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Mayor John Josendale, new St. Joseph city council and municipal judge sworn in Monday

Buchanan County Circuit Judge Daniel Kellogg (right) administers By TOMMY REZACSt. Joseph PostSt. Joseph's new mayor, new city council and new municipal judge are officially on the job.Mayor John Josendale, the eight city councilmembers and municipal judge Theodore "Ted" Elo were all sworn in at the city council chambers at St. Joseph's city hall Monday.Josendale takes the reins at mayor after Bill McMurray elected not to run again after serving for four years.Josendale, a lifelong St. Joseph resident and former executive at WireCo and Wire Rope, says he intends to be a leader and representative for all who live in the city."No matter who you voted for, or if you voted at all," Josendale said during his inaugural address, "for those of you who I did not earn your vote, I would want to earn your trust. We will listen to and serve all people of St. Joseph."Josendale expressed confidence in the new council - six first-time members and two reelected.

New city council takes office

On Monday, members of the community gathered in the Council Chamber at City Hall to witness newly elect Mayor John Josendale and other elected officials take their oath of office

Newly elected, reelected St. Joseph city council members look to continue improving the city

Two St. Joseph candidates primary candidates win outright

Two St. Joseph candidates primary candidates win outright

By MATT PIKE St. Joseph Post Two candidates are guaranteed a spot on the St. Joseph City Council after receiving a majority of votes in Tuesday's primary election. Randy Schultz won at at-large seat on the council. Schultz says it was a little bit of a shock to find out he had won. "Cause I mean, there was nine really good candidates out there, which we were lucky to have nine people that stood up and wanted to run and the incumbents wanted to run again too," Schultz tells KFEQ/St. Joseph Post. Schultz received 4,054 votes in the primary election out of the 7,863 votes cast. Six other at-large candidates advance to the April 5th city General Election, vying for three seats. Schultz believes his construction background set him apart from other candidates. "There's a lot of infrastructure that is going to be coming up due to the current climate and if we want our city to grow, our infrastructure has to grow," Schultz says. "And I believe that's one