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Beautiful and Brahms will be the opening concert of the new season for the St. Joseph Symphony/ Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Symphony Facebook page By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post The St. Joseph Symphony kicks off its new season this weekend. Tomorrow, the new season begins at the Missouri Theatre with a performance entitled Beautiful and Brahms. Music Conductor and Director Christopher Kelts says this is music familiar to everyone. "You've listened to Brahms for years and years, we kn...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Adoption events held by the St. Joseph Animal Shelter have been successful, but the shelter is still overflowing with pets. And because of that the Friends of the Animal Shelter is once again helping with reducing adoption fees. Friends of the Animal Shelters Melanie Barnes says through Saturday adoption fees for all pets will only be 25 dollars. "It has really helped provide some space, open up some space in the kennels, lots of cats and lots of kittens stil...

The Rolling Hills Library St. Joseph branch was approved for a new building that library officials hope will come in the next two to three years/ Photo by Matt Pike By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A new library will be built St. Joseph after the board of the Rolling Hills Library approved the plan for a new multi-million-dollar building. The board approved building the new St. Joseph branch on a 5-to-3 vote. Rolling Hills Library Director Michelle Mears says the board had been considering buildi...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA man police describe to be in his 60s has been arrested on suspicion of driving drunk after his car crashed into a house in the 800 block of Mason Avenue.St. Joseph police report the man drove off the road and hit the side of the house around eight o'clock Wednesday evening. The house was vacant. The man is in custody, facing a charge of driving while intoxicated.

By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostMosaic Life Care in St. Joseph is currently caring for students involved in a school bus accident that occurred Wednesday afternoon at Riverside Road south of 36 Highway.St. Joseph Police say the bus was making a turn into a private driveway off of 2000 Riverside Road. The bus was struck in the rear by another vehicle.Five juveniles were transported to Mosaic for minor injuries. There are no serious injuries from the accident to report at this time.Due to a large amo...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Farmers are out in the fields harvesting their crops, and that means they are also out on the roadways and drivers should be aware of these slow-moving vehicles. MoDOT Assistant State Traffic Engineer Jon Nelson says the biggest thing to watch for with these farm vehicles, is that they are going to be slow moving. "So, when people encounter them or come up on them in the roadway there's a couple things that can happen, one is just that large speed different...

Dustin Beechner/Buchanan County Sheriff's photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA St. Joseph man being held on a charge that he killed his six-year-old daughter has died of wounds suffered late last week during a suicide attempt at the Buchanan County jail.Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett reports Dustin Beechner was discovered late last week in very serious condition from self-inflicted wounds. Jail staff performed emergency medical treatment before rushing him to the hospital. He died of t...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA driver and passenger are fortunate to have walked away from an accident in downtown St. Joseph after a train ran into their car, stuck on the tracks on Francis Street.The St. Joseph Police Department reports the two remarkably suffered only moderate injuries.Police say the wreck occurred at 8:30 Thursday night at 77 Francis Street. A train hit the car stuck on the tracks near the downtown riverfront.

St. Joseph City Manager Bryan Carter/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph city residents will decide a half-cent sales tax proposal in November, an increase in the city sales tax aimed specifically at raising St. Joseph police salaries.City Manager Bryan Carter says the tax hike which is estimated to generate $5.5 million a year will help the city attract and retain police officers."We've heard about the problem that exists in law enforcement recruiting," Carter tel...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post With a search firm hired the Northwest Missouri State University Board of Regents has now approved its prospectus to give to the firm in its search for a new President. Board of Regents Chair John Moore says the prospectus is made to convey to candidates and the search firm the type of candidate the board is searching for. Moore says the prospectus also acts as a marketing piece that will get sent to any prospective candidates. Moore says many people may not know ...