as a tight game through three innings quickly turned into a rout, as the Cardinals exploded with big innings in the fourth and sixth to roll to a 16-4 win, getting back in the win column and restoring momentum at just the right time.
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MARYVILLE, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In a move that reflects a broader cultural and political shift across Missouri, both Northwest Missouri State University and Missouri Western State University have officially dissolved their offices of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Trickling down from state and federal executive orders, both universities are now reassessing, not only the
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Viewers can now tune in to Royals and Cardinals baseball games with News-Press NOW. You can watch Royals games on: April 27, 2025 @1:10 p.m. vs. Houston Astros on the NOW Channel May 18, 2025 @1:10 p.m. vs. St. Louis Cardinals on FOX May 26, 2025 @3:10 p.m. vs.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — In an ever-changing housing market, the demand for rental properties has exceeded the supply in St. Joseph.Joshua Johnson of Berkshire Hathaway Home Services/Stein & Summers Real Estate said, while various rental property managers like his own company try their best to place people in good homes with affordable rents,
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — City of St. Joseph facilities normally open on Sunday’s will be closed in observance of the Easter holiday. With Easter Sunday being on Sunday, April 20, all City offices, the landfill, recycling center, REC center and the Remington Nature Center will be closed. City facilities will resume to normal
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Marriage applications Michael Lou Whitley, 63, and Ruby Lorraine Chol, 61, both of St. Joseph. Dalton Wayne Lawrence, 28, and Lynzia Anita Miller, 23, both of Country Club, Missouri. Edel Martinez, 60, and Yeiny Martinez Rome, 35, both of St. Joseph. James Michael Atkins Sr., 59, and Alieen Uy Ponferrada, 41, both of St. Joseph.
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Deeds of trust reported from April 10 to April 16 Jason Douglas, Sally Douglas to Bank Midwest, NBH Bank, Quail Ridge North LTS 2 3 $276,745. Heather Culver, Michael Culver to Bank of America NA, 5 56 34 PT NE Quarter $50,000. Lazaro Santana to US Bank NA, Electric Heights LT 19 Blk 2 $111,550.
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Arrests reported April 9 to April 15 Amber Marie Jeffers, 46, 1821 Elwood St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Megan Elizabeth Mcdowell, 38, no address provided, warrant for failure to appear in court. Shirley Mae Matthews, 51, 406 Michigan Ave., warrant for failure to appear in court. Candace Marie Dredge, 32, 1702 4th Ave.,
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BENTON HIGH SCHOOL 5655 S 4th St. No violations. BODE MIDDLE SCHOOL 720 N. Noyes No violations. BUFFALO WILD WINGS GRILL & BAR 5403 N Belt Hwy, Suite 101 Noncritical: Dirty walls/floors/ceiling. CARDEN PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1510 Duncan St. No violations. CATHEDRAL PAROCHIAL SCHOOL 518 N. 11th St. No violations. CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL 2602 Edmond St.
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