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By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph School District Superintendent Doug Van Zyl has resigned.The St. Joseph School District Board of Education met Thursday evening in a Special Executive Session to accept the resignation of Van Zyl.The resignation comes as Van Zyl was chosen as the Superintendent in the Lakeville Area School District in MinnesotaThe Board will meet in another Special Executive Session on Monday, April 4th, at 5 p.m. to discuss the superintendent vacancy.

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostNorthern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves wants the Biden Administration to end the transportation mask mandate.Graves, the ranking Republican on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, leads 129 House Republicans in asking the administration to rescind its extension of the mask mandate on airplanes and public transportation."The rules simply don't make sense anymore," Graves tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "Why should folks have to wea...

Stock photo. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostThe NCAA women's basketball Division II Elite Eight tournament is set to be held at St. Joseph's Civic Arena in both 2023 and 2024, and city officials are making sure the facility will be ready in time.Built in 1980, Civic Arena is getting some long-awaited renovations. A half-cent sales tax increase approved by St. Joseph voters last August is expected to raise $50-$60 million for the city's parks and recreation facilities before it sunse...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph School Board members are making moves designed not just to attract new teachers to the district, but to retain veterans of the classroom.Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations, Gabe Edgar, says the district has too high a turnover rate."As far as turnover is concerned, I don't think there's any real positive, because consistency in the classroom with the kids and consistency in the operations department, the custodial departmen...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph School Board members will not talk about whether a search will soon be underway for a new superintendent.News reports have surfaced in Minnesota that Doug Van Zyl has been chosen as the new superintendent for the Lakeville Area School District.School Board Vice President Bryan Green says school members are limited in what they can say."At this time, our hands are still tied in terms of how much we can talk about that, but we look forward to updating ...

St. Joseph school board forum hosted by St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce/Photo by Travis Dodge By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph school board candidates believe the district has regained some of the public trust lost during the financial scandal, but still has work to do.Candidate Colby Oyerly tells a candidate forum hosted by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce the school board is moving forward."With three new members last year and two new members coming this year, I think the trust i...

Chief Medical Officer tells reporters the state of where Mosaic Life Care is two years after the world shut down due to COVID-19/Photo by Matt Pike By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Just two short years ago the world shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic, and now things are finally starting to feel somewhat normal again Mosaic Life Care officials say. Chief Medical Officer Dr. Edward Kammerer says there are many areas at the hospital that have changed through the two years of the pandemic. &qu...

St. Joseph Community members listen on to candidates at candidate forum sponsored by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce./Photo by Travis Dodge By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post One candidate for municipal judge wants to take a wait and see attitude on change, while another wants change immediately. Theodore "Ted" Elo tells a candidate forum hosted by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce there is not much that he would change immediately. "I want to become completely familiar with the...

St. Joseph PostOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A three-day search of more than 1,100 acres in southeastern Nebraska did not uncover the remains of a woman who has been missing for more than nine months, but the State Patrol said the search still helped the investigation.Nebraska State Patrol Lt. Eric Jones said Sunday that investigators are now confident that Linda Dillard's remains aren't in the large area that was searched, but they continue to believe she may have been the victim of a crime.Di...

I-229 double decker bridge/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostMissouri state transportation officials might be closing in on a proposed reconfiguration of I-229 through downtown St. Joseph.Buchanan County Presiding Commissioner Lee Sawyer says it appears the Missouri Department of Transportation favors replacing the double-decker bridge for a four-lane side-by-side highway running alongside the Missouri River."It's still, I think, something that's on the drawing board, but i...