Chillicothe Police asking for help identifying individuals in fraud case
Click photos to enlarge The Chillicothe Police Department is asking the public for help to identify two people wanted in connection with a stolen debit device that was used for fraud. Police said the...
View ArticleLargest job fair in Northwest Missouri to kick off next week
Career & Resource Fair. Photo courtesy St. Joseph Employment Coalition/Nshan Erganian (St. Joseph, MO) – Area job seekers will have a chance to meet with potential employers next week at the...
View ArticleCorby Pond death ruled “suicide”
Ed Wise The St. Joseph Police Department has ruled the death of a man found in Corby Pond Tuesday as a suicide. The body of 62-year-old Eddie Dewayne Wise of St. Joseph was pulled from Corby Pond...
View ArticleSevere weather photographer to share proceeds with YWCA shelter
A reception is planned Friday night at the Cafe Pony Espresso for Robin Lorenson, a nationally known freelance weather photographer. Ms Lorenson will greet customers and offer framed photos for sale,...
View ArticleTractor and car accident in Chillicothe causes minor injuries
A woman and her daughter received minor injuries after an accident in Chillicothe Thursday night involving a tractor. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Kristina Thompson, 24 from...
View ArticleActing Superintendent Jake Long to leave SJSD for Arkansas
Dr Jake Long St. Joseph School District Acting Superintendent Dr. Jake Long has accepted a position at a school district in Arkansas. “The school board hired him last night after executive session for...
View ArticleGov. Nixon vetoes bill that would have prohibited superintendents from...
JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Jay Nixon today vetoed House Bill 63, which would have prohibited any former school superintendent from running for school board in the district in which they served. “The law...
View ArticleWestern Professor wins 2015 Governor’s Award
Dr. Teddi DekaPhoto courtesy MWSUA Missouri Western State University Professor has won the 2015 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Education. Dr. Teddi Deka, Western professor of psychology and honors...
View ArticleStrong winds in-store Friday afternoon
Today Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 52. North northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Tonight Clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind 9...
View ArticleRecord number of women nominated to 2015 YWCA Women of Excellence
It’s the biggest year yet for the YWCA’s Women of Excellence Awards. The YWCA said a record number of women have been nominated to this year’s awards. “There’s a lot of new nominees this year and a lot...
View ArticleUse tax up for vote in City of St. Joseph
St. Joseph voters will be asked to vote on only one measure Tuesday, a tax on out-of-state purchases. “Right now there is a use tax by the state and a use tax by the county but there is not a use tax...
View ArticleSpoken word poet to hold public reading at Missouri Western
Taylor MaliPhoto courtesy MWSU St. Joseph, Mo. —Award-winning poet Taylor Mali will give a public reading of his work at 7 p.m. Monday, April 20 in the Kemper Recital Hall inside Spratt Hall on the...
View ArticleRoadwork roundup for April 4-12
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. – The following is a listing of general highway maintenance and construction work in the Northwest Missouri region for the week of April 4 – 12 from the Missouri Department of...
View ArticleOvernight shooting injures two women
St Joseph police are hoping you can help them in their investigation into the shooting of two women early Saturday morning. Officers were dispatched to the 1600 block of Buchanan Ave. shortly before...
View ArticleNorthwest professor elected president of Earth science honor society
Aaron Johnson MARYVILLE, Mo. – Northwest associate professor of geology Dr. Aaron Johnson has been elected president of Sigma Gamma Epsilon at its 43rd Biennial Convention. Johnson was elected by...
View ArticleStorm chances in the forecast
Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Tonight Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high...
View ArticleLocal agency voices concerns about suicide: “Public Health Crisis”
Suicide is on the rise and has become a public health crisis in American according to the Family Guidance Center in St. Joseph. “In the media nationally and locally there have been a number of...
View ArticleOpen burning season starts Monday in St. Joseph
The time for St. Joseph Residents to start burning yard waste starts Monday. The spring 2015 burning season has been approved for Monday, April 6, 2015 through Sunday, April 26 by the Chief of...
View ArticlePublic health to be celebrated by the City of St. Joseph
This week the City of St. Joseph is celebrating public health. National Public Health Week is April 6-12, 2015. The city is recognizing the week by hosting related events and promoting this year’s...
View ArticleFirst appearance, bond hearing scheduled for Maryville man charged in death...
Nicholas L. Bradshaw A first appearance is scheduled Tuesday in Nodaway County court for a 26-year-old Maryville man charged in connection with the death of a ten-month-old baby. Nicholas Bradshaw is...
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