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Highway 36 group receives tourism award

By NewsPress Now A local tourism effort is receiving recognition. The Highway 36 Heritage Alliance was awarded the Innovator Award at the 2024 Missouri Governor’s Conference on Tourism recently. The award honors a small tourism organization or individual who achieves significant results on a modest budget. St. Joseph is one of the founding destinations of

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Historic Corby Chapel estate for sale

By Charles Christian A historic home originally built in 1871 as a chapel is for sale in St. Joseph. The house, located at 5006 N.E. Amazonia Road, was converted from a chapel to a home in 1944. It now has three bedrooms and two bathrooms. It also contains a stone fireplace and several sheds on

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When an old church sells its building

By Charles Christian Two historic local church buildings are up for sale here in St. Joseph, but for different reasons, bringing about new opportunities for both the congregations and potential buyers. Like other kinds of buildings and businesses, churches go up for sale for a variety of reasons. Some are sold because of declining attendance.

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Family celebrates 50 years of Easter tradition

By Ashley Luthans In 1974, 6-month-old Erin Willoughby celebrated her first Easter by shining on the front page of the St. Joseph News-Press in a homemade bunny costume. Fifty years later, the bunny costume has become a staple of the family’s Easter celebrations. The costume was made by Willoughby’s great-aunt, Betty Osburn. Gary Redden, Willoughby’s

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March marks Women’s History Month

By Jazmine Knight March is coined as Women’s History Month. During this time it’s important to uplift the memory and strides of past women, the resilience of current women and inspire the next generation of young girls. Here in St. Joseph, two local organizations shared their opinion on why uplifting women is so important in

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Black history takes center stage in February

By Jazmine Knight In a town rich with African American entrepreneurs, entertainers, inventors and political leaders, celebrating Black History Month is key to highlighting stories that otherwise might go unknown, local community leaders say. Loes Hedge, a Black Archives Museum committee member, said history taught through textbooks can leave out the experiences of many, including

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