http://www.joplinglobe.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Mon, 12 May 2008 20:29:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_133202945.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_133202945.html First-time voters who are studying their presidential options can get a jump on another pre-election chore: registering to vote.People who will be 18 by the Nov. 4 election may register any time after they turn 17 1/2 years old, according to election officials.The law has been in effect for years but hasn’t gotten much attention, said Bonnie Earl, Jasper County clerk.During the presidential preference primary in February, she said, one man who turned 18 that day went to the polls and wanted to vote. Tue, 13 May 2008 01:02:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_134010237.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_134010237.html Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt announced Monday that three joint federal and state damage-assessment teams will begin collecting property-damage information from residents and businesses in tornado-stricken areas. Three additional teams also will collect information on infrastructure damage in Newton, Jasper and Barry counties. Sat, 10 May 2008 22:01:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_131220502.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_131220502.html Chris Curry will soon have a new job as a slot-machine attendant. Ashley Mehrer was hired as a players’ club representative. Sat, 10 May 2008 21:30:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_131213018.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_131213018.html Looking for something new and different to do Thursday night that might cost you a gallon of gas at most? Sat, 10 May 2008 18:30:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_131183106.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_131183106.html Cloudy skies and inclement weather Saturday couldn’t put a damper on the crowd’s enthusiasm during the 22nd annual Charles Spradling Kids’ Classic at Fred G. Hughes Stadium. Fri, 09 May 2008 21:22:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_130212250.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_130212250.html On Monday, the price for a single, first-class postage stamp for a one-ounce letter will increase one cent to 42 cents. Fri, 09 May 2008 21:18:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_130211901.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_130211901.html President Bush blames Congress. The leaders of Congress blame Bush. While the back-and-forth escalates, the prices of gasoline and diesel soar to record highs with no end in sight. Fri, 09 May 2008 19:42:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_130194223.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_130194223.html Suitcase? Check. Airplane ticket? Check. Hawaiian shirt? Check and recheck. Joplin’s new airline service will sport a Hawaiian theme on its planes and its employees when it lands this summer. Thu, 08 May 2008 22:23:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_129222403.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_129222403.html The curtain has closed on a Joplin business. The final showing of films at the Joplin Cinema 6 took place Thursday night. Weeks before its closing, employees of Joplin’s only second-run movie theater were preparing to close its doors forever. Thu, 08 May 2008 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_129220533.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_129220533.html Joplin North Little League president Jim Davis had a sense of history repeating itself Thursday as he raked two feet of mud, trash and debris from a baseball field fence. Thu, 08 May 2008 20:46:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_129204712.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_129204712.html CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — The wind-up baby helped Carl Junction seventh-graders Brandon Parrish and Peter Schumacher kill a little time. Wed, 07 May 2008 23:28:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_128203146.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_128203146.html Rain did not stop members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity from raising money with a “swing-a-thon” Wednesday in front of Mayes Student Life Center at Missouri Southern State University. Wed, 07 May 2008 23:04:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_128230421.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_128230421.html Joplin can hold its own against communities like Santa Fe, N.M., Gainesville, Fla., and Syracuse, N.Y., according to one magazine’s annual survey results. Wed, 07 May 2008 22:45:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_128224518.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_128224518.html DUQUESNE, Mo. — Memo to septic-tank owners in Duquesne who are dealing with sewage overflow from all the rain: Relief is on the way. Wed, 07 May 2008 22:36:00 +0000 http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_128223647.html http://www.joplinglobe.com/joplin_metro/local_story_128223647.html Dan Anderson believes he’s found a permanent home for his flock of homeless men and women “for the very distant future.”