A group of about five Buchanan County Democrats gathered Saturday at Pinzino’s Smokehouse in St. Joseph to rally their support behind Republican Buchanan County Sheriff candidate Galen Higdon.

One of the leading executives in the entertainment industry will share his wisdom in Atchison, Kan., this week.
Peter C. Brown, chairman of AMC Entertainment, will deliver the 150th Cray Lecture at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Benedictine College. The business lecture, which is sponsored by the college’s Cray Center for Entrepreneurship, will be held in O’Malley-McAllister Auditorium at 1020 N. Second St.

PRINCETON, Mo. — A Princeton woman was injured after crashing her pickup in Mercer County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The Kelly-Conor connection helped Benedictine soar to its second win of the season Saturday.
Quarterback Ryan Kelly hooked up with Conor Walsh for the Ravens’ first three scores — going for 22, 76 and 41 yards — on the road against Culver-Stockton, and Benedictine’s offense continued to wake from its slumber in a 45-20 win.

LIBERTY, Mo. — There wasn’t much Central’s offense did wrong against Liberty. The Indians’ defense, though, couldn’t slow the Blue Jays’ potent offensive attack.
Liberty (5-1) scored nine touchdowns on its way to a 62-34 Suburban Big Seven victory on Friday night in Liberty.
“There were a lot of big plays,” Central coach Tony Dudik said. “The big plays they had hurt us, but I couldn’t fault the effort of our kids. At one point in time, we were ahead. We played with character and heart.”

Even as people are worried about the economy, the citizens of the Midland Empire gave $25,328 during the first 12 days for the National Red Cross Campaign for Disaster Relief. Most of the funds, about $18,000, were received from a fundraising envelope placed in the Sept. 20 issue of the News-Press.

Local firefighters were honored earlier this week for their service, dedication and heroism.

The Missouri Department of Transportation will repair a bridge deck on Missouri Route N in Harrison County Monday.

SEDALIA, Mo. — Two St. Joseph residents were injured Friday afternoon in a motorcycle wreck in Pettis County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Thirteen judicial circuits, including those serving Northwest Missouri, were recently recognized by the Missouri Supreme Court for success in holding child abuse hearings.