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By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Next week will begin Missouri Western's annual Entrepreneurship Week, which aims to help educate business owners new and old alike. Director for the Center of Entrepreneurship Annette Weeks says that she is excited to have this event return to the spring once again. "If you remember, we've had to switch it to summer for the last two years when the pandemic was going on," Weeks tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. "So, we're excited to h...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Second Harvest Food Bank helps feed people all across Missouri and Kansas, and to help do that it is currently in the middle of its annual fundraising effort. Chief Development Officer for Second Harvest Michelle Fagerstone says the annual fund drive opened at the end of February at the Albrecht Kemper Museum of Art. "We had a great attendance and we announced that our goal that we're working towards, that we will hopefully conclude at the end of June, is $...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostDrug Enforcement Administration agents want to get across a message: the scourge of drugs is very real and not just confined to the big cities.DEA spokeswoman Emily Murray says the Omaha office traveled to southeast Nebraska to emphasize the drug problem is no longer just a big city problem."So, unfortunately what we're seeing is that smaller communities are truly no more immune to the threat of methamphetamine that the larger cities," Murray tells KF...

By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostThe Missouri United States Bowling Congress Women's Championship, or MOUSBC championship for short, is going in St. Joseph every weekend through April 3.The first day of the event was on March 5 and will last five weekends total. Dave Richardson, the Associate Manager of the St. Joseph USBC, says this event draws bowlers from all over the state every year at different Missouri cities."Women will come from all over the state of Missouri to participate in thi...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph Catholic schools will be operated under a new management alignment.The St. Joseph Catholic Schools Partnership announced that after two years of study, the five St. Joseph Catholic Schools will align under one entity, called St. Joseph Catholic Academy."The St. Joseph Catholic Schools Partnership was formed to facilitate collaboration among the area's Catholic schools and ensure a common experience for all students. We have laid an important fou...

Jaelyn Haggard (2) celebrates after making four three-pointers, including three in the third quarter, to help Missouri Western to a 69-55 win over Central Missouri in the MIAA tournament quarterfinals. Photo by Matthew Shicks. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostKANSAS CITY - Missouri Western (21-8) exploded for 27 third quarter points on four made three-pointers, three of them from Jaelyn Haggard, and the Griffons rolled to a 69-55 win over Central Missouri Friday at the MIAA tournament quarterfinals ...

St. Joseph Mayor Bill McMurray/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph Mayor Bill McMurray delivers his final State of the City address at the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce Public Affairs Coffee, presenting a video outlining the challenges and the triumphs of the last four years.McMurray notes the city had to work its way through the coronavirus pandemic and had a city manager quit after only a month on the job, but also saw some real victories."I am so thrilled that the citize...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A new lake is coming to Caldwell County in the future, and an event this weekend will give people a chance to voice what they would like to see at it. The Little Creek Reservoir Project broke ground in 2021 and is expected to open in the next few years east of Hamilton. Missouri Department of Conservation spokesman Bill Graham says the department is assisting with the project, and will be helping manage the fish and wildlife at the new lake. "We'll be ...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post New flood insurance maps for St. Joseph and Buchanan County have been updated by FEMA, and officials are encouraging everyone to review the new maps. And it will have an impact in south St. Joseph. Chief Building Official and Flood Plain Administrator for St. Joseph Jim Haake says on the flood maps there are two zones, Zone A which requires flood insurance, and Zone B which does not. Haake uses the flooding in the south end of St. Joseph as an example, saying that...

Congressman Jake LaTurner/Photo courtesy of Congressman LaTurner office By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostEastern Kansas Congressman Jake LaTurner says President Biden failed to adequately address the most pressing problem facing the country during his State of the Union address."I thought the president missed a big opportunity to talk about what Americans are really struggling with right now, which is inflation," LaTurner tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post.The first-term Republican lays the blame...