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By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post St. Joseph's Open Door Food Kitchen has been serving the hungry in the community since 1984. After originally starting at the Salvation Army, the Open Door Food Kitchen moved to 8th and Messanie, a location provided by the city. Marsha Rosenthal, President of the Board of Directors, says the kitchen serves many. "We feed approximately 4500 hungry men, women, and children per month which averages about 135,000 meals per year," Rosenthal tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. "We're open 365 days a year and always have been." fundraise...

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post St. Joseph School District officials hope to bring back a popular summer school program. Superintendent Gabe Edgar says he has completed contract negotiations with Catapult Learning to bring back the program which incentivizes student attendance. Edgar says the experience working with Catapult over the last two years has been a positive one. "It's been a good experience, it was a good experience for our kids, and a lot of them need that remediation time," Edgar tells KFEQ Hotline host Barry Birr. "And they do a parent survey and a staff sur...

Photo courtesy of United Fiber By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostUnited Fiber, a subsidiary of United Electric Cooperatives which began in Savannah, is now expanding into St. Joseph.Niki Dalton with United Fiber says the company will likely spend more than $50 million to offer high-speed fiber broadband to 36,000 homes in St. Joseph."We've had a lot of demand and we've built out a lot of other communities," Dalton tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. "We are ready to take on this big of a project."United Fiber currently has 26,000 customers, both residential and business in 40...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostTwo candidates for Buchanan County Presiding Commissioner offer different visions for economic development.Republican Scott Nelson says the county cannot promise one new company or one new job."And if someone promises you that then I would walk away, because you can't promise it," Nelson says during a recent candidate forum sponsored by the St. Joseph Chamber of Commerce. "But what we can promise is to look at every proposal and most proposals come through the Chamber. They have an arm. They're the kind of advertising role. But to look at ...

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostA new state representative will take the new 2nd Missouri House District seat after the November 8th General Election. Mazzie Boyd/Photo by Brent Martin Political newcomer Mazzie Boyd of Hamilton upset incumbent State Rep. Randy Railsback in the Republican primary. Boyd says she wants to cut taxes."One of the things I'm really passionate about is reducing personal property taxes. I think right now, especially in our economy, it is dire that we start reducing taxes for people," Boyd tells host Barry Birr on the KFEQ Hotline. "Also, when it comes...