Government

By Chris Fortune Missouri will be one step closer to choosing its Republican presidential nominee as each county in the state holds its local caucus on Saturday.  Buchanan County Caucus-goers will gather at the County Courthouse at 411 Jules St. on March 2, and it will take place inside the Division 3 courtroom, where doors will open at

By Chris Fortune A decision to dredge Lake Contrary may ultimately rest in the hands of voters this year. The Buchanan County commissioners met with Fritz Ambrozi, a managing member of Ambrozi Contracting, on Thursday to discuss the project and a possible timeline. Ambrozi Contracting serves in a consulting and advisory role, but they do

By Chris Fortune The City of St. Joseph took additional steps to address homelessness at Monday’s city council meeting. City council members approved the allocation of close to $25,000 in grant funding to the United Way of Greater St. Joseph to continue a partnership in which the agency serves as a coordinator for local homeless

By Cameron Montemayor Hopes for completion of a new Downtown Marriott Hotel by 2024 were officially dashed during a work session with the hotel’s developer on Monday evening. After looking poised to begin construction in 2023, rocketing interest rates and construction costs forced HDDA’s primary lender to back out due to market concerns, leaving the

By Cameron Montemayor Buchanan County resident and senior citizen Carol Van Scoy considers herself fortunate that her personal property taxes don’t weigh heavily on her balance sheet. With rising costs for expenses like groceries and utilities, seniors on fixed incomes combined with an already tight budget can be particularly susceptible to increases in property tax

By Harry Loomis With a new legislative session underway in Jefferson City, a local lawmaker said he expects child care and education policy to be priorities for Republicans this year. Now that COVID-19 is in the rear-view mirror and people are back to work, parents need to have a safe place to send their children,

By Chris Fortune Work on two projects is set to continue this spring at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, but the opening of the main runway paves the way for the return of a spectacle. After about nine months of construction, a soft opening was held for the runway last week. There are a few cleanup projects

By Chris Fortune Work on two projects is set to continue this spring at Rosecrans Memorial Airport, but the opening of the main runway paves the way for the return of a spectacle. After about nine months of construction, a soft opening was held for the runway last week. There are a few cleanup projects

By Marcus Clem The City of St. Joseph hopes to address concerns of exposed metal, superficial cracks and unhoused people using the stairwells in Downtown parking areas, but funds are limited. Abe Forney, director of public works and transportation, said $25,000 is set aside for work in the garage at Fourth and Felix streets, where

By Chris Fortune The city is gearing up to begin work this spring to make school zones safer as kids walk to and from school — now, with an extra boost in funding. More than 82% of St. Joseph voters approved the Capital Improvements Program in August to spend $35 million to improve public safety,

By Harry Loomis St. Joseph’s City Hall is set to receive a $2.2 million upgrade. About 138 new windows and frames throughout the building will be replaced in 2024. Funding for the project comes from the 2019 Capital Improvement Program sales tax. “This will be the first time that we’ve changed the window frames,” said