Candidates (from left to right) Jennifer Kerns, Brian Kirk, Kim Miller, James Mrkvicka, Kenneth Reeder and Cassandra Veale participate in a Missouri State Teacher’s Association candidate forum at the Troester Media Center.
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The Remington Nature Center is planning some upgrades.
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St. Joseph will be lively over the weekend with wrestling matches, Renaissance celebrations and community service efforts.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Expectant moms and dads have a new resource, thanks to the Parents as Teachers program. The group will host a monthly learning series called “Bump to Baby” beginning on Thursday, May 8. The classes will take place from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Mark Twain Elementary School, 705 S.
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With the Prop 2 bond measure suggesting a new high school to be built on the Southside, it’s now up to voters to decide the measure’s fate.
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The Saint Joseph Symphony, along with the Saint Joseph Community Chorus and Benedictine College Chamber Choir, will perform Mozart’s “Requiem” on Saturday at the Missouri Theater.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — United Way of Greater St. Joseph is hosting a meeting next week to discuss volunteering with nonprofit organizations.
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With increased travel to and from warmer climates, concerns regarding the mosquito-borne disease known as dengue fever are rising.
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A country music legend is set to visit in St. Joseph in September.
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A soup lunch event is helping make sure the bowls of those in need are filled in Northwest Missouri.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Amid end-of-year staffing changes, the St. Joseph School District Board of Education has approved the appointments of four new administrators. Tabitha Kieser will serve as the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, taking over from Stacia Studer. Kieser began her career with SJSD in 2012, and has spent time
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News-Press NOW’s Leah Rainwater, left, interviews SJSD School Board candidate Kenneth Reeder.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The St. Joseph School District Board of Education gathered for its March meeting on Monday night. Numerous recognitions were in store for those in the district during the meeting, including congratulations for the Benton boys and girls basketball teams taking second place in their state competition over the weekend. Other recognitions consist of
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First responders worked the scene of a crash Monday evening at the intersection of South Belt Highway and Mitchell Avenue.
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The St. Joseph Fire Department responded to a fire in the area of Sixth and Atchison streets Monday night.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Local farmers are bracing for the trickle-down effects of a wave of tariffs impacting ag products including fertilizer, farm equipment and major commodities. A blanket 25% tariff on goods from Canada and China — and sweeping tariffs in response — are adding to uncertainty as many face higher input
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Buchanan County jail inmate population is on the rise
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Volunteers are being asked to join an effort this weekend to clean up litter around the Downtown area.
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The author of a children’s book focusing on kindness will be in St. Joseph this weekend for a special event.
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Two people were detained after reports of shots fired inside the home of 609 N. 23rd St. on Sunday afternoon.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — On Saturday afternoon, St. Joseph residents gathered to plunge into polar waters for Special Olympics Missouri.
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On April 3, 1860, the first rider left St. Joseph, and nearly 165 years later, the enterprise is still being honored for its efforts to provide faster communication between the East and West.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Country singer Parker McCollum will visit St. Joseph for a show at the Civic Arena on Thursday, Oct. 9.
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Traffic lights on Mitchell Avenue at the intersections of 26th and 27th streets will remain in place upon recommendation from a recent traffic study carried out by the city. City officials and members of the St. Joseph Traffic Commission recently met to discuss the findings of several studies, including
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — After completing construction of a new runway a year ago, Rosecrans Memorial Airport staff will soon move into a new terminal. St. Joseph city officials and community members toured the new terminal and event space earlier this week. ”That event went well, showcasing and highlighting the enhancements and improvements
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The museum received the grant from a foundation celebrating America’s 250th anniversary. It is a contribution that arrived at an opportune time following recent challenges, such as a failed sprinkler system valve that shut down a museum wing in May 2023.
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STEWARTSVILLE, Mo. (News-Press NOW)–Three people were taken to Mosaic Life Care Saturday evening after a car crash in Dekalb County. At approximately 11:06 p.m. Saturday, a driver of a Mercury Sable failed to stop at a stop sign when traveling south on MO-31. The car struck a Kia Forte traveling east on US-36. The Mercury Sable skidded off the
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Every year, the Lions Club aims to serve 5,000 people pancakes to raise funds for eye and hearing assistance devices.
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Kylee Strough, president of United Way, expressed her excitement of bringing back the discussion panel, “Taste of United Way.”
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A two-vehicle crash around 11:10 a.m. Wednesday in Andrew County resulted in multiple people injured.
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