By Chris Fortune It’s not literally raining cats and dogs, but the St. Joseph Animal Shelter has been flooded with pets. The shelter at 701 S.W. Lower Lake Road has consistently operated at more than 80% capacity for the past two years, placing stress on the facility. To help, the volunteer group Friends of the
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By Soeren Mattke University of Southern California The Conversation via AP Mild cognitive impairment – an early stage of dementia – is widely underdiagnosed in people 65 and older. That is the key takeaway of two recent studies from our team. In the first study, we used Medicare data for about 40 million beneficiaries age
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By Missouri Independent via My Courier-Tribune Missouri’s backlog of Medicaid applications dropped in February, but the average time it took to determine eligibility for them continued to exceed the federal limit. The median time it took Missouri’s social services department to process Medicaid applications for low-income Missourians in February was 77 days, an agency spokesperson
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By Jenna Wilson The Allied Arts Council is seeking community help for its 42nd annual Arts Fund campaign to raise money for local arts agencies. The campaign goal for 2024 is $300,000 and the campaign theme is Art-Ventures Connect Community. “We have seven funded agencies this year that all have arts programming,” said Teresa Fankhauser,
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By Charles Christian State conservation officials are urging homeowners to take down a particular type of tree on their property. Callery pear trees, also called Bradford pear trees, and their white blooms can be seen in neighborhoods all over the region. The reason for the concern has to do with the invasive nature of the
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By Harry Loomis Eight of the best NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball programs have punched their tickets to the Elite Eight at Civic Arena. Now, the shot clock is on for the city of St. Joseph to finish preparations. As Gannon, Minnesota State, Daemen, Ferris State, Tampa, Georgia Southwestern, Texas Woman’s and California State San
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By Harry Loomis On Saturday morning, a group of St. Joseph residents took the time to clean up downtown ahead of the Elite Eight. Beautify St. Joseph schedules one meet-up to clean every month, but worked both Friday and Saturday. They spent Friday cleaning up along Frederick Boulevard, accumulating six 55-gallon trash bags of trash
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By Charles Christian As the Greatest Generation ages, a local author captures stories and memories of the war that shaped their lives and the nation. Glory Fagan, a longtime teacher and librarian in the St. Joseph area, has written a new book titled “Victory Vignettes and Voices.” As the title suggests, the book seeks to
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By Jazmine Knight Buchanan county members gathered at Rolling Hills Library for Missouri’s Democratic primary. The event allowed the public to cast their vote for a presidential candidate and meet some candidates for local offices. Buchanan County Democratic central committee chairman, Walter Landis, says voting is how we represent democracy in our country. “It’s still
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By Riley Funk Fairview Golf Course is swinging into the 2024 season with new golf carts and improved course conditions to grow its membership. The St. Joseph City Council approved the lease for 15 newer model golf carts for three years. Each year, the lease will require a payment of $12,150 per year from the
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By Marcus Clem A lot of hay has been made about new turf on school grounds within a possible $20 million issuance of debt, yet Proposition St. Joseph School District contains other investments, such as in communications. Voters will approve or reject the measure on April 2, with “yes” votes required to be more than
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By Jazmine Knight A group of volunteers spent Friday afternoon cleaning up headstones at Mount Mora Cemetery and forming connections to local history. Kurt Jordan, a cemetery preservationist, is a St. Joseph native who also attended Missouri Western and now serves on the foundation. He’s been in the preservation business for several years now and
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By Chris Fortune St. Joseph residents might want to set aside some dough because there’s another food truck to try in town. Chef Baldee’s Pizza is located at 1013 Seneca St., near Patee Park and the Pony Express National Museum, where the white and blue mobile pizza kitchen sits behind a home on the property. The pizza kitchen,
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By Kirsten Stokes Second Harvest Community Food Bank held a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, marking the official beginning of a $3.5 million expansion project. The organization plans to add an 11,500-square-foot cold storage facility, two new high docks and an agency loading area at the 915 Douglas St. location. Community members, local partners and area and
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By Jenna Wilson This Saturday marks the third annual Jeep ride fundraiser in honor of a pregnant St. Joseph woman who was killed in a crash involving a drunken driver two years ago. Savannah Domann was 26 when she and her unborn child died after their vehicle was struck in a drunken driving crash in January of
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By Ashley Luthans Breakfast food lovers can rejoice, as the St. Joseph Lions Club is offering all-you-can-eat pancakes once again this weekend for its 71st annual Pancake Days. The event runs March 22-24 and garnered a large crowd before doors even opened at 7 a.m. on Friday. For $10, attendees can eat as many pancakes
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) La primavera ha llegado, lo que significa que sus mechones van a hacer más apariciones públicas en los próximos meses. Pero, si es como muchas personas, no está del todo satisfecha con sus mechones. De hecho, al 76% de las mujeres les preocupa que su cabello se sienta pesado. Si bien
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now the question is, will those wannabe green thumbs stick with the habit. In 2022, 80% of U.S. households took part in lawn and gardening activities, a five-year high, according to the
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By Bob Ford Special to Articles and Podcasts are complementary from those helping to preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communication, Rupp Funeral Home, Stevenson Family Pharmacy and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join them as sponsors, email robertmford@aol.com. How can a quasi historian named Bob Ford from St. Joseph, Missouri, go one year,
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By St. Louis Post-Dispatch via TN Content Exchange A fisherman on the Lake of the Ozarks brought ashore a world-record paddlefish Sunday that weighed more than 164 pounds — the biggest paddlefish ever caught and the largest fish of any kind in Missouri’s record books. Chad Williams, of Olathe, Kansas, hooked the monster fish around
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By NewsPress Now Pay taxes somewhere Two Republican governor candidates want to eliminate income tax. But in states who don’t have income tax, in Wyoming, it costs hundreds of dollars a year to register your vehicle. So, they’re going to pay a tax somewhere. Great except for the price This is about Lake Contrary dredging.
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By NewsPress Now March 15 – US Bank NA ND to Roger Langlais, Joyce Langalis, Lovers Lane Acres PT LT 7. March 15 – US Bank NA to Carol Runyan, Chateau Camelot LT 28 Tract C. March 15 – Phillip Sprino, Sharon Sprino to Phillip Sprino CO Trustee, Sharon Sprino CO Trustee, Phillip & Sharon
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By NewsPress Now Marriage applications Dalton Leigh Burnham, 27, and Amiya Nicole Fallon, 21, both of St. Joseph. Devan Tyler Admire, 21, and Alexis Nicole Coon, 23, both of St. Joseph. Jared Jospeh Dewey, 33, and Amanda Christine Hunter, 39, both of St. Joseph. Muhammed Jasim Al Asadi, 23, and Caitlyn Nicole Oneal, 23, both
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By NewsPress Now Big Brothers Big Sisters hosted the 2024 Empower Auction on Saturday, March 2, at The Metropolitan where the first group of Empower Honorees exceeded expectations by raising over $120,000, surpassing their initial $30,000 target. Notably, Reid Atha emerged as the top fundraiser, collecting over $47,000! The Empower Honorees of BBBS comprised dynamic,
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By My Courier-Tribune Pest control in the garden might conjure images of a season-long battle with bugs, weeds and diseases. But sometimes four-legged “friends” such as deer, rabbits and squirrels can inflict far more damage, said University of Missouri Extension horticulturist David Trinklein. Protecting the garden against famished fauna can be a challenge. “Hunger is
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By NewsPress Now around the WORLD WEEKENDER • MARCH 22, 23 AND 24, 2024 • NEWSPRESSNOW.COM
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By NewsPress Now Pamela Kay Klepac, 69, of St. Joseph, passed away peacefully and happy Monday, March 18, 2024, at the Benedictine-Community Health Care Center, in St. Joseph, surrounded by her loving daughter, son, grandson and husband. She was born Nov. 11, 1954, in Maysville, Missouri. She married the love of her life, Wenzel Klepac,
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By NewsPress Now KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Rodney Lee Phillippe, 28, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away unexpectedly on March 13, 2024. Rodney was born to Jerry Phillippe and Georgia Holder on June 26, 1995. He graduated from Central High School. He was proceeded in death by his grandparents, Bobby and Beverly Phillippe; his uncle,
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By NewsPress Now Late Notices Helen Schroeder Helen Schroeder, 101, St. Joseph, passed away March 19, 2024. Farewell Services and Public Livestream 10 a.m. Tuesday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Mount Auburn Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. www.meierhoffer.com. As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
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By NewsPress Now DEAR ABBY, My wife and I have been teachers since 1999. We married in 2011. She became vegan in 2017. It helped her beat diabetes, which I love. However, she’s pure vegan for animal rights and listens to vegan podcasts all day long after teaching and on the weekends. I mean all
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