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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 to promote the Olympic-style sports festival held in Columbia this summer.The 39th annual State Game...

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 to get rid of these drugs safely for the environment "When you have people that are just flush...

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 School. Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman Kristi Bailey says the summer concerts are always popular with...

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.