By NewsPress Now Josh Hawley Party: Republican Previous offices: senior U.S. senator, Missouri attorney general Key issues/experience: serves on Senate committees for the Judiciary, Homeland Security, Small Business Entrepreneurship, etc.; protecting religious freedom; battling big business to protect Missouri workers and families Website: https://joshhawley.com/
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — Many years into their marriage, Stephen and Evie Colbert suddenly became co-workers. And that is why, in a roundabout way, we have their first cookbook. During the pandemic, Evie helped keep her husband’s “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” on the air at CBS while the couple hunkered down
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By NewsPress Now Member of Kool & the Gang to represent group at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame NEW YORK | You can call the music of Kool & the Gang funky or R&B, soulful or disco, pop or dance. What you cannot call it is partisan. When Iowa’s delegation at this summer’s
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By Associated Press Meghann Fahy and Eve Hewson, two of the stars of Netflix’s whodunit “The Perfect Couple,” have news for you if you want to call them breakouts: They’ve been working in this business for more than a decade. Fahy made her TV debut in 2009 in an episode of “Gossip Girl.” Hewson’s first
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By Associated Press TORONTO — Francis Ford Coppola believes he can stop time. It’s not just a quality of the protagonist of Coppola’s new film “Megalopolis,” a visionary architect named Cesar Catilina (Adam Driver) who, by barking “Time, stop!” can temporarily freeze the world for a moment before restoring it with a snap of his
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By NewsPress Now Everett Goddard Jr. Party: Republican Previous offices: n/a — business owner Key issues/experience: road safety, reducing wasteful spending
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By NewsPress Now Ron Hook Party: Democratic Previous offices: western district commissioner for Buchanan County Key issues/experience: commissioner since 2009, tackling safety issues with urgency
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By Associated Press What Ellen DeGeneres says is her last comedy special landing on Netflix and George Clooney and Brad Pitt starring in a sleek, New York City caper are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you. Also among the streaming offerings worth your time as selected
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By Associated Press NEW YORK — When Mykail James was 19 and working a holiday job at Victoria’s Secret, she took out a store credit card with a $2,000 credit line. When her school break was over, she realized she could no longer afford the payments. After missing a few, she paid off the card
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By NewsPress Now Andrea Denning Party: Democratic Previous offices: n/a — small business owner Key issues/experience: public education, affordable health care, economic growth Website: https://andreaformissouri.com/
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By Patrick Parenteau Vermont Law & Graduate School The Conversation via AP Plastic is a fast-growing segment of U.S. municipal solid waste, and most of it ends up in the environment. Just 9% of plastic collected in municipal solid waste was recycled as of 2018, the most recent year for which national data is available.
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By NewsPress Now Work on the Cook Road bridge will close sections of Interstate 29 in St. Joseph for two weeks next month. Crews with Clarkson Construction Company will be painting the bridge, which spans the interstate from Oct. 7 through 18 as they wrap up the bridge rehabilitation project, which is widening the road
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By Brandpoint (BPT) (BPT) – The Medicare Annual Enrollment Period (AEP) which runs from October 15 to December 7 is approaching, and with it comes a wave of changes that could make this year one of the most challenging yet for beneficiaries. But navigating AEP doesn’t have to be stressful. Here’s how you can prepare
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By NewsPress Now Community members are invited to a Hispanic Heritage Banquet next week at Missouri Western State University. The free event, which is part of the college’s National Hispanic Heritage Month celebration, will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the Fulkerson Center. Missouri Western’s Center for Diversity and Inclusion
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By NewsPress Now Community members will have a chance to celebrate Krug Park’s past and learn more about upcoming improvements at a groundbreaking ceremony Oct. 10. City officials, leaders and park advocates will speak at the ceremony. Guests can learn more about projects for the amphitheater, children’s circus, castle, picnic area and buffalo bowl. The
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By Ashley Luthans A local woman is taking her talent to her sport’s biggest stage. Hunter Henderson, a bodybuilder and powerlifter from DeKalb, Missouri, has qualified for Ms. Olympia. “It is the most prestigious bodybuilding stage that you can step on,” Henderson said. “You know, Olympia is every bodybuilder’s dream, to get to the Olympia,
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By Brandpoint (BPT) (BPT) – As the days grow shorter and temperatures begin to dip, it’s time to get homes ready for the colder months ahead. Homeowners might be eager to cozy up with blankets, but it’s just as important to think about the heating systems that quietly ensure warmth and comfort. From heat pumps
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By NewsPress Now Atchison, Kansas, police are confirming the death of a pre-teen boy who went missing in the city Monday. Police Chief Mike Wilson said the boy’s body was found in a remote area on the southern edge of the city at about 9 a.m. Tuesday following an overnight search. The boy left his
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By Brandpoint (BPT) (BPT) – Escape the chill this winter and discover the signature paradise of the Mexican Caribbean. This stunning region boasts endless experiences to suit every type of traveler in 12 distinct destinations, from popular spots like Cancun, Tulum and the Riviera Maya, to hidden gems like Holbox, Bacalar and Playa Mujeres. With
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By Brandpoint (BPT) (BPT) – It was a diagnosis no parent ever wants to hear, and few parents have heard it. Mandy and Ryan Aberegg’s world shifted on its axis when their son Cooper, now 13 years old, was diagnosed shortly after birth with severe hemophilia B, a rare disorder that prevents the blood from
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By NewsPress Now Idea regarding traffic law violations No longer going to arrest people who flaunt the laws of our traffic rules or the courts and are in contempt of court by failing to show. I have an idea, why don’t we just impound their car, give them 30 days to pay their fine, keeps
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By NewsPress Now SAVANNAH, Mo. – Marilyn Meyer, 84, formerly of Oregon, Missouri, passed away Sept. 21, 2024, at a St. Joseph care center. Celebration of Life Service: 10:30 a.m., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024, at Chamberlain Funeral Home, Oregon, Missouri. Online condolences and complete obituary may be found at www.chamberlainfuneral.com. As published in the St.
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By NewsPress Now WATHENA, Kan. – Wayne M. Bruder, 90, Wathena, Kansas, passed away Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. He was born Jan. 5, 1934, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, to Charles and Evelyn (Fischer) Bruder. Wayne married Judith Diana Orrill on Oct. 9, 1955. She preceded him in death on May 17, 2020. He proudly served
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By NewsPress Now EASTON, Mo. – Pamela Arlene Osborn, 74, of Easton, Missouri, passed away on Sept. 22, 2024. Pam was born on March 5, 1950, in Long Beach, California, to John S. Courtney and Ida L. Courtney (Frogge) and lived a life full of passion and purpose. For 31 years Pam was the proud
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By NewsPress Now Sharon Kay Maynard Royle, 79, St. Joseph, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, the evening of the harvest moon. She was born Feb. 9, 1945, in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Col. Stanley Getchel Maynard Sr. and Mary Louise Jacoby Maynard. She received a degree in English literature at the University of Missouri.
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By NewsPress Now It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Judy Ann “Nanie” Hill, on Sept. 21, 2024. Judy, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend will be remembered for her genuine warmth, endless compassion, unwavering strength and faith in God that touched the lives of everyone who knew her.
Continue Reading By NewsPress Now Late Notices James R. Donaldson SAVANNAH, Mo. -James “Jim” R. Donaldson, 88, Savannah, Missouri, passed away Sept. 19, 2024. Visitation at Eastside Baptist Church Sept. 27 at 10 a.m. with the funeral service following at 11 a.m. www.heatonbowmansmith.com As published in the St. Joseph News-Press.
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By NewsPress Now (Family Features) It’s no secret – people love their pets. Last year alone, people spent $147 billion on their pets, according to the American Pet Products Association, which included throwing what has turned into one of the hottest invites on social media these days: pet parties. There have been more than 1
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By NewsPress Now GALENA, Mo. – Karen “K.J.” Buckman, 60, of Galena, Missouri, passed away Monday, Sept. 23, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. She was born July 6, 1964, in Kansas City, daughter of Barbara and Walter Brickey. She graduated from Lone Jack High School and Missouri Western State University with a B.S.N. Bachelor of
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By NewsPress Now (StatePoint) America’s moms–along with families, businesses and the nation’s economy–are struggling without high-quality, affordable child care. That’s why moms have come together to establish the Moms’ Seal of Approval on Child Care, to identify candidates who will stand with families by advancing child care policy solutions that address affordability, accessibility and quality.
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