Jobless rate hits ‘sobering’ levels Saturday, November 7, 2009 WASHINGTON — Just when it was beginning to look a little better, the economy relapsed Friday with a return to double-digit unemployment for only the second time since World War ...
Associated Press
Stories of courage, heroics emerge after deadly rampage Saturday, November 7, 2009 FORT HOOD, Texas — Pfc. Marquest Smith, on his way to Afghanistan in January, was completing routine paperwork about a bee-sting allergy when the sounds erupted. A loud, popping noise. ...
Associated Press
Guard group arrives home Saturday, November 7, 2009 A special group of airmen and soldiers returned Friday to Rosecrans Memorial Airport after a year on the ground in and around Jalalabad, Afghanistan. The 10 airmen and two Missouri ...
Marshall White
County budget situation improves Saturday, November 7, 2009 The hallways of the Buchanan County Courthouse seem a bit brighter these days, and the unseasonably warm, sunny days can’t claim all the credit. The county’s budget situation has morphed ...
R.J. Cooper
No one injured in Ag Processing explosion Saturday, November 7, 2009 No injuries were reported after a South Side explosion rumbled through St. Joseph early Friday morning. City and county law enforcement officers were called to Ag Processing on the Stockyards ...
St. Joseph News-Press
Fire destroys South Side home Saturday, November 7, 2009 A mother and her two sons escaped with only the clothes on their backs as fire consumed their one-story frame home on the South Side Friday. No one was injured ...
Marshall White
Man dies in accident at Lifeline Foods Saturday, November 7, 2009 A contract employee died in an apparent industrial accident Thursday at Lifeline Foods, the chief executive officer of the food-processing company confirmed.
St. Joseph News-Press
Area clubs collecting winter items for needy Saturday, November 7, 2009 The Kiwanis Club of St. Joseph and the Key Club of Central High School are joining efforts to help provide winter coats, scarves, mittens, gloves and hats for St. Joseph’s ...
St. Joseph News-Press
Man found his ‘way to speak through music’ Friday, November 6, 2009 There was a time in Brett Baltezor’s life when he would have been described as shy. But that was long before he could be found on stage with his band ...
Jimmy Myers
Survey: Many above poverty hurting Friday, November 6, 2009 A new survey shows it’s not just those living below the poverty level in Buchanan County who are struggling. The 2009 Community Needs Assessment, created by the Missouri Association for ...
Andrew Gaug
An early Christmas gift for 27 taxpayers? Friday, November 6, 2009 The Internal Revenue Service is looking for 27 local taxpayers, and it’s to tell them some good news. In Buchanan County, the IRS has been unable to deliver refund checks ...
Ahmad Safi
United Way surpasses fundraising goal by $56,000 Friday, November 6, 2009 As campaign chairman for the United Way campaign, Bill Severn knew this year was going to be a tough one. But despite a bad economy, the United Way of Greater ...
Jennifer Hall
InterServ celebrates 100th birthday Friday, November 6, 2009 Staff members at InterServ have been sorting through 100 years of memories this week. A birthday celebration is planned from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Wesley Center, 200 ...
Jennifer Hall
Federal Notes: Bond participates in energy-bill boycott Friday, November 6, 2009 When the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee counted votes Thursday on greenhouse gas-reducing legislation, no mark stood next to Missouri Sen. Kit Bond’s name. Nor that of any other ...
Ken Newton
Health Dept. to hold H1N1 vaccine clinic Friday, November 6, 2009 The City of St. Joseph Health Department will be conducting an H1N1 vaccination clinic for high-risk persons on Nov. 14. The clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to noon, ...
St. Joseph News-Press