By Ashley Luthans June is recognized as Pride Month, and organizations in St. Joseph are highlighting resources for those in the LGBTQ+ community who are struggling. People in the LGBTQ+ community can struggle with mental health and may feel alone at a higher rate. According to Mental Health America, LGTBQ+ teens are six times more
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By Ashley Luthans June is recognized as Pride Month, and organizations in St. Joseph are highlighting resources for those in the LGBTQ+ community who are struggling. People in the LGBTQ+ community can struggle with mental health and may feel alone at a higher rate. According to Mental Health America, LGBTQ+ teens are six times more
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now (StatePoint) Looking to beautify your backyard? Read on for five fresh ways to update your outdoor space with just a roll of painter’s tape, a can of paint and a little creativity – and uncover some innovative painter’s tape tricks to make these DIYs super simple. Faux Throw – Take the patio
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By Calvin Silvers The St. Joseph Mustangs were in action at Phil Welch Stadium to close the work week, starting with a contest on Thursday against the Carroll Merchants. In the first meeting between the two, the Mustangs needed 11 innings to capture the 7-4 victory. Their Thursday meeting was another close contest, but the
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By Jenna Wilson St. Joseph’s Hy-Vee supermarket showed its support for Alex’s Lemonade stand by participating in the 21st year of Midwest Lemonade Days on Friday. Hy-Vee supermarkets across the country have raised over $2 million to fight childhood cancer through their participation in Midwest Lemonade Days, supporting all children affected by childhood cancer throughout
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By Ashley Luthans Local businesses recognized National Doughnut Day on Friday in an extra sweet way. Valentine Simon, a Big Sky Donuts employee of three years, said glazed doughnuts were completely sold out at the location by 7:30 a.m. “Doughnut Day here at Big Sky has been, you know, it’s been honestly a blast,” Simon
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By Chris Fortune Community members can make a splash after a local aquatic facility reopened Friday following some repairs. St. Joseph Aquatic Park at 402 S. Noyes Boulevard reopened on Friday after a large pipe burst forced it to close on Saturday after the first session of the season. But less than a week later,
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By Kyle Schmidt Various agencies and organizations are looking to help the St. Joseph homeless community stay safe and comfortable amid the rising temperatures. “We recently shared a list of those cooling centers, primarily, it’s limited to libraries, both Rolling Hills and St. Joseph Public Library locations during their regular business hours,” said Kylee Strough,
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By Leah Rainwater As online scams become harder to recognize, financial advisers are reminding St. Joseph residents, specifically older adults, to think twice before giving out information. Nick Gertsema, CEO of Gertsema Wealth Advisors, hosted an informational session on Friday at the Joyce Raye Patterson 50+ Activity Center. “One of the biggest victims of financial
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By Leah Rainwater As online scams become harder to recognize, financial advisers are reminding St. Joseph residents, specifically older adults, to think twice before giving out information. Nick Gertsema, CEO of Gertsema Wealth Advisors, hosted an informational session on Friday at the Joyce Raye Patterson 50+ Activity Center. “One of the biggest victims of financial
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By NewsPress Now A St. Joseph man is facing a life sentence after being convicted of first-degree sodomy. Michael Dan Hawkins, 42, was found guilty by a Buchanan County jury after about five hours of deliberations on Thursday. He was charged in September 2022 with having deviate sexual intercourse with a child younger than 12 for
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By Chris Fortune A man was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon near the Stockyards Expressway involving a Freightliner truck and a Ford F-150. St. Joseph police officers received a call at 12:33 p.m. about the injury traffic crash at South Sixth and Hickory streets. “The semi-truck and trailer were headed east on
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By NewsPress Now A St. Joseph man faces charges in a Thursday morning shooting that wounded two people in St. Joseph’s North End. Edward James, 56, is charged with second-degree assault and armed criminal action in the incident, which happened at about 5 a.m. Thursday at a house in the 500 block of Shady Avenue.
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By Meteorologist Jared Shelton Strong to severe thunderstorms are increasingly likely Friday across Northwest Missouri and Northeast Kansas as an early summer storm system tracks across the area. Here’s the latest on what to expect: SEVERE THREAT TONIGHT: ENHANCED RISK TIMING: 9 p.m. Friday to 1 a.m. Saturday THREAT LEVEL: 3 (of 5) HAZARDS: Damaging
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Eldon and Garnet (Farquhar) Mead are celebrating their 60th anniversary on June 13, 2024. They were married on that date in 1964 in Nebraska City, Nebraska. They have three children, Letha Mead, Lanell Kondratenko (Yev), Calvin Mead (Nadine); eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Eldon worked for St. Joseph Light & Power Co. Cards may be
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D. R. and Donna Tritten, of Union Star, Missouri, will observe their 70th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, June 12, 2024. They were married at the Union Star United Methodist Church on that date in 1954. Their living sons are Mike (Shannon) and Randy (Becky) Tritten, of Union Star, and one son, Steven, is deceased. They
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Ronald and Kay Cluts will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 12, 2024. They were married at the First Baptist Church of Shawnee, in Shawnee, Kansas, on June 12, 1964. Their children are Damon (Staci), Ryan (Lori), and Chad (Kelli). They have eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Cards may be sent to them at
Continue ReadingBy The Center Square via My Courier-Tribune Almost a century after citizens created a conservation department separated from politics and a year after Missouri’s Supreme Court affirmed its independence from the General Assembly, Republican Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick announced an audit. Fitzpatrick announced the review Monday and described it in a media release as “an additional
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By My Courier-Tribune The Missouri Department of Conservation’s Free Fishing Days are Saturday and Sunday, June 8 and 9. During Free Fishing Days, anyone may fish in the Show-Me State without having to buy a state conversation department fishing permit, trout permit or trout park daily tag. Free Fishing Days is an annual MDC event
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By My Courier-Tribune With the weather beginning to warm up and the temperatures steadily rising going into the summer months, it’s important for pet owners to remember pet safety. In a press release, the Humane Society of Missouri shared the following tips for keeping pets safe on hot, sunny days: Never leave a pet unattended
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By NewsPress Now Extra burden Reporting each child’s books that have been checked out at the library is an extra burden on the teachers and schools. The parent requesting it should go to the school during library time and assist their child in the selection process or send them to a private school where they
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By Michael Reagan Cagle Syndicate Mark my words. Democrats will be sorry on Nov. 5 because of what they did last week in New York City. They and their friends in the liberal media can whoop it up and high-five each all they want over the guilty verdicts Donald Trump got last Thursday in his
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By Bob Ford Special to Articles and podcasts are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communications, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this 503©(3) organization, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. Gen. John J. Pershing lived through a personal tragedy that would have destroyed
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By NewsPress Now Deeds of trust reported from May 31 to June 4 CSM Foreclosure Trustee Corp., John Gimenez, Gail Gimenez, Gail Woodford to Federal National Mortgage Assn., Patees Add PT LTS 1 2 Blk 75. Kevin Muehlbach to Figure Lending LLC, Andrews and Kelly Add PT LTS 6 7 Blk 1 $36,896.50. General Realty
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By NewsPress Now Marriage applications Sean Dale Peden, 22, and Cheyenne Sue Simpson, 23, both of St. Joseph. Schuyler Brett Cox, 25, Norman, Oklahoma, and Haylee Jean Draper, 22, Maysville, Missouri. Austin Joseph Day, 30, and Billie Jo Lopez, 25, both of St. Joseph. Jacob Oscar Simon, 23, and Brooklynn Nycole Stanton, 20, both of
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By NewsPress Now Robert Taylor Morris, 85, of St. Joseph, passed away Sunday, June 2, 2024, in a St. Joseph health care center. He was born Dec. 24, 1938, in St. Joseph, son of the late Helen and Marvin Morris. He graduated from Christian Brothers High School, class of 1958, and St. Joseph Junior College,
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By NewsPress Now Officer Kyle Graham, 40, of the St. Joseph Police Department, passed away on May 30, 2024, in Agency, Missouri. Described as righteous and admirable, Kyle lived his life as a testament to the values of duty, honor, and integrity. He was many things to many people: a dedicated public servant, steadfast protector,
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By NewsPress Now Late Notices Patricia A. Evans Patricia Ann Evans, 96, of St. Joseph, passed away June 6, 2024. Mass of Christian Burial 10 a.m. Wednesday, St. James Catholic Church, Rosary 6 p.m. Tuesday, Rupp Funeral Home, visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, The Interment 3 p.m. Wednesday, Walnut Valley Memorial Park, Eldorado, Kansas.
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By NewsPress Now Ruth Marion, teacher to hundreds, a mentor to many and friend to all, passed away, May 27, 2024, in St. Joseph. She was 82. Ruth was born Oct. 7, 1941, to Esther and Vernon Marion, in St. Joseph. She graduated from Central High School in 1959 and went on to earn her
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By NewsPress Now Your letters for June 7, 2024 The solution? Elect Trump Whether you recognize or identify Bidenomics as the single greatest threat to the general economy as most small businessmen do, or more correctly link these failed economic ideas to a resurrection and/or continuation of Obama era policies, the result is the same!
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