Events

By NewsPress Now St. Joseph’s Parkway System is once again set to become party central as a new season of a long-running entertainment series gets ready to kick off. Parties on the Parkway is scheduled to have its first concert of the season on May 9. The events will be held from 5 to 8

By NewsPress Now Frank Freudenthal will headline this year’s 2024 Apple Blossom Parade as the May 4 event’s grand marshal. Before he retired, Freudenthal was the senior vice president and general manager of Midwest operations at Altec and he still shows up in the office most days. He was key in getting Altec’s operations started

By NewsPress Now The Albrecht-Kemper Museum will get a boost with the 46th annual Pot of Gold Arts Gala and Auction on Saturday, April 27. Doors open at 5 p.m. The theme is “Out of This World, Intergalactic Gala,” and guests are encouraged to dress in elegant space-themed attire. There will be live, silent and

By Ashley Luthans On Saturday April 6, St. Joseph community members played ‘Cornhole for a Cause.’ The YWCA event, sponsored by Pop’s Place, included a cornhole tournament as well as a silent auction.  April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) and the YWCA is hosting many events in order to recognize and aid survivors of

By Jazmine Knight The 2024 Outlaw Run takes off. The annual run hosted at Heritage Park Softball Complex, offers an unique experience. It’s not just your average run, it’s a full blown obstacle course.  The runners had to climb over rocks, go though monkey bars, run over dirt mounds, navigate stepping logs, maneuver through and

By Jazmine Knight Missouri Western State University students showed up to help clean up the community Friday for an annual service event. Originating from the University of Texas about 50 years ago, “The Big Event” serves as an initiative for college students to give back to the community. Over time, “The Big Event” has spread

By Kendra Simpson St. Joseph is well known for many historical monuments, but one of the most noteworthy is the Pony Express, which will be celebrating its 164th anniversary next weekend. “Next week is April the third,” said Cindy Daffron, executive director of the Pony Express Museum. “That’s 164 years the Pony Express lived right

By Jazmine Knight Dog owners across St. Joseph gathered at Krug Park for a doggy Easter egg hunt.  Located at the top of the hill in Krug Park, everyone lined up their pups to prepare for the hunt.  Dogs of all different sizes, shapes, colors and breeds were in attendance.  As soon as the announcer

By Charles Christian Churches across St. Joseph and all over the world have been celebrating Holy Week this week, with many pastors working overtime to make the services special. Holy Week, which begins on Palm Sunday, traditionally includes worship gatherings near the end of the week leading up to Easter. According to Father Stephen Hansen of

By Jazmine Knight The Easter Bunny stopped by the Buchanan County Courthouse on Thursday for a little pre-Easter fun. Members of United Cerebral Palsy gathered on the first floor of the courthouse where they encountered their very own Easter parade. Attendees received an Easter basket, free of charge, which was then stuffed with candy, toys,

By Jazmine Knight A group of volunteers spent Friday afternoon cleaning up headstones at Mount Mora Cemetery and forming connections to local history. Kurt Jordan, a cemetery preservationist, is a St. Joseph native who also attended Missouri Western and now serves on the foundation. He’s been in the preservation business for several years now and

By Kirsten Stokes Christmas is months away, but a two-day shopping event this weekend is sure to ignite the holiday spirit. NLJ Events hosts “Shopping 4 a Cause” from 4 to 8 p.m. on Friday, March 22, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 23. The event will take place at the Backwoods

By Kyle Schmidt The 10th annual Run/Walk for the Paws 5K is approaching, and community members, and their dogs, are invited to come out and support the shelter. The race begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 13, in the parking lot across from Bode Ice Arena. Participants can park at Phil Welch Stadium, the

By Jazmine Knight While most people don’t have doll-making on their resume, a few St. Joseph residents will now be able to say otherwise. The Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art hosted an art doll-making class Wednesday taught by world-renowned artist and art teacher Marylin Huskamp. Huskamp, who specializes in mixed media and oil painting, said she

By Kendra Simpson While some slept off their St. Patrick’s Day celebrations, others decided to rise with the sun for the “Time to Paddy” 5k, 10k and lucky 13.1 half marathon. Over 100 racers wore their best shamrock greens and braced the freezing temperatures Sunday morning to earn a finisher medal and Time to Paddy

By Jazmine Knight Many in St. Joseph gathered downtown to test their luck at getting the most candy at the St. Patrick’s Day parade. The parade started at Noyes and Frederick Blvd and traveled west down Frederick before concluding at 8th and Frederick. The Dennis Delaney family grand marshaled this year’s parade. Attendees of all

By Chris Fortune Event organizers might be looking for four-leaf clovers ahead of this weekend, as they hope for better luck with the weather for this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. The 38th edition of the parade will begin at 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 16, at Noyes Boulevard and Frederick Avenue, then follow Frederick

By Jazmine Knight The Moila Shrine Circus returned for its 69th year this weekend. Hosted at the St. Joseph Civic Arena, the show features fun for all ages. Ringmaster, Peter Sturgis, says he’s been with the circus for over 30 years. Sturgis loves hosting the circus. He says “this is what I choose to do

By Jazmine Knight For teenage girls across the country, prom is a night to remember, but getting a special dress for the occasion isn’t always easy. That’s why one St. Joseph organization is stepping in to help make prom night as perfect as possible. The Junior League of St. Joseph adopted Cinderella’s Closet in 2009.

By Kendra Simpson St. Joseph residents came from far and wide with stomachs empty and mouths watering for the 38th annual Chili Cookoff. Over 50 contestants brought their homemade chili to the Civic Arena Sunday afternoon to be judged by taste, palatability and appearance in a double blind test. Chili veterans and newbies alike joined

By Kendra Simpson Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater St. Joseph is hosting its annual Empower Auction on Saturday, with prizes St. Joseph residents — and Chiefs fans — won’t want to miss. Beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Metropolitan in Downtown St. Joseph, the event will feature both a live auction and a

By NewsPress Now Native American artifacts will be highlighted at a special event next week. The Keith Rumpf Memorial Indian Artifact Show will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 2, at the Agency Community Center, 11351 State Route FF SE in Agency, Missouri. Free artifact identification and appraisals are available. Admission