By NewsPress Now FORBES, Mo. – Phyllis Rachel (Johnson) Banks, of Forbes, Missouri, died June 20, 2024, at the age of 102, at Oregon Care Center, Oregon, Missouri. A private family service will be held at a later date. Care entrusted to Chamberlain Funeral Home, Oregon, Missouri. A full obituary can be found and condolences
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By NewsPress Now Leslie Frank Waller, 65, of St. Joseph, passed away Saturday, June 22, 2024, at a Savannah, Missouri health care center. He was born Aug. 22, 195,8 in Fort Huachuca, Arizona, son of Ethel “LaVaughn” and Frank Waller. He graduated from Lafayette High School, class of 1976. He proudly served in the United
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) According to the U.S. Census Bureau, over one in four Americans are living with a disability and about one-half of these individuals are living with a severe disability. Whether present at birth or caused by a life-altering accident or illness, severe disabilities almost always create a significant financial burden due to
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By NewsPress Now Late Notices As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
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By Metro Creative A quick and easy salad can be the perfect ending to a long summer’s day. Delicious and light, there’s not much fuss that goes into preparing salad, and making one typically does not require turning on the oven, which is ideal when the weather is steamy. With already cooked chicken and a
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By Metro Creative Hair loss can affect quality of life and self-esteem. While it is common to lose some hair each day as part of the natural growing cycle, hair lost during the growth cycle will grow back for most people. But with hormonal conditions, illnesses, aging, and inherited conditions, new strands of hair don’t
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By NewsPress Now DEAR ABBY, My husband of almost 40 years is not well. He has been a good provider, but his life stories are heavily laced with lies. That has been very difficult for me to live with. I believe he will die before I do, and I’m uncomfortable about holding a service for
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By Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Nick Gordon’s infield hit highlighted the Miami Marlins late two-out rally for a 2-1 win over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday evening. After collecting just two singles in six scoreless innings against Seth Lugo, the Marlins recorded four hits in the seventh, scoring both runs with two
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By Jacob Meikel St. Joseph native and Missouri Western Griffon Jeffrey Johnston is currently tied for the lead through round one in the Missouri Amateur Golf Championship at St. Joseph Country Club. Johnston shot -8 for the first round of stroke play on Tuesday, tying him for the top spot with Kevin Kring of Springfield.
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By David noe Submitted to Corner Post More than a century in that place, in my mind it can’t erase Great-grandparents built and lived experience and childhood sieved throughout its boards now long decayed, but in my thoughts, foundations laid. So tangible, so real to me, but all the world can never see this solid
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By Dane Zeller Submitted to Corner Post Silver Eye pointed her nose east down Kansas Highway 36. Nothing to smell there; nothing to see. Then, to the west. Only the wind coming from Colorado, unfettered by hills, trees, crops and buildings. She glanced up at the man whose curiosity matched hers. His face eroded by
Continue ReadingBy Mary Bailey Sugar Creek Ladies Aid Society German potato salad 7-9 boiled potatoes with skin on 6 slices of bacon 1 onion, diced 1 package polish sausage or Polska Kielbasa cut into thin slices 1 can chicken or beef broth About 1/4 cup cider vinegar About 1/2 cup sugar About 2 tbs. flour Salt
Continue ReadingBy Corner Post “How would you like a job where, if you make a mistake, a big red light goes on and 18,000 people boo?” — Jaques Plante Got another example? Send it to us at cornerpost@newspressnow.com, and you may see it in a future issue of the Corner Post., former NHL goalie
Continue ReadingBy Mark Lane Submitted to Corner Post Occasionally, we learn something about a neighbor, friend, co-worker or acquaintance that reminds us that there’s much about people around us we don’t know. Qualities we fail to recognize, or achievements we are not aware of, abound in individuals in our midst on a regular basis. The revelation
Continue ReadingBy Submitted to Corner Post A person can learn plenty of interesting history and pick up a surprising amount of useful insight at livestock shows, stockyards and other agricultural events. It was at a banquet following a cattle show that I first heard the following poem. Written by Walter Wintle more than 100 years ago,
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Kirschner Submitted to Corner Post The sun and a farmer awake together He heads to the tractor coffee in hand Now he’s headed to the big field Ready to start plowing his land Meanwhile down the road Another farmer starts his day The cows are all milked Time to bale some hay While
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Kirschner Submitted poem The bond between a Father and Son On a 1 to 10 scale is an eleven The bond between a Father and Daughter Is a little slice of heaven Fathers are special guys Its from experience I speak When the going gets tough Its your Father you seek A Father
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By Tia Phillips Schneitter Fireworks The legacy For more than 129 years the words “Schneitter” and “fireworks” have been nearly synonymous around the world. Schneitter Fireworks is a family owned business whose roots started in 1895 by a serial entrepreneur who seemingly stumbled into the business right before it exploded (no pun intended.) After stints
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By Corner Post County fairs are magical places. Go, and see for yourself. Months of hidden work with 4-H and FFA projects turn into proud moments in the spotlight. Generational and cultural differences disappear when folks whose paths would rarely cross, if ever, come together to support common causes. Squabbling siblings transform into a cohesive
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now The Corner Post is a special publication provided by the St. Joseph News-Press. Editions of Corner Post will be published on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month and can be viewed on-line at newspressnow.com/cornerpost. One printed issue per month will be delivered to mailboxes of rural-route postal customers in selected
Continue ReadingBy Submitted to Corner Post Four adult children were bitterly divided following the death of their dad. The oldest son worked the family farm with their father, while the siblings followed career paths in other places. Their mother had passed away a few years earlier. Each of the children began jockeying to divide the estate
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By Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea | A North Korean ballistic missile test Wednesday likely ended in failure, South Korea’s military said, days after the North protested the recent regional deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier for a trilateral military drill with South Korea and Japan. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a
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By Calvin Silvers The community of St. Joseph holds a special place in many hearts, and that rings true for former St. Joseph Mustang and Mid-Buchanan assistant coach Brady Holden. The outfielder has seen some success as both a player and coach, and it has all been done right here in the area. The feelings
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. surgeon general on Tuesday declared gun violence a public health crisis, driven by the fast-growing number of injuries and deaths involving firearms in the country. The advisory issued by Dr. Vivek Murthy, the nation’s top doctor, came as the U.S. grappled with another summer weekend marked by mass
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By Associated Press DENVER | U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert won the Republican primary in a U.S. House race that she jumped into last year, surviving a scandal over a video of her at a Denver theater and accusations of carpetbagging after fleeing what could have been a tough reelection bid in her current district. Boebert
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Israelis who were taken hostage or lost loved ones during Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack are suing the United Nations agency that aids Palestinians, claiming it has helped finance the militants by paying agency staffers in U.S. dollars and thereby funneling them to money-changers in Gaza who allegedly give a
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By Ashley Luthans St. Joseph Museums hosted a book launch and signing with the authors on Tuesday. “St. Joseph State Hospital — 150 Years” dives into the history of the hospital in St. Joseph from 1874 to now. Authors of the book, Scott Clark and Michelle “Shelly” Haynes, were present at the museum location at
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By Associated Press SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange pleaded guilty to a single felony charge for obtaining and publishing U.S. military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that secures his liberty and concludes a drawn-out legal saga that raised divisive questions about press freedom and national security. The plea
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By Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — Federal judges in Kansas and Missouri on Monday together blocked much of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan that provides a faster path to cancellation and lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers. The judges’ rulings prevent the U.S. Department of Education from helping many of the intended
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Victor Wembanyama’s on-court warmup session before games when he played in France would last for about an hour. It consisted of plenty of stretching, lots of passing and dribbling drills, then a little bit of shooting. The basics. The skills. Nothing else. “It’s what you’re taught to bring to the game,” he
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