By NewsPress Now After years of service operating as a popular breakfast hub in St. Joseph, Le Peep has transitioned to new ownership in 2024. Alan Thuman and his wife Shari turned the business, located at 919 N. Woodbine Road, over to James and Leslie Burris after running the restaurant for 13 years. “I have
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By NewsPress Now Two people suffered injuries when their car crashed while the driver was fleeing from emergency vehicles Friday afternoon in Clinton County. Jason Pressley, 46, of Kansas City, Missouri, was driving south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 at about 4 p.m. on Jan. 5 when he exited into the Holt rest
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By NewsPress Now Two people suffered injuries when their car crashed while the driver was fleeing from emergency vehicles Friday afternoon in Clinton County. Jason Pressley, 46, of Kansas City, Missouri, was driving south in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 at about 4 p.m. on Jan. 5 when he exited into the Holt rest
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By NewsPress Now Out of touch Is Jill Biden really wearing a red coat at Bally’s board? She probably doesn’t realize that we bought the British Bally Borg and they wore red coach like. Don’t get rid of them And answer to “Get rid of them.” Well, I’ll tell you what. I sleep real good
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By NewsPress Now We’ll never know Well, I think it’s a pretty safe bet that there are three things the American people will never know, and that is whether there are UFOs, who killed John Kennedy and who was on Jeffrey Epstein’s list? Still running around Well, it’s the third anniversary of the coup that
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Continue Reading By NewsPress Now Late Notices Terry J. Jordan Terrence J. “Terry” Jordan, 72, of St. Joseph, passed away Jan. 3, 2024. Visitation 5 to 6:30 p.m. Jan. 10 at the Heaton-Bowman-Smith & Sidenfaden Chapel. A Rosary will be recited following the visitation at 6:30 p.m. Memorial Prayer Service will follow the rosary at 7 p.m.
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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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By Jacob Meikel It was a party in the locker room after Benton boys basketball secured its third straight victory with a 61-51 win over Smithville on Saturday in the Steve Vertin Classic. “From day one when I took this job, I established to celebrate the wins and learn from the losses because, in this
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By Charles Christian A local activity center aims to help older adults keep their resolutions for the new year. The Joyce Raye Patterson 50+ Activity Center in Downtown St. Joseph provides an array of opportunities for older adults. Members have access to workout facilities, meeting rooms, weekly games and educational opportunities. Manager Julie Noel said
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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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By Jared Shelton Winter weather alerts have been posted across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas in anticipation of an impactful snowfall event expected to unfold throughout the day Monday into Tuesday. Here’s the latest on expected conditions: WINTER STORM WARNING 9 A.M. MONDAY THROUGH 6 P.M. TUESDAY: Issued for locations along and north of Highway
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By Riley Funk Law enforcement officials are emphasizing the dangers of human trafficking and what parents can look out for during the month of January. January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and Sgt. Shane Hux of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said trafficking is a big concern for parents, especially parents of teenagers. “(For victims),
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By Chris Fortune The Andrew County Circuit Clerk has been charged with five misdemeanor counts of failing to perform an act or duty required by law. On Dec. 8, Christy Porter was charged with five counts of misdemeanor in office. She is alleged to have routinely and intentionally failed to train and supervise her employees,
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By Kendra Simpson St. Joseph’s bravest runners braced the cold Sunday morning for the Time Travel half-marathon hosted by Bodies Race Company. 90 some runners gathered outside of the Heritage Park Softball Complex to participate in either the half-marathon, 10k or 5k. Some participants donned their most prehistoric apparel by dressing up as dinosaurs. Runners
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By Jenna Wilson The United Way Success by 6 team is offering new tools to parents and caregivers with a set of monthly sessions centered around a specific type of discipline. Success by 6 is a year-round program that aims to prepare children to be successful before they get to kindergarten. The new series, “Raising
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By Kyle Schmidt Those battling cancer have a resource to help keep them strong in their fight. The St Joseph YMCA is kicking off a new year of its LiveStrong program on Monday, Jan. 8. It’s a free resource for anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer. Three different 12-week-long sessions aim to work different
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By Harry Loomis Ahead of their registration starting in March, the Creative Arts Productions camp hosted a make-and-take event at Nesting Goods for kids. Every summer, the camp gets together starting in March and kids prepare for a play that gets performed at the Missouri Theatre at the end of July. This year’s play will
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By NewsPress Now SAVANNAH, Mo. – Connie F. George passed from this life on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. She was born March 20, 1939, to the late William Newgent and Frances Cooper Steeby. She graduated from Graham High School. Connie will be remembered in the Savannah, Missouri,
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By Meteorologist Jared Shelton Light to moderate snow is falling across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas this evening, resulting in slippery travel and reduced visibility. Expect snow to taper off after midnight, with 1-2 inch accumulations areawide by Saturday morning. This weekend will offer a brief reprieve from active weather before a potent winter storm
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By Jazmine Knight Hosted by the St. Joseph Company, various educators, school board members and experts gathered at Words of Life Church on Friday to discuss the current issues within the school district and how to combat them. St. Joseph School District leaders discussed a number of ways to strengthen the education system, starting in
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By Harry Loomis St. Joseph was treated to some light flurries on Friday, and with the potential for more snow next week, the city’s streets and infrastructure department is staying prepared. “If we had advance notice and there wasn’t going to be any rain precipitation,” said Jackson Jones, superintendent of streets and infrastructure. “We would
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By Marcus Clem Two people who got their foot in the door just before St. Joseph Board of Education candidate filings closed in December may be familiar to constituents. Jacob McMillian served on the 2022 Vision Forward community engagement team and has contributed to various school board committees, ultimately interacting with hundreds of residents on
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By Marcus Clem Two people who got their foot in the door just before St. Joseph Board of Education candidate filings closed in December may be familiar to constituents. Jacob McMillian served on the 2022 Vision Forward community engagement team and has contributed to various school board committees, ultimately interacting with hundreds of residents on
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By Chris Fortune A local food bank is nearing its fundraising goal on a project that will address storage needs and streamline the pickup process. Options were initially explored for a cold storage building at Second Harvest Community Food Bank when CEO Chad Higdon was on the board of directors in 2008. At the time,
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By Chris Fortune A local food bank is nearing its fundraising goal on a project that will address storage needs and streamline the pickup process. Options were initially explored for a cold storage building at Second Harvest Community Food Bank when CEO Chad Higdon was on the board of directors in 2008. At the time,
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By NewsPress Now Michael Henry Perman, 44, of King City, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, near Stanberry, Missouri. He was born Oct. 17, 1979, in St. Joseph, and graduated from Lafayette High School. He worked at Sealed Air and Altec Industries as a Machine Operator and Welder. He served in the United States
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By Ashley Luthans Honoring an iconic civil rights leader, a local event will promote racial unity and bring the community together on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. MidCity Excellence will host its 10th annual Solutions Summit on Monday, Jan. 15. The event will include two featured speakers and entertainment from MCE’s St Joe Stixx Drumline
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Dean and Nola (Heller) Ferguson will celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Jan. 14, 2024. They were married in 1954 at the First Baptist Church, in Savannah, Missouri, by Dr. Howard Judah. Dean operated Ferguson Milk Hauling for 23 years in the Cosby, Missouri, area. He started his work history with Swift and Co. and
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By My Courier-Tribune The Missouri Department of Conservation encourages walking through the winter woods, especially for families. Fresh snow is the perfect blank canvas for seeing what animals have been up to. Snow or no snow, footprints and other clues left behind tell a story of how animals survive in winter. At night, nocturnal animals
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