By Jenna Wilson The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office confirmed at Children’s Mercy Hospital, a 4-year-old boy from Wathena, Kansas, died after drowning at a Fourth of July party in Dekalb, Missouri. The sheriff’s office received a call about a boy possibly drowning in a swimming pool at 7:51 p.m. last Thursday, according to Sheriff Bill
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By Kendra Simpson From musicals to balls to races, St. Joseph has entertainment and activities lined up for everyone in this week’s edition of See St. Joseph. We’ve got trouble, my friend — Meredith Willson’s six-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy “The Music Man” is returning to St. Joseph since its last performance at the Missouri
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) Los días más calurosos del año pueden crear una serie de desafíos estacionales de belleza. Aquí le ofrecemos una guía completa para verse y sentirse lo mejor posible en verano: Cabello Tanto el calor seco como la humedad pueden causar problemas en el cabello, como resecarlo y encresparlo. Ya sea que
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By NewsPress Now Why isn’t it happening here? Are Buchanan County seniors ever going to get a break on property taxes? It’s happening everywhere else. Why not here? Looking for a solution We didn’t know what to do. Today, like many days, between 9:18 and 10:20, we received 23 calls from all different areas that
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) No matter the career path students pursue, writing and communication skills are essential to success. Whether a student identifies as a “math kid,” a “sports kid,” or even a “reading kid,” writing doesn’t always come naturally. Parents and teachers need to be creative in how they present writing, so students feel
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By NewsPress Now Donna Lee (Miller) Hilton, 89, St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024. She was born Oct. 30, 1934, in Agency, Missouri, to Thomas and Viola (Wheeler) Hutchison. Donna married Douglas Stuart Hilton on June 6, 1983. He survives of the home. Donna loved Doug, her three girls, and their families very
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By NewsPress Now Mary J. Luedtke, 93, St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024. Farewell Services and Public Livestream 1 p.m. Monday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Interment Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will gather with friends 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) A new school year brings with it fresh opportunity, excitement, and, sometimes, anxiety for parents and students. Medical experts say that addressing health-related issues can help make for a stress-free back-to-school season. “Opening the lines of communication with your child and their physician to talk about nutrition, physical activity, and the
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By NewsPress Now Brian Hughes, 66, a life-long resident of St. Joseph, died at his home on July 8, 2024. Brian was born on June 1, 1958, in St. Joseph, to Bill and Awyn Hughes. He graduated from Central High School in 1976. Brian and his father operated Hughes Mobile Home Service for many of
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) The excitement of a new school year unfolds each year when families flood the superstore aisles to buy classroom supplies, tape afterschool schedules on the fridge and organize carpools with friends. Common to each family is a desire for children to remain healthy, active and ready to learn. To prepare children
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By NewsPress Now SKIDMORE, Mo. – Bernadine Lorene (Locke) Randall, 90, of Skidmore, Missouri, passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at the Nodaway Nursing Home. She was born to Arthur Locke and Irene Brazier Locke on Nov. 29, 1933, in Baxter Springs, Kansas. Her mother died when she was 10 and she lived with
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By NewsPress Now HIAWATHA, Kan. – Robert “Wayne” Sutherland, 73, of Hiawatha, Kansas, was born Aug. 8, 1950, in the Horton Hospital, in Horton, Kansas, one of five children born to Orville and June Gardiner Sutherland. He died July 2, 2024, at Mosaic Life Care, in St. Joseph. Wayne was how he was known to
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By NewsPress Now GLADSTONE, Mo. – Shirley Jean Lupfer, 87, of Gladstone, Missouri, and former Albany, Missouri, resident, passed peacefully July 4, 2024. Celebration of Life: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, July 13, at Liberty Baptist Church, McFall. Burial: McFall Cemetery, McFall, Missouri. The family will receive friends 2 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday prior to the service
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) La emoción de un nuevo año escolar se desenvuelve cada año al inundar las familias los pasillos de los supermercados para comprar útiles escolares, pegar los horarios extraescolares en el refrigerador y organizar viajes compartidos con amigos. Todas las familias tienen en común el deseo de que los niños sigan sanos,
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By NewsPress Now MAITLAND, Mo. – Erma Lee Dovell, 97, of Maitland, Missouri, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2024, at Oakridge Nursing Home, Plattsburg, Missouri, with family at her side. Erma was born on Sept. 25, 1926, in Paragould, Arkansas, to William R. and Jessie Marie (McPike) Collison. They preceded her in death. She
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) In the pursuit of beauty and self-enhancement, an increasing number of individuals are turning to plastic surgery. However, beneath the promise of transformation lies a darker reality: the alarming rise of botched plastic surgeries due to an influx of undertrained, completely untrained, or reckless surgeries, most commonly undertaken by non-plastic surgeons.
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By NewsPress Now Barbara Jean Lemley, 72, of St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in St. Joseph. She was born May 27, 1952, in Honolulu, Hawaii, daughter of the late Edna and James Shipley. She graduated from Shawnee Mission Northwest. Barbara worked at Buchanan County News as an Editor and Feature Writer and
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By NewsPress Now Jason Michael Clayton Stockstill , 52, of St. Joseph passed away July 8, 2024. Jason was born July 26, 1971, in St. Joseph, to Allen and Mary (Dawson) Stockstill. He was a security guard for several years with National Beef in St. Joseph. He was of the Christian faith and had previously
Continue Reading By NewsPress Now Late Notices Nathan E. Terry STEWARTSVILLE, Mo. – Nathan Eugene Terry, 91, passed away July 8, 2024. Graveside Funeral Servcies: 10 a.m. July 12 at Old School Presbyterian Cemetery, Stewartsville, Missouri, under direction of Turner Family Funeral Home of Stewartsville. www.turnerfamilyfuneral.com Adelaide G. Widman HIAWATHA, Kan. -Adelaide Grace Widman, 98, of Hiawatha,
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) With the first day of school just around the corner, it’s important for students to arrive with confidence in footwear that meets their style and function needs. To help make school shopping a bit easier, Rack Room Shoes is offering families advice about this back-to-school season’s top shoe trends: 1. Elevated:
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) With kids beginning a new school year, you may be wondering how to further your own education and career. Whether you’re already in financial services or thinking of changing careers, here’s what you need to know about earning CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® certification, the standard of excellence in financial planning: Is CFP®
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By NewsPress Now DEAR ABBY, We invited a couple for a short visit to our remote country cabin. Afterward, I discovered a pair of pink panties lying on the road in front of our mailbox. When I picked them up with a stick to carry to the trash, I realized they were a pair of
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By Metro Creative According to the National Institutes of Health, exercise is an effective way for individuals to reduce their risk for heart disease. Exercise strengthens the heart and improves circulation, an increase in blood flow that raises oxygen levels in the body. That’s a significant side effect, as it helps lower an individual’s risk
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By Metro Creative Fans of hot foods that tend to test the palate’s ability to survive some spice may appreciate the following recipe for “Grilled Oyster Mushrooms on Mascarpone Toast With Hot Giardiniera” from Kevin Gillespie and David Joachim’s “Fire In My Belly” (Andrews McMeel). While the giardiniera packs a potent punch, the mascarpone mellows
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By Associated Press ST. LOUIS — Salvador Perez homered in both games and MJ Melendez added a solo shot in the nightcap to help the Kansas City Royals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-5 for a sweep of the day-night doubleheader Wednesday. Kansas City took the opener 6-4. The Royals have won three in a
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By Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip | The Israeli military urged all Palestinians to leave Gaza City and head south Wednesday, pressing ahead with a fresh offensive across the north, south and center of the embattled territory that has killed dozens of people over the past 48 hours. The stepped-up military activity came as
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON | The 32-members of NATO on Wednesday formally declared Ukraine on an “irreversible” path to membership in the Western military alliance, offering a bare but more binding assurance of protection once its war with Russia ends. NATO member countries individually and in Wednesday’s joint statement from their summit in Washington announced
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — A judge said Wednesday he was leaning toward throwing out Rudy Giuliani ‘s bankruptcy case after lawyers for the cash-strapped former New York City mayor and his biggest creditors — two ex-Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgment against him — agreed this was the best
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By Associated Press BALTIMORE — The only person who survived falling from Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge during its catastrophic collapse says he watched in horror as his coworkers, friends and relatives plunged to their deaths. In an exclusive interview with NBC News that aired Wednesday evening, Julio Cervantes Suarez described fighting for his life
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By Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s imperiled reelection campaign hit new trouble Wednesday as House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi said merely “it’s up to the president to decide” if he should stay in the race, celebrity donor George Clooney said he should not run and Democratic senators and lawmakers expressed fresh fear about
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