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Buchanan County Booking Activity 5/18/2012 »

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Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. These are courtesy photos. This information is provided by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history. The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability [...]

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Fire Burns Old Restaurant Building in Maryville »

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A fire in a former restaurant briefly closed down Business Highway 71 in Maryville Friday morning. Firefighters responded to a fire at the old Napoli’s building on Maryville’s south end around 9:30 Friday morning.   The vacant building sets between two hotels and a firewall protected the Comfort Inn adjacent to the restaurant building. The [...]

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Community Alliance Surveys in the Mail »

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The second ever Community Alliance Surveys were mailed this week to random residents in Buchanan County. 1,800 survey’s were mailed out Thursday and the results will be compared with the original survey mailed out in 2010. The survey, conducted by ETC Institute from Olathe, will allow officials to compare with the last survey and other [...]

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Western to Upgrade Fitness Center and Cut Funding for Community Arts »

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Missouri Western will upgrade a fitness center and cut arts funding. The University announced more than $200,000 in renovations to the Baker fitness center, one day after announcing funding cuts arts programs. The university will reduce the size of the Center for Community Arts in a cost cutting move that University officials say will allow [...]

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Buchanan County Booking Activity 5/17/2012 »

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Here’s the latest booking activity from the Buchanan County Jail. All persons included in this post are innocent of crimes until proven guilty in a court of law. These are courtesy photos. This information is provided by the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office and is not criminal history. The St Joseph Post assumes no legal liability [...]

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Chiefs Sign Martin Rucker »

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The Kansas City Chiefs on Wednesday confirmed the signing of Benton and Missouri standout tight end Martin Rucker. Rucker (6-5, 251) played in 12 games (two starts) with the Cleveland Browns (2008), Dallas Cowboys (2010-11) and Jacksonville Jaguars (2011). He has recorded two receptions for 17 yards (8.5 avg.). The St Joe native was selected [...]

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Suspect Evades Police in Country Club Village Overnight »

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Authorities are searching for a suspect who evaded police in Country Club Village overnight. 27 year-old Rick Billings fled from police during a traffic stop after 1:00 am. Police were attempting to serve a warrant earlier in the day. An officer spotted and attempted to stop the suspect overnight. The suspect though was able to [...]

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Remembering Fallen Brothers »

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Dozens gathered Tuesday at the Peace Officers Memorial at Civic Center Park in downtown St Joseph to remember the 17 officers who have been killed in the line of duty in Buchanan County. These photographs were taken by Will Corlett of WillC Photography.

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Clean-up Continues at State Park Campground after 2011 Floods »

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The day-use facilities at the Lewis and Clark State Park are open, but clean-up of the campground is expected to continue into this fall. Park officials reopened the park last month for day-use only.  The clean-up started in September after last years flooding caused damage to the park. Many peopled have already called asking about [...]

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Police Seek Two Fugitives In Connection With Fatal Robbery Attempt »

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Two suspects remain at large after being charged with attempted robbery in connection with a home invasion last August that claimed the life of a St Joseph man defending his children. St Joseph police on Tuesday released photographs of the two suspects, and urged citizens to contact authorities with any information they might have. Last [...]

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