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Saint Joseph
Wednesday, December 17th, 2025
Good morning, Saint Joseph. Here's your local news at a glance for Wednesday, the 17th of December.
CULTURE NEWS
- ➤ St. Joseph Museums will host its annual free Santa at the Mansion event at Wyeth Tootle Mansion on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. Visitors can join a new Mystery at the Mansion scavenger hunt & snap a photo with Santa, with pets welcome. St. Joseph Post
ECONOMY NEWS
- ➤ MSHSAA state volleyball and football championships brought over $12 million in economic impact as November and early December events drew 8,418 and 19,500 fans to Civic Arena and local sites; the city will host volleyball championships in 2026 and 2027 and football championships from 2026 to 2028. KQ2
EDUCATION NEWS
- ➤ The United Way’s Success By 6 hosts a training titled 'Seeing Strength, Shaping Supports: Autism-Informed Teaching for Every Learner' on Saturday, Jan. 24 at Wyatt Park Christian Church Fellowship Hall from 8 to 11 a.m. (registration is $15) and offers light refreshments (open to all community members). St. Joseph Post
- ➤ On Tuesday, over 3,000 students from 20 local schools visited the MWSU Fieldhouse for Education Day at MoWest where they cheered on the Griffons men's basketball team, which won by a final score of 98 to 81 over Avila University. KQ2
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ MoDOT will close the north interchange between I-29 and 229 north of Saint Joseph from 8 a.m. Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19 (for concrete replacement), affecting the northbound lanes of 229, Hwy 71, and Hwy 59 and the ramp from southbound I-29 to northbound 71. St. Joseph Post
HEALTH NEWS
- ➤ Wellness expert Kristen Peltz from Northwest Missouri State University offers Saint Joseph residents practical tips to cope with holiday stress today. She advises fighting isolation by volunteering and setting self-care boundaries + accepting that imperfection is part of the season. St. Joseph Post
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ The Benton boys basketball team, ranked second in Class 4 by the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association, will host Olathe North tonight in a doubleheader at Springer Gymnasium — the team comes off a second-place finish last season. KQ2
- ➤ Local high school boys basketball teams are ranked in the Missouri Basketball Coaches Association Top 10 polls released Monday; Benton (Class 4) is No. 2, Mid-Buchanan (Class 3) is No. 3, and Gallatin (Class 2) and Princeton (Class 1) also rank. KQ2
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2025 Holiday Tutu Trot
4:30-5:55 p.m. — Krug Park — Free entry — Have fun walking or running under beautiful holiday lights in a festive atmosphere.
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