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The future home of the new and improved St. Joseph Animal Shelter. Development has been delayed further by rising material costs/ Photo by Matt Pike By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Plans for a new and improved animal shelter in St. Joseph have been delayed even further. Six years ago, Friends of the Animal Shelter began seeking a destination for the shelter. The pandemic was the first hurdle as it delayed development. And now, Friends of the Animal Shelters Melanie Barnes says development is bein...

Photo courtesy of Missouri Dept. of Conservation By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostLab research has confirmed a bat spotted in St. Joseph that bit a woman and her dog tested positive for rabies.Humane Educator Aubrey Silvey says the woman spotted the bat outside her home and then was bitten."So, protocol for that is once the animal is located, if it can be located, it's sent off to the state lab for testing right away to check for rabies," Silvey tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "And in ...

Devastation in wake of Hurricane Ian/Photo courtesy of Fort Myers Police By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostRed Cross volunteers from our area are in Florida, helping with response to the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Ian.Executive Director JoAnn Woody with the American Red Cross of Greater Kansas City and Northwest Missouri says the Red Cross, overall, has around 2,000 volunteers in Florida as well as Puerto Rico with 19 from the Kansas City, Northwest Missouri chapter.Woody says the vol...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA boil water advisory has been lifted for St. Joseph.Missouri American Water has lifted its precautionary boil water advisory issued Friday, earlier than expected. Missouri American reports water samples have confirmed the water is safe for consumption. There is no need to boil water prior to consumption.Missouri American has issued a boil advisory for the entire St. Joseph area Friday due to slightly elevated turbidity levels. The chlorine, which is the disinfectan...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostDemocrats hope to make inroads in northwest Missouri this November.It seems a tall task.There are no Democrats serving as state representatives or senators in all of northern Missouri.Assistant Missouri House Minority Leader, Rep. Richard Brown of Kansas City, still sees opportunity, saying it is important for Democrats to get out and talk with voters, even in the heavily Republican districts of northwest Missouri."Missouri is such a diversified state," Br...

Charlie Phillips. Photo by Tommy Rezac. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostCharlie Phillips and his mother, Tina Schoonmaker, attended the Missouri Western football season opener on September 1 against Central Oklahoma at Spratt Stadium in St Joseph.Phillips and the Special Olympics Missouri flag football team were honored on the field prior to kickoff. The team competed against Special Olympics Kansas at Spratt Stadium during Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp.However, there was a special, surprise an...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Buchanan County officials are seeing a growing number of homeless people throughout the county. Buchanan County Presiding Commissioner Lee Sawyer says there's no sure-fire way to solve the problem "It's a difficult situation and I think these things kind of tend to go into long term cycles," Sawyer tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. "But, certainly a lot of what seems to be done is not working great." Sawyer says while part of the p...

St. Joseph City Manager Bryan Carter/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph will be looking for a new police chief, soon.Chief Chris Connally retires at the end of this week. Commander Dave Hart takes over on an interim basis.City Manager Bryan Carter says the search for Connally's replacement hasn't started yet."Police Chief is one of the highest profile, if not the highest profile, position in the community," Carter says. "So, it's something that&#039...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA man in his mid-20s has been arrested on suspicion of driving drunk after his car ran off the road, hit a light pole, and took out a fence very early this morning behind the Shoppes at North Village.St. Joseph police report the wreck occurred at 2:15 Friday morning, when the car drove off the road in the 3500 block of North Village Drive, behind Best Buy. The car ran into a utility pole, then went through a fence.The driver suffered minor injuries. He was charged w...

Photo courtesy of the U.S. Postal Service By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostNorthern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves wants to head off an increase in postal rates.Graves, a Republican, co-sponsors legislation that would direct the Postal Regulatory Commission to rethink the authority it gave the United States Postal Service to raise rates."Americans are paying more for everything," Graves tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "The last thing we need is higher postage rates, particularly when th...