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By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A newly elected city councilmember who had an easy path to his seat is seeking to help beautify the city and increase workforce in St. Joseph. District three councilmember Andrew Trout ran uncontested in the election in April. Trout says he ran for the councilmember seat because like many in his district, he knew it was time for change. "Everybody knew how much I loved the city and how much I was disappointed in the downward turn of the city over the decades,&...

Xavier M. Lopez. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph Police arrested a man in Arkansas on two warrants in connection to a St. Joseph shooting early last month.Detectives from the St. Joseph Missouri Police Department had been working with the United States Marshals Service to locate and arrest 19-year-old Xavier M. Lopez on two Buchanan County warrants. One was for unlawful use of a weapon, while the second was for second-degree murder in relation to a shooting at 2728 Messanie in St. Joseph...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostNorthern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves is leading an effort in support of a lawsuit challenging the authority of the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate waters on private land.Graves, the top Republican on the House Transportations and Infrastructure Committee, accuses the Biden Administration of exceeding its authority under the Clean Water Act when it instructed the EPA to again enact the "waters of the United States" rule."What's hap...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Life is slowly starting to return to normal, or as close to normal as possible, two years after the world was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic. Biologist from Missouri Western State University Gary Clapp, a COVID consultant for Missouri Western, St. Joseph, and Buchanan County, says during the month of April positive case numbers, while not being reported daily, remained low with an average of five or six cases confirmed positive. "So, that's a good t...

Andrew Carter (left) shares a moment with Missouri Western president Elizabeth Kennedy (right) as she introduces him as the University's next director of athletics. Photo by Tommy Rezac. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostAndrew Carter considers himself a man of the people. That's what he pledges to be for as long as he's athletic director at Missouri Western State University."Everything we do is going to be about growing great relationships," Carter said Monday at his introdu...

Guests walked and sampled local brews during the 2015 Beer Walk for the Arts, the walk will return next Saturday after a two year hiatus/ Photo by Patrick P. Evenson By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post After a hiatus over the last two years, the St. Joseph Allied Arts Council's annual Beer Walk for the Arts is set to make its comeback this year. Arts Volunteer Liby Waltemath says during the walk, you can drive if you want, but she encourages everyone to walk the route along Museum Hill. "...

By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph Police are investigating after a single motorcycle crash left two people with serious injuries.It happened around 1:30 a.m. Friday in the 3100 block of St. Joseph Avenue. Both the driver and passenger were transported to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph.The identity of the driver and passenger are not yet known. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Stock photo. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostFriday is the last day for area restaurants to sign up for St. Joseph's third annual Restaurant Week, which comes up May 10-17.St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce director of membership services Jess Mengel explains the overall purpose of Restaurant Week."Highlighting the local flavors of St. Joseph," Mengel said on KFEQ's The Hotline. "Obviously, we don't discriminate against any franchises that are in town. We love them, too. A...

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe St. Joseph School District Board of Education will begin taking applications to fill a seat on the board. The school district accepted the resignation of Lori Witham. Applications will be taken to fill the seat with the term ending in April next year. All interested parties must submit an application, letter of intent (reason for wanting to serve on the board) accompanied by three reference letters. Applications are available on the district's website or can b...

(L to R): NCMC Director of Facilities Randy Young, NCMC Vice President of Business and Finance Tyson Otto, NCMC Foundation Board President Allan Seidel, NCMC Trustee, and Foundation board member Chris Hoffman, NCMC President Dr. Lenny Klaver, Savannah City Attorney Emily Bauman, Ellison Auxier Architects Jeremy Proctor, EL Crawford Project Manager Eric Moore, Savannah Chamber Director Mary Ingersoll, and Senior Vice President of Wells Bank and Co-Chair of the NCMC Foundation campaign executive c...