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Downtown wasn’t worth the bet

By NewsPress Now If you build it they will come. Except in Downtown St. Joseph. New developments fall into disrepair or disuse despite giddy promises of Downtown’s renaissance. If this is a renaissance, it might be the early part with the plague still hanging around the streets of Florence. In St. Joseph, the long march

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Tropical air spurs intense thunderstorms Wednesday night

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist After a much needed break from late-summer heat and humidity last week, the mid-Missouri River Valley has defaulted to the norm in recent days. Rather than below-average temperatures and relatively dry air, seasonably hot conditions have returned. In some cases, the summer sizzle has also been accompanied by moisture

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It’s Your Call for Aug. 15

By NewsPress Now Take care of the trash When can we stop talking about all these politics? Why can’t St. Joe take care of the trash all over the city? Don’t think it’s temporary I drove by Applebee’s and was shocked to see them tearing it down. I remember when they closed Applebee’s. I remember

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It’s Your Call for Aug. 13

By NewsPress Now To those complaining For those of you who keep complaining that families keep moving out of St. Joseph and young people won’t stay here to raise a family, you need to look no further than last Tuesday’s election. We are taxed to death in this city. Perfect theme song Remember the old

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Someone got away with murder, in Savannah!

By Bob Ford Special to Articles and podcasts are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Eagle Communications, Nodaway Valley Bank, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this 503©(3) organization, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. It was the first Christmas season of the 20th century. The country was

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It’s Your Call for Aug. 9

By NewsPress Now Don’t have all the facts I love it when people don’t have all the facts. President Trump agreed to debate President Biden on ABC, not Kamala Harris. He also has a lawsuit against George Stephanopoulos and ABC and does not want to be on their network. He has offered to debate her

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A marathon becomes a sprint

By NewsPress Now When contemplating this year’s tumultuous presidential election campaign, consider one startling piece of information. It’s not even Labor Day. Who knows what kind of October surprise is in store for us? An economic downturn and a wider war in the Mideast are possibilities that would jolt the campaign and make things more

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It’s Your Call for Aug. 7

By NewsPress Now Don’t complain If you didn’t get out and vote and you don’t like the results, don’t complain. Next time, vote. Total chaos I just went to vote in the Missouri primary and there was a gentleman voting that had a Trump button on and the election worker asked him to remove it.

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It’s Your Call for Aug. 6

By NewsPress Now He doesn’t have my vote I see that Andrew Bailey tried to intervene in the Supreme Court gag order on Trump. I wouldn’t vote for that guy if he was the only guy running. What about Sugar Lake? Well, I was just wondering, there’s all this talk about Lake Contrary dredging and

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Kansas City: From Cowtown to Titletown

By Bob Ford Special to Articles and podcasts are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communications, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this 503©(3) organization, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. Long before the Chiefs and Royals put Kansas City on the U.S. sports

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Your letters for Aug. 2, 2024

By NewsPress Now Your letters for Aug. 2, 2024 A big thank you to all who helped I am writing this letter to thank numerous individuals and businesses who helped make the 2024 St. Joseph Madam President Camp a success. Madam President Camp was founded in 2012 in Kansas City Missouri by Dr. Lee Smithson

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Memories of a vibrant Lake Contrary

By Alonzo Weston When I drive down by Lake Contrary, or what once was a lake, I remember what it used to be and what it could be again. Signs there heralding what once was historic Lake Contrary now welcome visitors to a lake bed of two-foot-high weeds and debris. I remember on hot days

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Hot days make for hotter cars

By Jared Shelton News-Press NOW meteorologist After a blistering end to July, heat is continuing to make headlines across the heartland with the start of August, perhaps unsurprisingly, as late summer is prime time for slow-motion heat waves to roll across the central United States. This season has certainly delivered thus far, especially over the

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It’s Your Call for Aug. 1

By NewsPress Now They have to be stopped I’m calling about this light company. You know, people can’t afford the light bill now the way they’ve got it. I can’t have my air on between 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. because I can’t afford the extra money. And they want another raise? There has got to

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It’s Your Call for July 30

By NewsPress Now Odd requirements Apparently to run for office in Missouri on the Republican ticket, you must own an AR15 or a flame thrower. What’s going on in America? Focus on Congress first I just heard over the radio this morning that the politicians want to put term limits on the Supreme Court. Maybe

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It’s Your Call for July 29

By NewsPress Now Follow the money The Chiefs and Royals do need to move, but not to Kansas. Jackson County is a large county but there is too much poverty. Platte County is the wealthiest county in Northwest Missouri. The perfect spot to build new stadiums is southeast of the airport along I-435. Go where

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MU vs KU: Where the problems all began!

By Bob Ford Special to Articles and podcasts are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communications, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this 503©(3) organization, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. In 1860, Osceola, Missouri, was the third largest city in the state, right

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MU vs KU: Where the problems all began!

By Bob Ford Special to Articles and podcasts are complimentary from those helping preserve our history: Nodaway Valley Bank, Eagle Communications, Hughes Chiropractic, The Hearing Connection and Anonymous Buffs. To comment or join in supporting this 503©(3) organization, contact Bob at robertmford@aol.com. In 1860, Osceola, Missouri, was the third largest city in the state, right

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It’s Your Call for July 26

By NewsPress Now Better off If Donald Trump was more like Joe Biden with honesty and integrity and putting country over power, our country would be so much better off. Believing their lies They say a pathological liar actually begins to believe his own lies after he’s told him often enough. I think Joe Biden

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