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Sexual Assault Nurse Natalie Maupin talks about the Start by Believing campaign from Mosaic Life Care that starts today/Photo by Matt Pike By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Studies show less than half of the victims that experience the trauma of sexual assault seek medical care, and Mosaic Life Care hopes to change that. It's sexual assault awareness month, and as part of that Mosaic is launching the Start by Believing campaign, letting sexual assault victims know that it believes them. Forens...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Mid-Buchanan School District voters approved an eight Millon dollar bond issue for the Faucett school in the Tuesday elections. The bond issue, which will not require a tax increase, received 474 yes votes to 143 no votes. Mid-Buchanan Superintendent Jay Albright says as it got closer to the election, he grew more confident in the measure the district had proposed. "I only say that because we had tons of really positive feedback and great questions, and hon...

Madison Davis/ Photo by Brent Martin By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post St. Joseph voters will decide a rematch in the upcoming election. Current incumbent First District Council Member Madison Davis believes there are still things to get done, but he also accomplished a lot in his four years. "We got some things accomplished that I think will set us on a course for improvement," Davis tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. Pat Jones says after losing in the 2018 election, she had many peop...

Russell Moore. Photo by Brent Martin. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostWhile six candidates are vying for St. Joseph's three at-large seats on the city council, two candidates are on the ballot for city council in the fourth district, which covers the southeast quarter of the city.Incumbent Russell Moore was first elected to the council in 2018 after spending 42 years on the St. Joseph Fire Department, retiring as a battalion chief.Moore, a St. Joseph native, cites public safety and appearance ...

Congressman Jake LaTurner of Kansas traveled as part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation to the Romanian border with Ukraine to learn more about Ukrainian refugees fleeing into Romania/Photo courtesy of Congressman LaTurner's office By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostEastern Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner has returned from a Congressional trip to Eastern Europe, observing first-hand the horrors of Russia's war against Ukraine.LaTurner participated in a bipartisan trip to Poland, Roma...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph voters will choose a new mayor during Tuesday's General Municipal Election as two candidates vie for the position being vacated by Mayor Bill McMurray who has chosen not to run for re-election. John Josendale/Photo by Brent Martin John Josendale is running for mayor after retiring from Wireco where he worked for 48 years. He says he has learned a lot campaigning for the office."One of the things that's been really exciting and interesting t...

Russell Moore. Photo by Brent Martin. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostWhile six candidates are vying for St. Joseph's at-large seat on the city council, two candidates are on the ballot for city council in the fourth district, which covers the southeast quarter of the city.Incumbent Russell Moore was first elected to the council in 2018 after spending 42 years on the St. Joseph Fire Department, retiring as a battalion chief.Moore, a St. Joseph native, cites public safety and appearance of the ...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post If your yard has been piling up with sticks and leaves, it's time to burn them up as open burning began this month in St. Joseph. Fire Inspector Steve Hendrickson says that open burning will allow St. Joseph residents to burn any waste that has been on your property for the past months. "You can't like if you have a commercial garden, lawn service care, or something like that, you can't go out and bring stuff to your property and burn it's...

Northwest Missouri State President John Jasinski/ Photo courtesy of Northwest Missouri State University. By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostJohn Jasinski is leaving his post as President of Northwest Missouri State University. Jasinski said in an email to campus that he would be parting ways with the university after the Board of Regents opted to not renew his contract. Jasinski will leave the position on June 30th, when his contract expires. A search for the next President will begin in the fall. Jasin...

Dance students from all across the region will come to the historic Missouri Theatre as part of A chance to Dance presented by the Dance Arts Center/Photo provided by the Dance Arts Center By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostAn annual dance event will return to the stage at the historic Missouri Theatre, helping raise money for charity. Dancers will fill the stage for A Chance to Dance hosted by the Dance Arts Center in St. Joseph on Saturday as the event raises money for Voices of Courage Child Advocacy...