http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:59:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_311213430.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_311213430.html PICHER, Okla. — It’s like walking through a bad dream for John Frazier as he steps through the rooms of his former home in Picher and sees the damage left by vandals. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:57:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_309224700.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_309224700.html As the U.S. House prepares for a historic vote this weekend on health care, Missouri’s political leaders are wrestling with a health care crisis of their own. The state is broke, but at the same time tens of thousands of residents have fallen into the ranks of the uninsured and are relying on the state’s program. Legislators said they are not sure what direction to take the program as they await federal decisions. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:28:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_308165108.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_308165108.html It was when she was in high school, helping care for her sick grandfather, that Tina Shadwick realized she wanted to be a nurse. As it sometimes does, life took a different turn, and it was only after raising her children that she decided to go back to school to pursue a degree in nursing. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:33:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_307213426.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_307213426.html Chase Stone was the among the first in line Tuesday afternoon for a dose of H1N1 vaccine. “We phoned in and got an appointment,” he said, watching as more and more families with small children arrived. “They told us to be here at 4 p.m. It looks like there’s going to be a lot of people here.” Chase, age 12, was taken to the clinic by his grandfather, Richard Grote. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:47:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_306234734.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_306234734.html The president of Missouri Southern State University’s Board of Governors said the panel will need time to review the results of Monday’s no-confidence vote in MSSU President Bruce Speck before it makes a decision on resolving the situation. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:29:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_306003421.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_306003421.html Some MSSU professors say a ‘perfect storm’ led to the campuswide vote. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:11:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_306002619.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_306002619.html Hearings for a zoning request and historic district question are on tap. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:12:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_303162549.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_303162549.html Facing a no-confidence vote from faculty on Monday, Bruce Speck can cite steps he took to be anything but autocratic since assuming the presidency of Missouri Southern State University last year. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 22:00:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_303162345.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_303162345.html When the word “colored” was used years ago, it most often came in conjunction with one of two words — “colored only,” identifying segregated drinking fountains and restrooms, or “no colored,” meaning restaurants, movie theaters and other places from which African-Americans were banned. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:19:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_302231954.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_302231954.html Empire District Electric Co. is requesting a 19.6 percent rate increase, the company announced Thursday. If the full request is approved, the average residential customer would see a monthly increase in the utility bill of about $19.21, assuming usage of 1,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity, the company said in a statement released after it had filed the request with the Missouri Public Service Commission. Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:22:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_301165236.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_301165236.html John Holcomb’s daughters are going to be witches for Halloween — or so he thought.“What are you going to be for Halloween?” he asked Abby, 5, and Sophie, 2, during a trip Wednesday to the Joplin Public Library. Both answered at the same time that they wanted to be witches. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:34:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_300213444.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_300213444.html 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. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:52:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_299205437.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_299205437.html The Carl Junction post office is bedecked in pink this month for breast cancer awareness.But the real focus is on a small, blue and gold stamp that depicts a woman doing a breast self-exam. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:50:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_299115804.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_299115804.html Tracy Saunders is a health teacher by day and an athletic trainer by night, or whatever other times he is needed. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:38:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_299003850.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/homepage/local_story_299003850.html Commission looks to sheriff for help in boosting county’s general fund.