Filing for offices without primaries opens July 31
The filing period for elected offices that don’t conduct primary elections opens Tuesday, July 31. The filing period ends at...
St. Joseph
St. Joseph Township approves annexation plan
by Dave DeMars news@thenewsleaders.com A crowd of about 200 St. Joseph Township residents gathered in the AMI Auction Facility on...
New chief, city have grown together
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com When Dwight Pfannenstein was growing up in St. Joseph, most of the town’s 2,500 residents in...
Immigrant boy: ‘Now I play soccer. I can be on a team’
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com A woman named Zaina is sitting in a room against a plain dark gray wall. Her...
Colt Action Packs program completes its first year
by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com The Colt Action Packs program, a new outreach program at Kennedy Community School, recently completed its...
St. Joseph boy’s lawn-mowing business thrives
by Dennis Dalman news@thenewsleaders.com At the age of 15 – soon to be 16 – Parker Jordan of St. Joseph...
Jobs panel is next step to help immigrant workers
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com The next step in an effort to connect St. Joseph’s immigrant population with employers seeking workers...
Council denies Klein’s benefits after resignation
The St. Joseph City Council vote unanimously July 16 not to pay former police chief Joel Klein for his unused...