November 22, 2009
Ray Scherer - Regional Reporter
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Holiday requests expected to rise
Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009
Rising utility bills and other expenses have forced some residents beyond their budgets as Christmas approaches.
AFL-CIO Community Services recently launched its annual Adopt-A-Family Christmas program, which assists needy families and individuals in the St. Joseph area. Assistant Director Penny Adams said 238 families had applied for the aid through Wednesday. This first rush means the agency will take only the first 50 persons who apply daily, Ms. Adams said.
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Missouri Western State University officials Thursday approved plans to build a spring sports complex on campus.
The university’s Board of Governors gave the go-ahead to St. Joseph contractor E.L. Crawford’s $3.49 million bid for the project. Crawford’s proposal was among 11 submitted by area firms.
“We should see work begin in the next few weeks,” said architect Jeff Ellison. The construction is expected to be completed by next September.
Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
William David Arnold Sr. let go of the horrors of World War II whenever he grabbed a fishing pole at a peaceful Missouri lake.
Home sales rise 47 percentWednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Home sales in the St. Joseph area remain headed in the right direction, according to a new report by the St. Joseph Regional Association of Realtors.
Statistics for the association’s multiple listing service in October show an increase of more than 47 percent over the same month a year ago — rising to $12,816,140, from $8,685,501 in 2008. For the year to date, home sales have decreased by slightly more than 2 percent — falling from $113,917,816 to $111,569,156 for the same period a year ago.
Home sales fell to $131,569,462 last year, from $152,673,963 in 2007.
Shoppers in St. Joe have chance to win $10K
Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
A total of 45 local merchants have signed up to participate in this year’s Shop St. Joseph holiday program, which starts today. That’s two more than last year, but one fewer than 2007, the program’s inaugural year.
Western students take ‘food fight’ to the hungryMonday, Nov. 16, 2009
Missouri Western State University students organized themselves Sunday night into a fight against local hunger and homelessness.
A “food fight” competition will involve various student organizations that will collect food items for hunger programs throughout the week. A portion of the food will be prepared into meals for homeless individuals, according to student Tasha Hayes, an intern in the university’s Center for Multicultural Education.
Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
St. Joseph and the region began preparing Sunday for at least the potential of the season’s first measurable snowfall.
Early shoppers try to beat holiday rushSunday, Nov. 15, 2009
Grandparents in search of children’s clothes are among the first throngs of St. Joseph’s early holiday shoppers. It may be a sign that at least some consumers prefer to fill their shopping lists ahead of the upcoming rush. J.C. Penney store manager Jason Schimke said he’s noticed an uptick in holiday traffic in recent weeks.
Economy misfires as deer season gets under way
Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009
A sluggish economy may hamper the usual robust activity that businesses notice from Missouri’s firearms deer season that kicks off today.
At Dean’s Gun Shop, for instance, owner Dean Parr said nationwide ammunition manufacturers are unable to keep up with consumer requests — a phenomenon that’s filtered down to the local level. The shortage consequently impacts ammunition for deer hunting season.
KCP&L offers bill-paying advice
Friday, Nov. 13, 2009
Diane Redden of St. Joseph spent Thursday trying to find a way to pay for her family’s high utility bills.
She walked into a Kansas City Power & Light Energy Resource Fair with a $1,300 electric bill and a $500 gas bill, worried about her financial circumstances with winter fast approaching.
“If you want a desperate situation, that’s pretty good,” she said. “We are just sinking fast. The economy is just doing us in.”
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