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St. Joseph School Supt. Gabe Edgar/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph School Superintendent Gabe Edgar has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge.Edgar pleaded guilty in front of Associate Circuit Court Judge Rebecca Spencer. Edgar will not serve any jail time. He has received a six-month suspended sentence.Edgar earlier apologized for his actions. The St. Joseph School Board held executive sessions after the March 26th arrest in St. Joseph. The board decided to re...

The Mosaic Life Care Cancer Center has been granted accreditation through a national program/ File photo By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post The Mosaic Life Care Cancer Center has been granted accreditation for a second time through a national program from the American College of Surgeons. The Commission of Cancer Care has granted a three-year accreditation to the hospital's cancer center, after it last received accreditation in 2020. Medical Oncologist Dr. Andrew Walker says the importance of e...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA St. Joseph couple, former officers of the St. Joseph Fraternal Order of Police, has pleaded guilty in federal court of defrauding the FOP out of $99,000.Former St. Joseph Police Officer, 47-year-old Michael Hardin, and his wife, former Buchanan County Sheriff's Deputy 43-year-old Sarah Hardin pleaded guilty in separate appearances before two different federal judges.The Hardins admitted to using debit cards from the bank accounts of the Fraternal Order of Pol...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Money given to the City of St. Joseph for COVID relief and economic stimulus funds will be put towards helping to revitalize homes around the city. The Urban Homestead Rehabilitation Grant Program will help provide minor home repairs up to $25,000 for those with low to moderate incomes. St. Joseph Historic Preservation Planner Kim Schutte, who is heading up the program, says many people have applied for the program since it was announced a month ago. "It&#039...

The Shoppes at North Village/Photo by Matt Pike By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA couple of major tax increment finance projects in St. Joseph come off the books to the benefit of the city coffers.The city awarded TIFs, Tax Increment Financing, to finance the development of The Shoppes at the North Village and to lure Triumph Foods to town.City Manager Bryan Carter says the end of the TIF given to the North Shoppe developer will be a big benefit to the city's bottom line."That bottom-lin...

Ky Turner (left), Brett Esely (enter) and Chris Ricks (right) hold the Show-Me State Games running torch at a ceremony near the St. Joseph Convention and Visitors Bureau on Friday. Photo by Tommy Rezac. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostThe Missouri Show-Me State Games stopped in St. Joseph on Friday as part of their annual 'Shelter Insurance Torch Run.'The Torch Run makes its way through multiple Missouri cities each spring. St. Joseph is one of five cities the State Games are stopping in ...

The Buchanan County Drug Strike Force, St. Joseph Police Department, and the St. Joseph Youth Alliance will collect old prescription medication on Saturday in the East Hills Parking Lot on Saturday/ Photo courtesy of the St. Joseph Police Department Facebook page By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Any old prescription drugs you may have around your home can be gotten rid of this weekend during a nationwide event. Captain of the Buchanan County Drug Strike Force Shawn Collie says it's important ...

Parties on the Parkway, a popular event in St. Joseph hosted by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce, returns next month/ Photo courtesy of St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce Facebook page By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Spring is here and that means summer is just around the corner which signals the beginning of an annual summer concert series in St. Joseph. Parties on the Parkway hosted by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce will kick off next month on the south side of St. Joseph near Benton High Sc...

Statue of Amelia Earhart featured in front of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph police are not releasing much detail about a body found in a wooded area off the intersection of 36th Street and Pickett Road.Police say pedestrians walking near the intersection discovered the body and contacted police shortly before seven o'clock Wednesday evening.The cause of death is unknown at this time. Police are not disclosing any information about the identity of the person at present. A death investigation is underway.