Steve Booher

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Steve Booher

Following a thumping at the polls, the St. Joseph School District is all ears. There’s no harm in asking what went wrong after 53% of voters rejected a $157 million bond proposal to build a new high school south of U.S. Highway 36. The district, in a survey posted on social media, seeks feedback on why voters opposed the measure, where they get their information and what would increase their support for a future high school bond issue.

6 days ago | newspressnow.com | Steve Booher

Following a thumping at the polls, the St. Joseph School District is all ears. There’s no harm in asking what went wrong after 53% of voters rejected a $157 million bond proposal to build a new high school south of U.S. Highway 36. The district, in a survey posted on social media, seeks feedback on why voters opposed the measure, where they get their information and what would increase their support for a future high school bond issue.

1 week ago | newspressnow.com | Steve Booher

Buchanan County Sheriff Bill Puett announced Wednesday evening that officers apprehended inmates smuggling illegal narcotics into the jail. The inmates attempted to bring the drugs into the jail by concealing them in their bodies. In a news release, Puett said the busts came as a result of "good solid work by both members of the jail staff and drug investigators, as well as, body scanner technology." Puett added that officers seized fentanyl, methamphetamine, and pills.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Steve Booher

As the Air Guard goes, so goes St. Joseph. This isn’t mere hyperbole. The 139th Airlift Wing has grown into a top 5 employer in St. Joseph with a $215 million economic impact in fiscal year 2024. With so much talk of job creation, it’s easy to forget the Wing’s primary mission is delivery of military and humanitarian support across the globe. But the economic benefits are impossible to ignore.

1 week ago | newspressnow.com | Steve Booher

As the Air Guard goes, so goes St. Joseph. This isn’t mere hyperbole. The 139th Airlift Wing has grown into a top 5 employer in St. Joseph with a $215 million economic impact in fiscal year 2024. With so much talk of job creation, it’s easy to forget the Wing’s primary mission is delivery of military and humanitarian support across the globe. But the economic benefits are impossible to ignore.