Pickett Elementary students ‘brewing big business’ opportunities
Sixth grade students at Pickett Elementary learn what it means to run a business by working in different positions at ‘Mo and Finn’s Coffee Shop’.
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Accident at U.S. Route 36 west toward North Belt Highway
Law enforcement agencies responded to an accident on U.S. Route 36 going west toward North Belt Highway in St. Joseph on Friday evening around 4:21 p.m.
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SJSD enters into an agreement with the Missouri Ethics Commission
The St. Joseph School District has entered into an agreement with the Missouri Ethics Commission regarding the use of a district email for a ballot measure. An email was sent to staff members regarding an April 2024 bond issue, where the email was used to communicate about committee meetings. To resolve the issue, SJSD will
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Candidates running for the two open seats on the St. Joseph School District Board of Education will speak at a Chamber of Commerce event later this month. The chamber will host its next Public Affairs Coffee event at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, March 12, at Stoney Creek Hotel and Conference Center, 1201 N. Woodbine Road.
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Food trucks welcome customers during warmer weather
Mobile eateries are welcoming the arrival of warmer weather and sunshine as spring approaches.
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Construction on new Rolling Hills Library begins
Development on the new Rolling Hills Library is underway to replace the current St. Joseph branch located off of the North Belt Highway. Work on the nearly four-acre plot of land began in January.
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Pershing does 100 acts of kindness for community
Pershing students learned empathy and compassion for others when they helped serve food at the Open Door Food Kitchen.
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Mobile clinic offers free breast & cervical cancer screenings
Heart to Heart International provided two disaster response vehicles for free breast and cervical cancer screenings.
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See St. Joseph: warm weather and hot events
Many contestants of the annual Chili Cookoff have participated for several years prior and enjoyed showing off their numerous trophies.
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Suspect in double homicide, kidnapping reported dead
Media outlets are reporting that the suspect allegedly involved in the Friday morning a double homicide and child abduction from Riverside, Missouri, was killed by police. The Platte County, Missouri Sheriff’s Office originally issued an Amber Alert at 5:10 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 28, for a five-year-old child. Guiliana Manning was abducted after the suspect
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Despite difficulties, local businesses finding their groove in St. Joseph
Owning a small local business in a market flooded with bigger chain competitors isn’t without its challenges, but St. Joseph entrepreneurs are showing they can be successful.
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United Way launches new program for volunteers
The United Way of Greater St. Joseph announced a new program to provide community members with volunteer opportunities.
Continue Reading SJSD breaks down course offerings between high schools
(St. Joseph, Mo.) St. Joseph School District officials are taking a look at differences in course offerings at the city’s three public high schools. A supporting document presented during February’s school board meeting shows Central High School offers more courses, compared to Lafayette and Benton. SJSD High School Offerings Comparison 24-25 – Google SheetsDownload “The reason is
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2025 Apple Blossom parade has military theme
Members of the military will receive a shout out at the 2025 Apple Blossom Parade, which has “Salute” as its theme. The parade is set for Saturday, May 3, and will start at 9:30 a.m. at Noyes and Frederick before heading Downtown. Entries are now being accepted. “The theme this year celebrates all branches of our
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Outlook improves on landfill as task force reviews key developments
St. Joseph’s Landfill Task Force received promising news on the facility’s critical capacity situation and plans to prevent a soft closure. As of Sunday, Feb. 23, the landfill was at 46% — or roughly 8,300 to 8,500 tons — of its average monthly waste intake of 18,111 tons. City officials implemented a voluntary 30%
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SJSD responds to photo posted by staff member
St. Joseph School District officials said they are investigating and don’t condone the actions of a staff member in a photo circulating on social media. The photo posted by a St. Joseph School District custodial employee shows someone squatting over a President Donald Trump-themed Valentine’s Day box created by a student at Bessie Ellison Elementary School. In
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Recruitment and retention won’t change with two-high school model, SJSD says
With the St. Joseph School District preparing right-size schools in the coming years, the act won’t affect the recruitment and retention for staff. “It’s pretty safe to say that we will use every staff member that we have,” said Dr. Gabe Edgar, SJSD superintendent. “I know that there’s a lot of questions in the back of some
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Black Archives Hall of Fame inductees visit museum ahead of ceremony
The Davis brothers are among the group of people who will grace the wall of the St. Joseph Museum’s Black Archives Hall of Fame following the 2025 induction ceremony this Thursday night.
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Northwest invites community to emergency response training
Northwest Missouri State University is encouraging the northwest Missouri community to participate in an emergency and disaster response training. Northwest’s Emergency and Disaster Management program in Maryville, Missouri is accepting students, employees and community members to engage in is free Campus-Community Emergency Response Team training next month. “The main purpose of this training is to
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Northwest Missouri Drug task force holds annual meeting
The annual Northwest Missouri Drug Task Force meeting was held at the Buchanan County law enforcement center on Wednesday, February 26.
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St. Joseph Museums awarded grant from Missouri Humanities
One of the state’s top nonprofit organizations is lending a helping hand to grow the St. Joseph Museums’ humanities education program. The MHC awarded a grant of $25,000 to the St. Joseph Museums on Wednesday, Feb. 26, to support a new project titled “St. Joseph, MO – An American (HIS)tory, (HER)story, (OUR)story.” According to the
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Andrew County U.S. Route 59 back open
The Missouri Department of Transportation reopened the U.S. Route 59 (Savannah Road) in Andrew County on Wednesday morning. The U.S. Route 59 was previously closed for water main repairs from Route DD to County Line Road just north of St. Joseph. For up-to-date road conditions throughout the state, visit traveler.modot.org/map.
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Silver Alert canceled, Atchison woman found safe
UPDATE: The Atchison, Kansas Police Department has canceled the Silver Alert for a missing Atchison woman. According to the Atchison Police Department at 10:07 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, 77-year-old Janice Buttron was found safe. The Atchison Police Department and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are asking for the public’s help to find a missing
Continue Reading SJSD School Board appoints cabinet positions for 25-26 school year
The St. Joseph School Board appointed cabinet positions, with staffing changes becoming ever-so-present for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year. Stacia Studer, the St. Joseph School District’s current director of curriculum and instruction, will take over for Dr. Ashly McGinnis as the Assistant Superintendent of Academics. McGinnis will assume her role of SJSD’s superintendent for the
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School board candidate Brian Kirk is ready to take on another level of teaching
From teaching kids to teaching congregations, St. Joseph Pastor Brian Kirk is taking the opportunity to run for school board.
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X Ambassadors to play Northwest spring concert
A pop band known best for songs “Jungle,” “Renegades,” and “Unsteady” will headline the annual spring concert at Northwest Missouri State University next month. X Ambassadors will perform at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 4, in the Carl and Cheryl Hughes Fieldhouse on Northwest’s campus in Maryville, Missouri. Doors for the concert will open at
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SJPD investigates package found over the weekend
On Saturday, February 22, SJPD was dispatched to the 1300 block of S 11th St in response to a report of a suspicious bag.
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Safety Council offers adult driving course
Adult driver’s education students will have the opportunity to learn rules of the road with a program put on by the St. Joseph Safety Council.
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SJFD responds to fire on King Hill Avenue
St. Joseph fire crews responded to a structure fire on the 3800 block of King Hill Avenue.
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Senior property tax relief applications open Monday
The Senior Citizen Tax Credit program, signed into law by the Buchanan County Commission, allows taxpayers over 62-years-old to apply for credits that cap future real property tax increases.
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