By Metro Creative ARIES Secrets that have been troubling you may come to a head this week, Aries. Try not to let your emotions get the best of you right now; otherwise, relationships could be damaged. TAURUS Taurus, your mind is all shaken up right now, so it should come as no surprise that you
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By NewsPress Now Meet Judith! When Judith first came to the shelter, she was missing her home and was timid. Her anxiety was increased by some deep matting in her fur that caused her skin to pull and ache. Now that she has been groomed, her true personality is revealed, and what a nice one
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By NewsPress Now Buchanan County’s legislative delegation should send a big “thank you” bouquet to the person who picked the morning of June 28 for a public affairs gathering to discuss the 2024 regular session in Jefferson City. Lawmakers were able to walk into the Stoney Creek Hotel and talk up all the money they
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By Peter Funt Cagle Syndicate Joe Biden’s closest confidants are wrestling with the same questions that 81.2 million of us who voted for him in 2020 have been mulling since the President’s disastrous debate against Donald Trump. For answers, I turned to a fifth grader named Emily, who, though a figment of my imagination, dispenses
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By Alexandra Paskhaver Cagle Syndicate Deep down, I am a very shallow person. That’s why I was appalled to find that some books have age limits recommended on the back cover. I may not be the perfect middle schooler those authors have in mind, but since when are adults discouraged from reading James Patterson? What
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By NewsPress Now St. Joseph District, 2602 Gene Field Rd., dumpster, CDS. Raymond Rohrer, 701 S. 20th St., alteration, Olshan Foundation, $5,250. Christopher Hopkins, 3602 Pickett Rd., addition, Christopher Hopkins, $13,928. Church of Latter Day Saints, 7 N. Carriage Dr., roof, White Castle Roofing, $74,186. Marissa McNeely & Allison Somes, 22 N. Carriage Dr., mechanical
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By NewsPress Now DEAR ABBY, I recently watched a video of the founder of Overeaters Anonymous, Rozanne S., telling the story of founding the program and her own struggles with food. In it, she mentioned that your mother had been instrumental in getting OA information out to the public and was responsible for its growth.
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By NewsPress Now Arrests reported from July 2 to July 8 Jessi Robert Norton, 41, 2220 Penn St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Brian Henri Steele, 65, 134 Countryside Ln., warrant for failure to appear in court. Jaden Ann Cox, 26, 1303 Missouri St., warrant for failure to appear in court. Katlyn Ann
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By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist July has been a busy month in weather for much of the continental U.S. so far, with several anomalous patterns and events spreading various impacts from the heartland to the Gulf Coast. Flooding was the big story across the mid-Missouri River Valley during the first week of July, after
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By Charles Christian In the Bible, especially the Old Testament, it is common for special events to be commemorated by a marker of some kind. Usually, these markers are called “altars.” Altars are places that mark a sacred space or event, so that future generations can gather to remember, to celebrate and to pray. That
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By NewsPress Now Thefts reported from June 28 to July 8 1125 N. 19th St., items stolen at residence/home. 901 S. 14th St., items stolen at residence/home. 215 E. Cherry St., items stolen at highway/road/alley. 4701 Hallbrook Dr., items stolen at bank/savings and loan. 4201 N. Belt Highway, items stolen at grocery/super market. 6020 Tennessee
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By Charles Christian Although there is no shortage of helpful nonprofit organizations in St. Joseph, many of these organizations in the area are struggling to find Spanish interpreters. United Way President Kylee Strough said that most nonprofits are meeting the growing need for Spanish-language interpreters by networking together. “Most of the time, we’re able to
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By Calvin Silvers After splitting their weekend contests, the St. Joseph Mustangs came off a rare, two-day off period on Thursday, welcoming a new type of opponent to Phil Welch Stadium. The Mustangs took a break from Mink League competition, as the team welcomed the U.S. Military Wardogs to the community. The Wardogs are a
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By NewsPress Now A 22-year-old woman died and two children were hospitalized after suffering serious injuries in a crash Thursday afternoon, 3 miles east of Lathrop. Ayrika Ross, 22, of Raytown, Missouri, was traveling west on Missouri Route 116 in a Dodge Charger and attempted to overtake another vehicle when the Charger traveled off the
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By Leah Rainwater A study from U.C. Berkeley recently found that 16 different metals were found in 30 types of tampons from 14 different brands, but one local health professional says more research needs to be done to determine the full extent of the risk. This is the first study done to investigate the contaminants
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press At 51, Kerwin Ifill had a stroke. Though he believed he was in excellent health, a tangle of blood vessels – something called an arteriovenous malformation, or AVM – was hiding in his brain. One day after a regular gym workout, a vessel burst while he was taking a nap. The brain
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Dori Monson sat on the couch cheering on the Washington Huskies in the Alamo Bowl. His wife, Suzanne, was in the next room working on a jigsaw puzzle, a Christmas gift from one of their three daughters. A week earlier, Dori and Suzanne had hosted an early holiday family gathering at their
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts man has regained his voice after surgeons removed his cancerous larynx and, in a pioneering move, replaced it with a donated one. Transplants of the so-called voice box are extremely rare, and normally aren’t an option for people with active cancer. Marty Kedian is only the third person
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By Jazmine Knight With the district’s long-range plan continuing to develop, a bond for the youth sports arenas could potentially stand in the way of it earning voter approval. While this may cause stress for taxpayers, district and city officials are looking to find the best path forward for voters. “We kind of talked about
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By Wealth of Geeks via AP Recent research from Ladders scrutinizes more than half a million job listings from the past year to find merely 4% of quarter-million-dollar positions are now fully remote, with hybrid options accounting for less than one percent. The decline in lucrative remote and hybrid roles over the past year has
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By Wealth of Geeks via AP In the United States, the average employee works 10 and a half days per year while feeling under the weather. 47% admit they’d rather “power through” than take a sick day. Some may be more inclined to “power through” as they’re worried, while others may think they’re “dramatic” when
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — If you’ve noticed that you’re paying more than before for the same amount of groceries, you’re not the only one. Inflation is easing slightly, but grocery prices are still high — up 21% on average since inflation started to surge more than three years ago. “When inflation rises, it
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By Kendra Simpson You see them driving home from work, out on afternoon walks and posted all over social media. St. Joseph’s stray animal population grows every day and shows no sign of slowing down. The St. Joseph Animal Shelter takes in hundreds of cats and dogs every month. Surprisingly, about half of these animals
Continue ReadingBy NewsPress Now Lawsuit filed in case of teen who died after eating spicy chip BOSTON | A lawsuit was filed Thursday against Hershey, Walgreens and several others in the case of a Massachusetts teen who died after he participated in a spicy tortilla chip challenge that was widely promoted on social media. Harris Wolobah,
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press NEW YORK — Destructive storms like Hurricane Beryl that knocked out power to 3 million homes and businesses in Texas are growing more frequent and intense, and insurers are jacking up rates in response. That could mean big profits for property and casualty insurers like Allstate and Progressive in the coming year.
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Biden administration is awarding nearly $2 billion in grants to General Motors, Stellantis and other carmakers to help restart or expand electric vehicle manufacturing and assembly sites in eight states, including the presidential battlegrounds of Michigan, Pennsylvania and Georgia. The Energy Department will issue grants totaling $1.7 billion to
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks rose Thursday after the latest update on inflation bolstered Wall Street’s belief that relief on interest rates may come as soon as September. Four out of every five stocks in the S&P 500 index climbed, though pullbacks for Nvidia, Microsoft and a handful of other highly
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Inflation in the United States cooled in June for a third straight month, a sign that the worst price spike in four decades is steadily fading and may soon usher in interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. In a better-than-expected report, consumer prices declined 0.1% from May to June
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. — A federal judge has ruled that a Latino majority’s voting rights aren’t violated by the election system in the former Wild West town in Kansas that inspired the long-running television series “Gunsmoke.” U.S. District Judge Eric Melgren concluded that Dodge City’s practice of electing all five of its city
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press ALGONA, Iowa — Jurors on Thursday convicted an Iowa man of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a police officer who was trying to arrest him. Kyle Ricke, 43, faces life in prison for the murder of 33-year-old Algona Police Officer Kevin Cram, the Des Moines Register reported. Sentencing is scheduled
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