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By Chris Fortune A local nonprofit and hardware store are once again teaming up to cool off St. Joseph residents this summer. Westlake Ace Hardware and the Salvation Army are working together to raise money to distribute fans. Monetary donations to help them purchase fans can be made at all Westlake Ace Hardware locations by

By Cameron Montemayor One of St. Joseph’s flagship boxing gyms located on U.S. Highway 59 will soon call a well-known Frederick Avenue location its new home in the coming weeks. Bear Den Boxing LLC, currently located at 8004 U.S. Highway 59 in St. Joseph, will be moving up a weight class from 1,200 square feet

By Kirsten Stokes InterServ staff, board members and volunteers came together Monday to celebrate the organization’s accomplishments over the past year. InterServ Executive Director Brett King said the annual meeting’s theme of “then and now” was sparked after they found archived achievements in storage. “We went back into our archives and saw things that happened

By Jenna Wilson An evidentiary hearing is set to take place in Maysville, Missouri, this summer in the case of a Missouri man who has been in prison for 33 years over the death of his wife. Ken Middleton was charged with first-degree murder after his wife died from a gunshot wound in 1990. He

By Riley Funk The long-awaited air traffic control tower project at Rosecrans Memorial Airport took flight on Monday. The tower’s renovations are propelling the complex, which was built in 1952, into a more modern era. The nearly $20 million in funding for the new tower’s construction along with other infrastructure upgrades was approved by the

By Kendra Simpson Military families are getting free entertainment thanks to some local museums. To thank them for their service, museums across the country are offering free entry to active duty military members, including the National Guard and Reserves, as well as their families. The Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day, which

By Jazmine Knight If you’re driving on Stockyards Expressway, you might notice a big change overhead. Albaugh LLC and painter Sam Welty joined forces to create a mural on a bridge that overlooks the expressway. The southbound view is dedicated to Albaugh, featuring a cornfield at all different stages of growth and local farmers caring

By Cameron Montemayor The City of St. Joseph is moving ahead with various changes to its website meant to boost the ease of conducting online business. Currently, trying to locate and navigate parts of the website for things like making payments can be like walking through a maze. “Nobody likes to call and get an

By Kendra Simpson As summer approaches, many people will start utilizing their outdoor power equipment, but without proper safety knowledge, a simple project can turn life-threatening. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported roughly 36,000 people are treated in hospital emergency departments for injuries from using chainsaws each year. St. Joseph residents can avoid

By Chris Fortune As spring continues and warmer weather begins to arrive, community members are being motivated to hit the trails. The St. Joseph’s Parks, Recreation and Civic Facilities department is sponsoring St. Joe FIT, a free program beginning May 26, allowing residents to enjoy the city’s parks and trails while getting a chance to

By Cameron Montemayor New details are emerging after St. Joseph police spent much of Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning responding to a series of unrelated incidents. St. Joseph Police have confirmed the identity of a St. Joseph man who was hospitalized after being shot prior to a standoff on Powell Street after 7:30 p.m.