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#News “Northern Missouri Congressman Sam Graves says the national Rails to Trails movement has broken the promise made to landowners when the railroads first purchased the rights of way to lay track.”

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Graves wants landowners protected in Rails to Trails movement

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News Press announces partnership with KQTV

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“The ongoing shutdown has put millions of Americans at risk of losing SNAP benefits if funding for the program halts on Nov. 1. The program provides food and nutrition benefits to nearly 42 million people in the U.S, including thousands of St.…

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City exploring ways to help St. Joseph residents if SNAP funding freezes Nov. 1

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- City officials announced during Tuesday's City Council meeting that they will explore options to help residents if funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program freezes due to the government shutdown.

“In April, St. Joseph voters rejected a $157 million bond issue which would have financed the building of a new high school, pivotal to the St. Joseph School District plan to downsize from three to two high schools. The Board of Education decided to forge ahead on the two high school model, first considering using Central High School and…

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St. Joseph board scraps plan, decides to keep all three high schools

By BRENT MARTINSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph school board members have scrapped the two high school model, favoring a plan to keep all three hig