How multilingualism may boost cognitive skills in children with autism
LA Post reveals insights from recent research about the cognitive benefits children with autism may experience from growing up in multilingual environments.
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Are you an ALICE, HENRY, or DINK? An explainer of where you are in the wealth hierarchy.
US Banks & Branch Offices explores the origins of popular financial acronyms to reveal insights into where people fall in the wealth hierarchy.
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What mental health parity means for your insurance coverage
Rula shares information to help you learn more about your rights under the Mental Health Parity Act to use your health insurance to access mental healthcare.
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Who's hiring on H-1B? Here are the US metros and companies with the most visa holders.
H-1B Employer Data used research from USCIS to find which companies and metropolitan areas have the highest rates of H-1B visa holders.
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Why is my car insurance so high?
Experian reviews why the average annual cost of auto insurance may have increased and how it can be lowered.
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4 factors that can impact the cost of car repairs
The General used AAA data via the Bureau of Transportation Statistics to analyze car ownership costs and the financial impact of a car wreck.
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Best March Madness Cinderella stories of all time
BangTheBook highlights some of the Cinderella basketball teams that have gone on unexpected runs, beat big schools during March Madness, and made history.
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Where households have the most and least disposable income
SmartAsset calculated that the costs of necessities, including housing, food and childcare, often leaves households with little to no money to spare in 100 of the largest U.S. counties.
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Every business needs a strong brand—here's how to create yours
Shopify outlines how to keep businesses from getting lost among the competition and how brand guidelines can set them apart.
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Tracking warm and sunny days ahead
Above average temperatures, sunny skies, and southerly winds have made for a balmy and breezy Monday across the Mid-Missouri River Valley. Mild and dry days are in store through much of the work week, before shower and thunderstorm chances return by Friday. Mostly clear skies will prevail tonight with southerly winds of 15 to 25
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First-ever Missouri Birding Challenge offers competitive birdwatching for residents
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Area residents will get the chance to enjoy the great outdoors, win prizes and offer a boost to conservation efforts by joining Missouri’s first-ever competitive birdwatching challenge this spring. From May 1 to May 15, birdwatchers and nature enthusiasts from young kids to adults can participate in the inaugural
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School board talks salary schedules early learning center boundaries and CSIP
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School Board discussed salary preparations for the upcoming school year and new Early Learning Center boundaries. Proposed salary schedules for the 2025-2026 school year where discussed before heading to the agenda to be approved or denied by the School Board on Monday, March 24. The schedules
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Hillyard Technical Center and FlyTech partner to elevate aviation education
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Students at Hillyard Technical Center to be offered hands-on, simulated flight experiences. In a new, strategic partnership, Hillyard Technical Center and FlyTech Pilot Academy will provide immersive, in-motion flight experiences through a full-motion fight simulator. This opportunity comes to students through the guidance of Hillyard’s faculty and FlyTech Certified Instructors. The integration of
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LeBlond’s Icke, Winkelbauer headed to play college football
Two Bishop LeBlond football players will take the leap to the next level after signing their National Letters of Intent on Monday. Seniors Trey Icke and Jacob Winkelbauer are taking separate paths to play college football at the Division II level, while still staying close to home. Icke signed his NLI to play football at
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Buchanan County law enforcement seeking sign-ups for Joint Citizen’s Academy
SJPD is encouraging the community to sign up for Buchanan County’s annual Citizen’s Law enforcement Academy.
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Registration open for 11th annual Run/Walk for the Paws 5K
A child sits with a dog in the 2023 Run/Walk for the Paws 5K.
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NATIONAL FEEDER & STOCKER CATTLE SUMMARY – WEEK ENDING 03/08/2025
By USDA-MO Dept of Ag Market News RECEIPTS: Auctions Direct Video/Internet Total This Week: 219,200 28,400 24,200 271,800 Last Week: 244,600 31,700 4,300 280,600 Year Ago: 213,400 35,200 57,600 306,200 Compared to last week, Feeder Steers and Heifers sold unevenly steady 2.00 lower to 2.00 higher. Demand was good. Did not see a very active
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Dealing with seasonal depression as winter shifts to spring
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — With the temperatures shifting from cold to warm, some people might be feeling the impact of seasonal depression. The American Psychiatric Association defines seasonal depression or seasonal affective disorder (SAD) as a form of depression caused by seasonal changes. The symptoms usually mimic that of normal depression with mood changes, lack of
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Multiple downtown businesses broken into, SJPD investigating
Police are investigating after four downtown businesses were vandalized overnight on Sunday.
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It’s Your Call for March 10
Get him out I completely agree with Richard Sharp and his article in the paper the letters to the editor. Can we impeach the Superintendent of the school since he doesn’t want to listen to all the people that are paying his check? I say get him out. Keep our schools at three high schools.
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Fetty, Patrick E. 1986-2025 St. Joseph, Mo.
Patrick E. Fetty, 38, St. Joseph, passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. He was born Feb. 25, 1986, to Rick and Dianna (Wilson) Fetty, in St. Joseph. Survivors include his mother, Dianna Fetty; children, Gage, Braiden, Chasen, Hayden, Jorden, and Kinzley; sister, Liberty Root. Natural Farewell under the direction of Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory.
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Finkey, John 1930-2025 Apache Junction, Ariz.
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. – He wasn’t just an amazing father, he was an incredible human being. His love, wisdom, and strength has, and will, continue to guide us. He was an inspiration to so many of us and his legacy will always be a part of me. In lieu of flowers, please donate to: Best
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Markt, Larry M. St. Joseph, Mo.
Larry M. Markt Larry M. Markt, 80, formerly of Cameron, Missouri, passed away March 6, 2025, in St. Joseph. Family visitation was 1 p.m. Sunday, services followed at 2 p.m. at the Chamberlain Funeral Home, Oregon, Missouri. Interment was at Maple Grove Cemetery, Oregon. Memorials may be directed to the Larry Markt Scholarship Fund at
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Mathews, Lorene B. 1926-2025 Albany, Mo.
ALBANY, Mo. – Lorene Bell (Pierce) Mathews was born May 6, 1926, to Isaac R. and Stella (Folgate) Pierce near Stanberry, Missouri. Lorene passed away March 6, 2025, at the age of 98. She had two brothers, Lester Eldon Pierce and Leland Dale Pierce. Leland was injured in birth and passed away in 1932 and
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Late Notices, March 10, 2025
Late Notices Sharon K. Faulkner Sharon K. Faulkner, 74, St. Joseph, died March 5, 2025. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Meierhoffer Funeral Home & Crematory. Jerrick Lucas NORTH LAST VEGAS, Nev. – Jerrick “Guce” Lucas, 35, North Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly of St. Joseph, died March 3, 2025. Arrangements pending Meierhoffer Funeral Home &
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After 40 years with parks department, Atkins relishes shot to lead it
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — It’s sights like a local playground full of excited kids that make each day on the job all the more special for Jeff Atkins, St. Joseph’s newly-appointed parks director and a longtime stalwart of the department. “To know that you had a part in putting that playground there, it
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Moila Shrine Circus celebrates 70 years of successful fundraising
The Moila Shrine Circus is one of St. Joseph’s largest crowd pleasers with aerialists, clowns, animal performances and more.
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Two seriously injured in Sunday morning crash
Two men were seriously injured after a car crash Sunday morning. At 4:15 a.m. Sunday morning, a driver of a Ford F-150 crossed the center line of MO 46, colliding with a Dodge 1500. The Dodge traveled off the right side of the road and came to a stop off the north side of the road
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Trump says tariffs on Mexico and Canada ‘could go up,’ declines to rule out possible recession
CNN By Auzinea Bacon, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said tariffs on some goods from Canada and Mexico planned for April 2 “could go up,” and would not predict whether the United States will have a recession in 2025. In an interview that aired on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo,” Trump
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Uptick in measles cases
The recent measles outbreak is seeing an uptick in multiple parts of the country. Florida joins a multitude of other states with positive measles cases after a teen in Miami-Dade became the first person to contract the viral disease in the state this year per the Miami Herald. This comes on the heels of an
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