Refuse piles strain curbside pickup service
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com Managers for Republic Services presented St. Joseph City Council members with options for improving the twice-yearly...
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Election filing period continues until June 5
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com The filing period for this fall’s election continues through June 5 for offices with potential primaries,...
Marine Corps painting unveiled at veterans cemetery
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com The fourth of five paintings in the Veterans Historic Art Monument will be unveiled Saturday, May...
City Council backs Gun Violence Awareness Day
by Mike Knaak editor@thenewsleaders.com A St. Joseph woman’s effort to raise awareness about gun violence got another boost at the...
ASA students host County Fair
by Cori Hilsgen news@thenewsleaders.com All Saints Academy-St. Joseph campus sixth-grade students have been learning about famous people including songwriter Bob...
Are today’s graduates ready to lead?
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." High school students graduating this month may have...
Sports should be about fun, not foul mouths
You kids get off my lawn! That’s a phrase we’ve all heard as a shorthand description for cantankerous, aging baby...
Pay attention; democracy is under assault
As comic-strip character Pogo Possum once famously said, “We have met the enemy and he is us.” We should heed...