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By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostTwo people suffered serious injuries in a crash at South 6th and Hickory Streets Tuesday afternoon in St. Joseph.St. Joseph police report an SUV traveling west on Hickory failed to stop at the intersection with 6th and hit an SUV traveling north on 6th. The impact of the crash forced the SUV into a wreck with a pick-up. The driver and the passenger in the SUV that ran the stop sign were both taken to the hospital emergency room with serious injuries.An investigation...

Statue of Amelia Earhart featured in front of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum in Atchison Kansas/ Photo courtesy of the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A new museum in the birthplace of famous pilot Amelia Earhart is walking museum goers through the life of Earhart. The $17 Million museum was opened in Atchison, Kansas by the Amelia Earhart Foundation. Founder and President of the foundation Karen Seaberg says the museum is a unique mixture of history and STEM (Scie...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post A new sanctuary is devoting time to help those suffering from the loss of a spouse. The Loss of Spouse Sanctuary was developed in 2022 in memory of Joe Tracy who envisioned the sanctuary after the loss of his wife Kathy. Board member Deb Lyons says the sanctuary located just off US 71 Highway provides a retreat for those who lost a spouse. "But it allows widows and widowers to relax, t0 regroup, to meet other kindred spirits that have the same issues that th...

Friends of the St. Joseph Animal Shelter will hold the 9th annual 5k Run/Walk for the Paws on Saturday, beginning at Bode Ice Arena/ Photo courtesy of Friends of the Animal Shelter of St. joseph and St. Joseph Animal Shelter Facebook By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post An annual fundraiser hosted by St. Joseph's Friends of the Animal Shelter will raise money to help further the building of a new animal shelter. Friends of the Animal Shelters Melanie Barnes says the annual 5k Walk/Run for the Pa...

139th Air Guard - C-130s/ Photo by Brent Martin By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post'A new headquarters for the Air National Guard 139th Airlift Wing at Rosecrans Memorial Airport opens the door for more opportunities at Rosecrans. St. Joseph Third District Councilmember Andy Trout says part of moving many utilities at the 139th from the south to the north is an opportunity for more advancements with a new and better airport. "It'll be new ramp space to park, it will have lots and lots ...

Courtesy photo. By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostA minor league football team in St. Joseph is set to open its seventh season of competition this weekend.The St. Joseph Swarm will take on the First City Cavalry from Leavenworth, Kansas this Saturday at 3 p.m. at Central High School's Noyes Field. Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6-12.Jaime Saucedo is the head coach of the Swarm. He and his wife, Jessica, run the organization. He says the purpose of the Swarm is largely player d...

File photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA loan-grant combination used by Worth County to improved its road maintenance equipment is being used as an example of how the USDA can help rural communities.USDA Rural Development put the $500,000 combination funding together to buy a road grader and excavator for Worth County.Missouri State Director Kyle Wilkens says Worth County had to form a non-profit to accept the funds necessary to buy the equipment."Not only to be able to get that motor gra...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post The St. Joseph Fire Department has had to deal with a number of grass fires early in the spring. With the start of open burning at the beginning of April, Fire Inspector Steve Henrichson says the department has already had to work a couple grass fires. "People that, both Saturday and Sunday it had actually been canceled by the on duty battalion chief, and of course people not listening to the radio and one of them was canceled late, so they didn't know i...

I-229 Double decker overpass in downtown St. Joseph/file photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph Mayor John Josendale says plans are moving forward for the renovation of Interstate 229, though he admits they are moving slower than he would like.The future of the interstate loop was one of the topics of discussion in the mayor's State of the City address Thursday morning at Missouri Western State University.Josendale says government moves much slower than business, something he has ha...

Melissa Corey, Library Media Specialist at Robidoux Middle School, was honored as a finalist for the 2023 Librarian of the Year by Scholastic and School Library Journal/ Photo by Ashley Coats with the St. Joseph School District St. Joseph Post A local longtime middle school librarian is being honored for her work. Robidoux Middle School Librarian Melissa Corey has been named by Scholastic and School Library Journal as one of two finalists for Librarian of The Year. Corey says it was a surprise ...