Holiday homes tour kicks off Saturday
The 2014 Holiday Home Tour will feature four homes and a magic display this year. “Because we are both magicians when you come to our home you’re actually going to see a little 10 to 15 minute magic...
View ArticleAccident slows traffic on I-29
Photo by Nadia Thacker A traffic accident at I-29 and Frederick in St. Joseph tied up traffic for a short period of time Friday. Traffic was backed up as officials worked the accident on the overpass....
View ArticleMo. teen hospitalized after Caldwell Co. ATV accident
CALDWELL COUNTY- A teenager was injured in an accident just before 3 p.m. on Friday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Arctic Cat ATV driven by Dakota J. Wooten, 14, Smithville, was...
View Article“High voltage” exhibit lights up downtown St Joe (VIDEO)
The latest exhibit at the International Trucking Service Extra Fine Art Gallery is exciting and dangerous, an eye-popping display of some unusual works crafted in neon. Gallery owner Json Myers tells...
View ArticleCounty budget meetings commence this week
Buchanan County Commissioners meet this week with other elected officials to wrestle with budget issues. The commission will hear from County Collector Peggy Campbell, Recorder of Deeds Ed Wildberger,...
View ArticleEagle Days at Squaw Creek this weekend!
Eagle Days at the Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge is scheduled this weekend. Special exhibits are planned December 6 and 7 at the refuge north of St Joseph near the US-159 exit off I-29. Staff...
View ArticleSt. Joseph takes part in World Aids Day
World AIDS Awareness Day was created by the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) in 1988 and is celebrated annually December 1st around the world. In recognition of World AIDS Day 2014, the...
View ArticleAdopters still needed in Noyes Home for Children Toy Drive
Photo courtesy K-Jo 105.5 More than a dozen children still need to be fully adopted in the K-JO 105.5. Toyland Express. K-JO and Olive Garden held a Toy Drive last week to benefit the Noyes Home for...
View ArticleMore than a dozen fatalities in Missouri over Thanksgiving holiday
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol 15 people died in car crashes during this year’s Thanksgiving driving period. The driving period started Wednesday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. and ran through...
View ArticleThe Secret Garden comes to life at Northwest Missouri State University
Secret Garden. Photo courtesy Darren Whitley/Northwest Missouri State University MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Northwest Missouri State University Department of Fine and Performing Arts continues its 2014-2015...
View ArticleTrails West!® buttons in need of your creative skills
The Allied Arts Council is asking for art work entries for the Trails West!® 2015 marketing materials. The council is now accepting entries for its Trails West!® artwork competition through January...
View ArticleLaw enforcement adding another weapon for use in public safety
Law Enforcement officials have another weapon in hand to inform and keep the public safe, one that you may have already been using for years. “We recently started this year tweeting,” said Don...
View ArticleExpect delays on US-36 highway in Nemaha County Tuesday
The Kansas Department of Transportation tells us both eastbound and westbound U.S. 36 highway just east of Seneca, Kansas in Nemaha County will be reduced to ONE OPEN LANE for both directions for a...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating after a man’s body was found in a drainage ditch
Photo by Nadia Thacker Authorities are investigating after a man’s body was found early Monday afternoon in a drainage ditch. “We’re working it as a suspicious death,” said St. Joseph Police Dept....
View ArticleMaysville woman hospitalized after vehicle overturns
FAIRPORT – A Missouri woman was injured in an accident just before 11 p.m. on Monday in DeKalb County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1998 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Tari L. White, 20,...
View ArticleEarly morning robbery at downtown Holiday Inn
A hotel worker was tricked by a thief pretending to be a police officer early Tuesday morning. Captain Jeff Wilson with the St. Joseph Police Department said a black male entered the Holiday Inn in...
View ArticleBuchanan County Booking Activity
Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. These are courtesy photos. This...
View ArticleSchool board elects new treasurer
Dr Jake LongThe St. Joseph School District Board of Education unanimously voted Dr. Jake Long as the new treasurer of the Board of Education. Dr. Long was approved in a closed board meeting session...
View ArticleI-29 ramp closure planned for Wednesday
I-29 Ramps at 36 Hwy scheduled for closure Wednesday. Courtesy Google Maps ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The ramps from southbound Interstate 29 to eastbound U.S. Hwy 36 and from westbound U.S. Hwy 36 to...
View ArticleBody found in drainage ditch identified by police as Michael Silvy
Michael J Silvy The man Authorities found in a drainage ditch early Monday afternoon has been identified as 33-year-old Michael J. Silvy of St. Joseph who went missing early last month. Silvy was first...
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