Events

By Nicole Scott The Noyes Home for Children has a fun-filled evening event planned for Jan. 3 to support the Home’s needs throughout the year. Bowl for Noyes Home is scheduled from 5 to 10 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3 at Belt Entertainment, located at 210 N. Belt Highway in St. Joseph. The event costs

By Nicole Scott Benedictine College announced its annual Scholarship Ball is scheduled for February of 2025. Benedictine College, located in Atchison, Kansas, shared through social media on Monday afternoon that its 53rd Annual Scholarship Ball is scheduled for Feb. 22, 2025. The college wrote, “Join us for the 53rd Annual Benedictine College Scholarship Ball! The

By Leah Rainwater The local St. Joseph Salvation Army hosted a memorial in partnership with Community Missions on Friday, Dec. 20. Friday’s memorial was held to commemorate and celebrate unhoused people who have died within the last year. “We hold a candlelight service,” said Salvation Army Major Ronald Key. “A number of the agencies come

By Kendra Simpson First Lutheran church found a way to bring St. Joseph residents to the North Pole while helping provide shelter for those in need. The church’s “Christmas Adventure” takes its guests all the way to the top of the world to play some hot cocoa corn-hole, discover if they’ve been naughty or nice

By Ashley Luthans A special guest visited the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion on Saturday to bring Christmas cheer to the community. Santa Claus took free pictures with local children, allowing them to express their wishes this holiday season. Pets were also invited to see Santa. Santa expressed his excitement to see the children. “Always just glad to

By Jazmine Knight The Bartlett Center invited the community to celebrate its annual holiday party on Friday evening.  “It’s a time every year where we open up the doors to the people in the community,” said LaTonya Williams, executive director. “Anyone’s able to come a just party with us.” At this year’s Polar Express themed

By Leah Rainwater After completing construction and starting business debt free, the Mosaic Life Care Foundation is holding a series of soft openings at its inspireU Children’s Discovery Center.  The center will have three days worth of soft openings, starting on Friday, Dec 20, the soft openings will run through Sunday, Dec 22.  Out of

By Nicole Scott Missouri Western State University is honoring future members of our local law enforcement agencies with a graduation ceremony on Friday evening. Cadets of the 63rd Law Enforcement Academy class will participate in the ceremony at 6 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20 in the Fulkerson Center on the MWSU campus, located at 4525

By Ashley Luthans An activity for the whole family is taking place this Saturday in Downtown St. Joseph. The Robidoux Resident Theatre is presenting its annual Polar Express Pajama Party at the Ruby Theatre, located at 615 S. 10th St. The pajama party encourages people of all ages to wear their comfiest lounge wear or pajamas and

By Ashley Luthans The winners of the Shop St. Joseph competition were announced on Thursday afternoon. Ethan Bennett came forward with the $10,000 grand prize winning ticket from Murphy’s Smokin Meats and Julie Turner walked away with the $2,500 Small Business Bonus with a ticket from Niche of Time Jewelry. Bennett, a college student, shared

By Leah Rainwater On Thursday morning, the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce sent out a list of second chance numbers for additional prizes for Shop St. Joe.  The full list of second chance numbers, prizes and businesses can be found by clicking here. The grand prize and Small Business Bonus we’re both claimed on Wednesday

By Ashley Luthans A pizza meal can benefit local pets on Wednesday. The Friends of the Animal Shelter is hosting a fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Dec. 18 at Pizza Shoppe, 2229 N. Belt Highway in St. Joseph. On both dine-in and carryout orders, 10% of the proceeds will be donated to

By Ashley Luthans On Saturday morning, children were invited to Bode Ice Arena for the Mayor’s Children’s Christmas Party. The free event began with performances from the Griffon Gliders who entertained the crowd with several routines. Following the performances, Santa arrived to ice skate with the community and take pictures. Mayor John Josendale said his

By Kendra Simpson St. Joseph residents had the rare opportunity to support local businesses while helping raise holiday spirits Friday evening with the Shopping 4 a Cause vendor craft fair. The fair opened Friday afternoon with dozens of vendors selling hundreds of gifts suitable for all ages such as home-baked goods, toys, clothing items, crafts

By Nicole Scott This is the last weekend for the Shop Andrew County promotion.  Shop Andrew County is an effort put forth by the Savannah, Missouri, Chamber of Commerce and area small businesses to attract visitors to the area. Local participating businesses include Lander’s Flowers, Creations Engraving & Embroidery, Victory Service, Pizza Shoppe, The Pasture Cafe,

By Leah Rainwater MidCity Excellence hosted its “Christmas Joy” showcase, featuring some talented drummers this evening. The event at Faith Family Worship Center featured guests from the KC Chiefs Rumble, St. Joe Stixx Drumline and MCE’s very own Trashcan Band. “So many times around the holidays people have the blues. They’re thinking about what they

By Ashley Luthans A free weekend event for kids aims to put families in the holiday spirit. The annual Mayor’s Children’s Christmas Party begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Bode Sports Complex, located at 2500 S.W. Parkway. The event starts with performances from local skaters, then those attending are invited to

By Ashley Luthans The Griffon Gliders and St. Joseph Figure Skating Club are set to perform “Christmas Kisses and Candy Cane Wishes” at the Bode Ice Arena this weekend. Performances will be at 6:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 13 and 14, and at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 15. Following the performances, there

By Kendra Simpson December is a pretty busy time, and in St. Joseph there are endless holiday celebrations and activities. In this week’s edition of See St. Joseph, the holidays can be celebrated with old traditions or unique folklore. Epic Entertainment is hosting the Christmas Palooza toy giveaway and vendor fair this Saturday, Dec. 14.

By Ashley Luthans The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art held a dollmaking class on Wednesday to help attendees create their own “Old World Santa” dolls. The workshop was led by Marylin Huskamp and she helped community members make a unique, festive Christmas decoration. This is the third dollmaking workshop that Huskamp has hosted at the museum

By Nicole Scott The 139th Airlift Wing and The Sound of Speed Airshow were selected as the winners of a 2024 award. The Airlift Wing and the Airshow were named as the 2024 winners of the “Military Show Site of the Year” during the International Council of Airshows Convention’s “Open House” event on Tuesday, Dec.

By Nicole Scott Downtown St. Joseph is taking this Saturday to celebrate a longstanding Eastern European holiday tradition.  This Saturday, Dec. 14, Downtown area businesses will celebrate the folklore surrounding “The Krampus”, a character who comes before the holiday to “punish” bad children before Santa visits the good children on Christmas.  This Krampusnacht will be

By Kendra Simpson For thirteen years, St. Francis Xavier Church and the Knights of Columbus have been welcoming Santa and Mrs. Clause for a breakfast and story time to celebrate the Christmas season. “It’s something that all the guys enjoy doing,” the Council Financial Secretary, Gordon Carmichael, said. “This time of the year is the

By NewsPress Now The St. Joseph Museums, Inc. is inviting area residents to a free event at the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion, 1100 Charles St., to visit Santa. The event is from noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 21 and area residents are being encouraged to attend the event, view the Wyeth-Tootle Mansion holiday decor, explore

By Ashley Luthans On Saturday morning, a special visitor from the North Pole made an appearance at St. Gianna Early Childhood Center in St. Joseph. Santa Claus visited the St. Joseph Catholic Academy and encouraged children to share their Christmas wishes. The children were also invited to color ornaments and enjoy hot chocolate and donuts. Elsie

By Jazmine Knight Missouri Western’s Jazz Band brought sounds of the season to East Hills Shopping Center on Friday evening. Missouri Western director of jazz studies and music education, Bob Long says performing at East Hills used to be a tradition prior to COVID. He says it’s nice to finally be back, especially during the

By Nicole Scott A St. Joseph church is offering a “North Pole Christmas Adventure” for families during the next few weekends in December. First Lutheran Church, 302 S. 10th St., is hosting events where families can “travel through the clouds on a magical elevator to meet Santa Claus in his workshop at the North Pole.”

By Kendra Simpson Some local kids got to experience first hand what it takes to own and operate your own business at the Bartlett Center’s very first Holiday Mart. The non-profit hosted the Holiday Mart to raise funds for their upcoming holiday party on Dec. 20. “When we were looking at the budget, there really

By Ashley Luthans Every Saturday leading up to Christmas, St. Joseph residents can enjoy holiday pop-up shops Downtown in Coleman Hawkins Park. There are tons local vendors, as well as concessions and holiday music to enjoy at the Holiday Village Market. Vendor Alexis Lynch was excited to help bring people Downtown. “I am a big