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Mercy Village reopens doors in wake of storm

Maxine Bayliff said she had good reason to enjoy a piece of celebratory sheet cake on Tuesday. She was home for the first time in nine months. Bayliff, 84, is one of 60 low-income senior residents of Joplin who survived the May 22 tornado but were displaced by it when their home, Mercy Village, was left uninhabitable.

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NOTABLE: Jo Mueller
JO MUELLER, director of Spiva Center for the Arts in Joplin, recently was named the Spotlight Award recipient by the Missouri Division of Tourism. The award recognizes significant contributions in promoting tourism in Missouri.

October 18, 2011 1 Photo
NOTABLE: Angela N. Pierce
ANGELA N. PIERCE is one of eight doctoral students selected to receive the Madison and Lila Self Graduate Fellowship at the University of Kansas as they begin the 2011-12 academic year.

October 6, 2011 1 Photo
NOTABLE: Jackie Westervelt
JACKIE WESTERVELT, of rural Columbus, Kan., founded The Twister Sisters Women’s Outreach & Disaster Relief after the May 22 tornado to help women and children during times of natural disaster or devastating personal circumstance.

October 5, 2011 1 Photo
NOTABLE: Samantha Evan and Jeremy Thomas
SAMANTHA EVANS, of Blue Eye, and JEREMY THOMAS, of Florissant, were crowned homecoming queen and king at Missouri Southern State University over the weekend.

October 3, 2011 1 Photo
NOTABLE: Emory Melton
EMORY MELTON, a former state senator from Cassville, was recently named a recipient of The Missourian Award.

September 28, 2011 1 Photo
NOTABLE: Betsy Banks

BETSY BANKS, a 1991 graduate of Missouri Southern State University, has been named the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Alumni Award.

September 27, 2011 1 Photo
NOTABLE: Larry Hickey
LARRY HICKEY, a former Joplin mayor, will receive the Lion-Hearted Award from the Alumni Association at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin.

September 26, 2011
NOTABLE: Chloe Hadley
CHLOE HADLEY is president of the senior class at Joplin High School.
“She’s a great, great kid,” said Assistant Principal Gregory Boyd. “She did countless things this summer to help with recovery and get ready for school.”

September 13, 2011 1 Photo
NOTABLE: Bob Bell
BOB BELL, of Joplin, recently was honored with an appointment to the Missouri Judo Inc. board of directors and promotions board.

September 7, 2011 1 Photo
NOTABLE: Travis Scott
TRAVIS SCOTT recently was named the recipient of the Pittsburg Community Schools Distinguished Alumnus Award.

September 6, 2011 1 Photo
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