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Closings for Tuesday, Jan. 9

By NewsPress Now Due to expected snow, there are cancellations and closings for Tuesday: SCHOOL CLOSINGS: — St. Joseph School District, including Hillyard Technical Center, Webster Learning Center, Keatley Center and the Early Learning Center — Bishop LeBlond High School — Helen Davis State School of St. Joseph — St. Joseph Catholic Academy — St.

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Closings for Monday, Jan. 8

By NewsPress Now Due to expected snow, there are cancellations and closings for Monday: SCHOOL CLOSINGS: — Missouri Western State University — The St. Joseph School District will release students three hours early. Staff will be released at 1 p.m. All students will be fed breakfast and lunch before dismissal. — St. Joseph Catholic Academy Schools

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Missouri bill would alleviate SNAP hurdles for those with drug convictions

By Kendra Simpson Two Missouri senators filed legislation on Wednesday to eliminate Missouri Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program bans on those with felony drug convictions. The SNAP program helps thousands of Buchanan County residents every year with monthly benefits to buy food and food products. In 2014, Missouri lawmakers passed legislation modifying the lifetime ban on

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Arrests for Jan. 5

By NewsPress Now Arrests reported from Dec. 26 to Jan. 1 Ryley Dayle Brant, 30, 505 Mason Ave., warrant for failure to appear in court. Perry Dale McCrea, 66, 6006 Meade St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Matthew Ryan Nichols, 30, 2612 Mitchell Ave., warrant for failure to appear in court. Thomas Lee

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Van-Am adds Iowa company to its business

By NewsPress Now A local company is expanding its business with the acquisition of an Iowa facility. Van-Am Tool & Engineering, a St. Joseph metal machining and fabricator, has purchased the Fabrication Division of GMT Manufacturing in Waverly, Iowa. Company officials say additional fabrication and machining capacity is needed due to increased production demand. The

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