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By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post As its fundraising drive nears its end the Allied Arts Council is hopeful it will reach its fundraising goal. Allied Arts Council Executive Director Teresa Fankhauser says the council is currently about $45,000 short of its goal, which is why she put out a call for donors. "We want people to know that we are short and ask that they contribute if they haven't or if they're capable of contributing a little bit more this year to help us reach that goal ...

Stock photo. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostTickets for Kansas City Chiefs training camp became available to season ticket holders Tuesday and now can be reserved by the general public, starting Wednesday.The Chiefs will be back in St. Joseph for training camp for a 12th time this summer with open practices starting July 28. Missouri Western athletic director Andy Carter says preparations continue as the campus and city get ready to roll out the red carpet."I think it's very exciting,&qu...

Larry Stobbs. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostFormer St. Joseph mayor Larry Stobbs died Monday afternoon at age 84. He served as mayor of St. Joseph from 1994-2002. His tenure coincided with St. Joseph achieving All-America City status in 1997.Stobbs also served as mayor when St. Joseph got rid of its downtown parking meters - something he was strongly in favor of.Before serving as mayor, Stobbs was a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol for more than 30 years. He and his wife, Joyce, had...

By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostTuesday is officially the first day of summer, and it will feel like it for many across the region.Highs in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas Tuesday are expected to be in the upper 90s with indices up to 105 possible.National Weather Service meteorologist Brent Pesel from the Pleasant Hill Office says a front will move through later Tuesday evening, which could trigger some strong thunderstorms."There's a marginal risk for severe weather around this ...

Sen. Dan Hegeman/Photo by Matt Pike By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostState Sen. Dan Hegeman of Cosby completed his last legislative session this year and put his stamp on his last state budget.Hegeman, a Republican, served in the powerful Senate Appropriations chair position in which he helped guide budget negotiations that led to passage of the record $48 billion state budget.Hegeman is pleased the legislature agreed with Gov. Mike Parson in allocating $100 million to extend broadband. Hegeman say...

Michael Zorn. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostBuchanan County authorities have identified a body that was found in the Missouri River over the weekend.Sheriff Bill Puett said in a press release Sunday evening that an autopsy shows the body found in the river is that of 39-year-old Michael Zorn of St. Joseph.Zorn is thought to be homeless. An extensive search has been made for Zorn's family and so far, authorities have not been able to locate any living relatives.Zorn's body was found in t...

Principal Trumpet player for the St. Joseph Symphony Bob Harvey will perform alongside Bill Richardson and Jiwon Choi in a free concert this weekend/Photo provided by the St. Joseph Symphony By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A chance to get a small taste of what the St. Joseph Symphony has will be happening this Saturday. St. Joseph Symphony trumpeters Bill Richardson and Bob Harvey will put on a free show at 3pm at First Christian Church in St. Joseph on June 25th. Richardson says the show will pr...

St. Joseph Police Chief Chris Connally/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph police officers train regularly to respond to an active shooter, whether at a business, government building, or school.Police Chief Chris Connally says the department will set up a vacant building to train officers to respond to an "active shooter" call."So, some of those scenarios we have them see different things and we put them in situations where they have to make a quick decision, but t...

A volunteer for United Way reads to students at Edison Elementary as part of the United Way of Greater St. Joseph's Reading Adventure program/ Photo courtesy of United Way of Greater St. Joseph. By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post The United Way of Greater St. Joseph wants to keep kids reading through the summer and it is currently searching for volunteers to help in the effort. Director of Community Investment Jodi Flurry says volunteers will read with students in a group setting. "Every ...

Photo by Brent Martin By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostFormer Heartland Foundation president Judy Sabbert has written a book about learning to live again after experiencing tragedy and sorrow.Sabbert writes about her breast cancer diagnosis, the loss of her parents, the loss of her son, even her divorce in the book: Daring to Dance Again.Sabbert says she didn't just want to share her story, but what she learned from some difficult experiences."And so, a big part of the book is hopefully t...