The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO - Carthage, Jasper County

Police say Oronogo boy admits concocting abduction story
ORONOGO, Mo. — An 8-year-old boy made up a tale of being abducted last week by a stranger outside his home in Oronogo because he did not want to go to school, according to police.
Jasper County officials urged to keep lid on spending
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Jasper County officials and department heads are being told to hold down spending for the remainder of this year and to prepare for no spending increases in the 2010 budget.
Jo Ellis: Volunteer oportunities abound in Carthage
CARTHAGE, Mo. — I always try to at least skim the comic section each day.
Not only is it good for a few smiles or chuckles, it’s reaffirming that we all share the same faults and foibles — and we can still laugh at ourselves.
One day last month, I noticed that many of the comics were focusing on a single subject: volunteerism. I’ve since learned that we are right in between Make a Difference Day (Oct. 24) and National Family Volunteer Day (Nov. 21), which set me thinking about the many volunteer opportunities we have in Carthage.
Man pleads guilty to sexual abuse of underage boy
Humane Society officer to answer council's questions w/ auditor's letters to Carthage Humane Society board
CARTHAGE, Mo. — An accountant who is an officer with the Carthage Humane Society will be asked to attend the next Carthage City Council meeting to explain reports that prompted some criticism of the group that oversees the local animal shelter.
Financial statements from the group were characterized as “useless” at Tuesday night’s council meeting, based on statements from auditors that were submitted along with the reports.
Carthage council approves deal for utility’s use of ex-hospital
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The official hurdle was cleared Tuesday, but it will be about 18 months before the new owners will be prepared to move into the former McCune-Brooks Hospital Building at 627 Centennial Ave.
Counties lose federal funds for bridge construction work
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Jasper County and other counties in the state will lose federal funds that for years helped finance bridge construction projects.
Area towns, counties brace for impact of sales tax losses
Cities and counties are pinched from a year of sales tax decline, some more than others, but they are trying to keep residents from feeling the pain too much by spending reserves, cutting nonessential services and trimming employee pay.
Defendant gets suspended sentence in house arson case
A 27-year-old man received a suspended sentence Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court on an arson conviction for setting his home near Carthage on fire for insurance gain.
Robert E. Baker pleaded guilty in August to second-degree arson in a plea agreement with the Jasper County prosecutor’s office that capped any prison time he might be assessed at no more than five years.
Funding help sought
Commission looks to sheriff for help in boosting county’s general fund.
Jo Elis: Automated trash pickup begins
CARTHAGE Mo. — On scheduled days, trash pickup zones in Carthage are now a sea of blue.
As of Friday, the last of the blue trash bins that are an integral part of the new trash system were delivered to homes and businesses. Under a new five-year contract with Allied Waste Services, all bins are being picked up via an automated collection system that uses a mechanized device to lift, empty and return the cart to curbside.
Carthage court clerk appointed
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A new Carthage Municipal Court clerk has been named, and other efforts are under way to improve court operations, police Chief Greg Dagnan said.
Kim Christensen started work in the court post last Monday. She has been with the city for 10 years and was the department’s lead communications officer, the chief said.
She fills a post that was vacated when a worker was fired for “policy violations” after officials discovered that a “significant” amount of money collected as court revenues appeared to be missing.
State department grants exemption for flu vaccine
In a move that is sure to generate controversy, Missouri’s top public health official granted an exemption Thursday that allows pregnant women and parents of children younger than 3 to choose whether to receive H1N1 flu vaccine containing a mercury-based preservative.
Jurors: Defendant not at fault in friend's death
A Jasper County jury decided Thursday that the operator of a Joplin salvage business should not be held financially responsible in the death of a man who was crushed by a storage box that was being unloaded from a truck.
Jurors returned a verdict in favor of defendant John Meyer of John Meyer Truck and Foreign Salvage at the conclusion of a four-day trial in Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin.
State awards building contract of crime lab to Springfield construction outfit
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Construction is to start next month on a new Missouri State Highway Patrol crime lab on a site just south of Carthage.
A contract for the project has been awarded to Federal Construction Inc., of Springfield, according to an announcement from the Missouri Office of Administration.
Doe Run Co. to clean up mining sites
About 240 acres of former mining land in the western part of Jasper County will be cleaned up by Doe Run Co., the Environmental Task Force of Jasper and Newton Counties learned Wednesday.
Cyber-crime probes net conviction, fresh arrest
An Oklahoma man pleaded guilty Wednesday in a federal sexual-predator case developed in Jasper County via an Internet sting, and a Joplin man was charged the same day with possession of child pornography as a result of another cyber-crime probe.
Teacher seeks oral arguments
Attorney for fired Carthage coordinator requests a hearing in Jasper County court.
Avilla school closes w/ school closure form
Flulike symptoms, high number of absences prompt two-day closing
Death of man crushed by storage box at issue in trial
A Jasper County jury began hearing testimony Tuesday in the trial of a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by family members of a man who was killed when a large storage box toppled onto him two years ago in Galena, Kan.
Carthage board hears update on vo-tech building project
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Construction on a new Carthage Vocational-Technical School should be back on schedule soon, members of the Carthage School Board learned this week.
Carthage man granted suspended sentence in assault
Jo Ellis: Ragtime Ball planned for Thursday
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Carthage is almost synonymous with ragtime music, so it’s no surprise that Carthage Historic Preservation Inc. is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a Ragtime Ball from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday at the historic Phelps House.
The rafters will resound all night with the interpretations of local pianists Bill Sutter, Susan Cordell and her brother, Steven Spracklen. Spracklen is a professional musician currently on hiatus from his job as cruise director and ragtime performer for the Delta Queen Steamboat Co.
More than 200 entries highlight Maple Leaf Festival parade
CARTHAGE, Mo. — James Estes can’t remember exactly how long he has been coming to the Maple Leaf parade.
“Well, I’m 27, so I guess 27 years,” he said Saturday morning as he, his wife and three sons waited for the parade. “The whole Maple Leaf thing, it’s a tradition. It has been here for a long time, and it’ll be here a long time after we’re gone.”
The 43rd Maple Leaf Festival, which ended Saturday, drew tens of thousands of people with its parade, the highlight event. The parade hosted more than 200 entries, including marching bands from junior high schools, high schools and Missouri Southern State University; floats by local businesses and churches; and the Budweiser Clydesdales.
Child-sex offender gets two consecutive life terms
If a Jasper County jury threw the book at Joseph W. Mort six weeks ago, the judge hit him with a second volume Friday.
The 51-year-old Mort was assessed two life sentences by a jury that found him guilty Sept. 1 of two counts of first-degree statutory sodomy. The rural Webb City man went to his sentencing hearing Friday in Jasper County Circuit Court in Joplin hoping to get those life terms reduced by Circuit Judge David Mouton, the presiding judge at his trial.
Northern Jasper County land being eyed as wind farm site
Land in northern Jasper County near a site once eyed for a landfill now is being evaluated as a possible wind farm location. Representatives of Iberdrola Renewables met Thursday at Carthage Memorial Hall with about 200 landowners about potential property leases.
Crowds expected in Carthage for Maple Leaf parade, events
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Clydesdales, Cobras, crafts, cars — and crowds — will be the order of the day on Saturday for the final day of the 43rd annual Carthage Maple Leaf Festival.
The famous Budweiser Clydesdales, World Famous Willie Arthur Smith’s Marching Cobras and about 25 marching bands will be among the more than 200 entries in the Maple Leaf parade.
Safety issues close Quaker Mill Bridge
PURCELL, Mo. — Quaker Mill Bridge, on Route D west of Purcell, was closed Wednesday by the Missouri Department of Transportation because of safety issues.
Carthage council hears plans to hire public works director
CARTHAGE, Mo. — Plans are being made to fill the vacancy created by the death of Chad Wampler, Carthage public works director, who died Sept. 28. The city is pulling together materials that will be used in the search, but has not set a timetable for the effort, according to Tom Short, city administrator.

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