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By Rex Martin St. Joseph News-Press Few stories, if any, struck such an emotional chord with the St. Joseph area in 2010 than the tragic death of St. Joseph police officer Dan De Kraai. “I guess just being a single parent,” Laura De Kraai, Mr. De Kraai’s widow, said when asked what daily challenges she

By Andrew DeWitt St. Joseph News-Press MARYVILLE, Mo. — Longtime Northwest Missouri State coach Mel Tjeerdsma fidgeted with his water bottle as President John Jasinski introduced the legendary football coach at a Wednesday morning news conference. The hall of famer with three national championship rings, 12 MIAA championships and 32 postseason wins at Northwest walked