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Discovery Center in downtown St. Joseph/Photo by Matt Pike By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostCounty and city officials are pinning a lot of hopes on creation of the Children's Discovery Center in downtown St. Joseph.Buchanan County Presiding Commissioner Lee Sawyer says creation of the Children's Discovery Center will give the area an attraction once only available in much larger cities.Sawyer says he's excited about the plans the Mosaic Life Care Foundation has for the Discovery Center just now under construction in the Plymouth Building."There are just so many reasons to beli...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostRepublicans had a disappointing showing in the mid-term elections.But northern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves says his party had some surprising successes. Graves says, overall, Republicans are disappointed the party didn't gain more seats in the United States House of Representatives."But we did pick up seats in New York we didn't expect to. We picked up seats in Florida. We picked up seats in California," Graves tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "So, that was a little bit of a surprise, the number of seats for instance that we picked up in Ne...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post With lows expected to drop well below freezing again later this week, it's important to make sure water pipes in your home are protected from the temperatures. Spokeswoman for Missouri American Water Christie Barnhart says every year Missouri American Water puts out tips of ways to protect your pipes. "They're just some easy things that can be done at an individual's place of residence that can prevent what can result in being a very costly problem to have and also one that's inconvenience," Barnhart tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. &qu...

The tree lit up on the north side of the Buchanan County Courthouse serves as a memorial for those victims gone to soon due to crime/ Photo by Matt Pike By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post On the north side of the Buchanan County courthouse a tree has been lit as part of an annual tradition, honoring families of those lost to crime. The tree has been lit for around 25 years by the Buchanan County Prosecuting Attorney's Office. Victim Advocate with the office Siobahn Jackson says the tree has always been a symbol to honor those taken to soon by crime. "You'll see the majority of them ar...

File photo By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA St. Joseph city councilmember has high hopes for the future of the city's downtown.District Four Councilmember Michael Grimm says there is a lot happening downtown, including the rehabilitation of the old Hatfield Building."You go on down the street and the old tire building is being redone," Grimm tells host Barry Birr on the KFEQ Hotline. "It's really exciting and the city has some properties in there that are in really bad condition and I think eventually we will get those torn down and make it so we can have new constructi...