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Pumpkinfest to mark 30th year with three days of activities
3+ day, 44+ min ago (177+ words) News-Press NOW Pumpkins glow atop Pumpkin Mountain at a previous Pumpkinfest. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) â Pumpkinfest will return to the Pony Express Museum and Patee Park in October for its 30th year, bringing three days of music, childrenâs…...
John Malkovich cancels performance in Israel over fabricated quote circulated by promoters
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (176+ words) News-Press NOW Israel has faced growing cultural isolation in recent years over the war in Gaza, settler violence and its military occupation of the West Bank. A number of international artists have refused to perform in Israel, and the Israel…...
Distinguished trumpeter joins Missouri Western staff
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (158+ words) News-Press NOW Keith Benjamin is shown holding a trumpet. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) â Missouri Western State University announced that trumpeter Keith Benjamin as an Artist in Residence for the 2026-2027 academic year. Benjamin will teach trumpet and French horn…...
DeKalb County Historical Society to host Voices of the Past tour | Local News | newspressnow.com
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (103+ words) DeKalb County Historical Society to host Voices of the Past tour News-Press NOW Fairport Cemetery is shown. The DeKalb County Historical Society will host its Voices of the Past at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 20. FAIRPORT, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The stories of…...
MoWest to hold 2026 homecoming parade on Oct. 10
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (192+ words) News-Press NOW Band players walk during a previous homecoming parade. ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) â Missouri Western State University will hold its 2026 homecoming celebration on Saturday, Oct. 10. This theme for the celebration this year is âHomegrown in St....
Renewed connection won't take a hint (Sept. 8)
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (128+ words) News-Press NOW DEAR ABBY,Two years ago, I ran into an old friend I hadnâÂÂt seen in more than 25 years We went to dinner the following week The dinner lasted three hours Abby, she talked the entire time!...
Professor to discuss Agatha Christie at Rolling Hills Library
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (202+ words) News-Press NOW Michael Charlton, Missouri Westernâs vice provost and a professor of English, will speak about author Agatha Christie at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, in Community Room A of the Rolling Hills Library Riverside Branch, 400 Mosaic Court. ST. JOSEPH,…...
Rediscovered Treasures highlights past student, faculty artwork
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (97+ words) newspressnow.com (News-Press NOW) â Artwork once tucked away and largely forgotten will return to the spotlight this month at Missouri Western State University.âÂÂRediscovered Treasures,â an exhibit featuring paintings, prints and other works created…...
St. Joseph Symphony holding auditions for ‘Cabaret Noir’ chamber concert
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (111+ words) News-Press NOW Courtesy of the Saint Joseph Symphony ST (News-Press NOW) â The Saint Joseph Symphony will be holding auditions for their upcoming chamber concert, âÂÂCabaret Noir,â at 11 a.m 3 at their office on 120 S…...
St. Joseph magician steps into Houdini’s history with upcoming Kansas City escape attempt
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (357+ words) News-Press NOW St. Joseph magician Lance Rich will close a commemoration of Harry Houdini by attempting a live upside-down straitjacket escape on the same site where Houdini performed the stunt Sept. 8, 1915. The Kansas City Post reported the following day that…...