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A St. Joseph man is facing multiple charges following an arrest Wednesday in Dekalb County. The Missouri State Highway patrol reports that just prior to 6 P.M. they arrested 60-year-old Calvin E. Goodwin who is accused of felony possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor paraphernalia charge, and driving while intoxicated.

Overnight storms have caused flash flooding and power outages in St. Joseph and throughout the Midland Empire. St. Joseph police caution motorists to watch for flash flooding over streets. Faraon Street from 31st to the Belt Highway had water over the road earlier this morning. Evergy reports slightly more than...

America’s Second Harvest in St. Joseph has announced a reduction in the popular Fresh Mobile Pantry program that delivered food to a number of area communities. Due to rising operating costs, including increased food and fuel costs, as well as decreases in donations and available product, Second Harvest says they will be conducting fewer Fresh Mobile Pantries each month and that a number of locations will no longer be stops starting in August.

Hiawatha arborist Nick Haedt posted a Public Service Announcement for community members on social media, last week about the presence and danger of the Emerald Ash Borer in the town. Haedt, working with the Hiawatha Tree Board, helped identify the wood-boring pest in a tree at the Hiawatha City Lake,...

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“A well regulated militia” took a shooting position on a rooftop in Illinois, aimed at strollers and lawn chairs facing an Independence Day parade, and opened fire with more than 70 maximum-damage military rounds. The war rifle was purchased legally by a 21-year-old who was not well. The list...

The Horton Fish & Game Club hosted their annual 4th of July Weekend Fishing Derby on Saturday morning. Despite the rain, 170 kids and their parents turned up for the yearly competition. In the 0-3 age group, Cyrus Gullickson won the division with a crappie weighing in at 2.6 pounds....

An annual festival in Gower will celebrate and show off what makes small town life special. The 48th annual Gower Days will be held this weekend at the Gower City Park. Organizer Chip Holman says what makes Gower so special is simply the people that live there. "The community, the...

It's been nearly a year since St. Joseph voters overwhelmingly showed their support for a half-cent sales tax increase to go toward major improvements for the city's parks and recreation facilities. St. Joseph parks director Chuck Kempf says one of the first projects on the list that's practically done now...

As usual, off on a journey involving all things history. This story was a bit more elusive, and I hope I can uncover more. I was down at the BCHS President’s shop, and one of the visitors (another history investigator), as many of us are! One historical journey to the next led us to a conversation about the origin of the name of a small town aptly Robinson, Kansas.

The Hiawatha Chamber and Visitors Bureau named Cedar Hollow Farm and Buildings and owner Bob Sines as Member of the Month for July. The recognition is based on nominations from fellow Chamber business members for his community involvement and support of Hiawatha. Sines said he was very honored for the recognition.

After 10 days off, getting back into the swing of competitive baseball can be a tall task. On Thursday evening, the Post 66 Junior Legion squad tried to do just that, taking a nearly two hour trip to Lathrop and battling against a game opponent. Things did not work out in Hiawatha’s favor, as the home team won big in game one as the Braves shook their rust off, and then pulled out another win in game two.

(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The city's department of public works and transportation officially has a new director this week. "It's a big job, we've got a lot of responsibility to make sure that we're taking care of the citizens, not of just St. Joe, the community, people that come in and see our town," new director of public works and transportation Abe Forney said.

The U.S. has reported more than 86.4 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as of July 5. More than 1,007,000 Americans have died of COVID-19 — the highest death toll of any country. Nationwide, there were an average of 33.4 daily new coronavirus cases per 100,000 Americans in the week ending July 5. Cumulatively, the U.S. has […]

Eileen Ada Cawood Kling, 101, Hiawatha, died Monday, July 4, 2022. She was born Aug. 26, 1920, in Palmer, the daughter of Walter F. Cawood and Ada Mae Stiles Cawood. She graduated from Corning High School in 1938 and attended classes at KSU for nursing. Mrs. Kling worked in various...

Second Harvest Food Bank in St. Joseph has announced a reduction in the number of mobile pantry stops in northwest Missouri communities, effective in August 2022. The communications coordinator, Mackenzie Osborn, reports the reduction in community visits is due to rising operating costs including increased expenses for food and fuel. She also noted decreases are being experienced in donations and available products.

Hiawatha’s library has finished up the first six weeks of their twelve week Summer Library Program, “Oceans of Possibilities.” Library staff have provided over 30 events just for summer so far, including weekly and bi-weekly programs for children and adults. Volunteers have been a big help, too, with event assistance, decorations, and even showing up to work on the front entrance’s landscaping.

On May 16, Missouri Western elevated Jessica Berg to the head coaching position for Griffon lacrosse. During the 2022 season, Berg not only had no coaching staff, but had volunteers who did not know much about the sport. Two weeks later, the lacrosse program would add another individual to the...

On a recent day in late June, Taylor Hawkins was on the phone with one of his closest friends, reminding her that he would keep the promise he made. He was planning to start teaching her kids to play music. It was a trade off they agreed to not long ago after she gave him her electric guitar, his longtime friend Sarah Muntean recalled during an interview with The Star on Wednesday.