JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.
I am constantly reminded how fragile communities and locally-owned businesses can be. I recall a somewhat dated locally-owned restaurant in our community that was open one day and gone the next. While the modestly-priced restaurant needed some minor tweaks, it was a local favorite, a great p…
These are some of the biggest breaking stories from across the nation. Find the latest updates from The Associated Press inside this section.
CHICAGO (AP) — Two brothers stand at the center of the case that prosecutors will lay before jurors during the trial of Jussie Smollett this week.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will vote Wednesday to hold a former Justice Department official in contempt, demanding criminal charges again…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Holiday decorations unveiled Monday for Joe and Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas honor frontline workers who persevered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein were “partners in crime” in the sexual abuse of teenage girls, a prosecutor said Monday in opening statements, with the defense countering…
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey, who was the social platform's first CEO in 2007 until he was forced out the following year, then returned to the role in 2015, is once again out of the job — th…
VIENNA (AP) — Negotiators in Vienna resumed talks Monday over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with the United States taking part at arm's length as in previous rounds sinc…
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Eleven-year-old Maxwell Lynch (left) and his sister Violet Lynch, 9, check out the handcrafted bowls still available for the Empty Bowls fundraiser on Saturday at the Webb City Farmers Market. The bowls, which were donated by Phoenix Fired Art, can still be purchased for $15 each next Saturd…
Brothers James Gill (left), 12, and John Gill, 10, rake leaves for a neighbor on North Byers Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. City leaf pickup begins on Monday in Joplin, where residents are directed to rake leaves to the curb and not on the street.
Twelve-year-old Landon Braker, of Braker Berry Farm, organizes fresh lettuce Wednesday during a special Thanksgiving edition of the Webb City Farmers Market.
Bobbie Henderson organizes potholders in the Kathy Klein Creations booth Saturday at the Cecil Floyd Craft Show. The event, a major fundraiser for the school’s PTO, returned for its 30th year after a break last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. GLOBE | LAURIE SISK
A check presentation at the inaugural Carthage High School Volleyball Pink Game was held to donate $9,716 to Hope 4 You Breast Cancer Foundation. The Carthage volleyball team presented the check to Hope 4 You board members Mary Van Galen, Sharon Clark, Brenlee McPherson Buerge and Shannon In…
Temperatures in the upper 40s and a brisk breeze did not keep brothers Brendan and Christopher Powell from enjoying a round of disc golf Wednesday afternoon at McClelland Park. GLOBE | LAURIE SISK
Employees of Liberty, the area electricity provider, early this month show off their work during a dedication of a new park called — what else? — Liberty Park in Baxter Springs, Kan. The workers in April began the effort to establish the park on company-owned land at 230 W. 12th St. Approxim…
A ceremonial check shows off the proceeds of the Carl Junction High School Pink Volleyball Game’s fundraiser for the Hope 4 You Breast Cancer Foundation during Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. Presentation participants (from left) were Jennifer Wilson, mother of one of the senior pl…
Jacob Huhman, 5, and his sister, Sophia, 2, of Carl Junction, enjoy a little Lego time Friday inside the warmth of the Joplin Public Library. GLOBE | LAURIE SISK
Shirley Hylton, Ronald McDonald House associate director, holds a check for $1,225 from the Little Rascals Clubhouse World Kindness Day fundraiser as she is joined by Little Rascals co-owners Jaime Atnip and Joy Collard (right) on Tuesday at Ronald McDonald House. Each year, Little Rascals c…
Southern California desperately wanted a marquee head coach after more than a decade of underachievement and embarrassment.
Dear Eli: My daughter missed basketball practice. When she came back, the coach made her run fifteen laps around the gym. Now, that might not sound all that crazy, but here’s the kicker: my da…
LAMAR, Mo. — Special teams played a prominent role in the Class 2 state semifinal football game on Saturday when Lamar and Richmond both missed point-after-touchdown kicks.
The Missouri Southern men’s basketball team needed a spark at halftime as the Lions clung to a 32-31 lead over John Brown.
Shooter’s shoot, and that’s exactly what Kaitlin Hunnicutt did for the Missouri Southern women’s basketball team.
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Webb City football players and coaches paid attention all week to what was being said about their chances in Saturday’s Class 5 state semifinal against top-ranked and undefeat…
Follow the latest local and national stories developing about the monitoring of COVID-19, the new disease caused by the coronavirus.
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with “severe consequences.”
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on thousands of health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.
On Sunday, the first day of Hanukkah, Jews around the world will celebrate the unity and perseverance of their people. The eight-day festival will be celebrated both nationally and locally, ma…
Greg Green is a busy man these days, directing not one but two of the next Joplin Little Theatre productions over the next three months.
Scottish Rite meeting and dinner set Dec. 2
When gathering with family and friends this Thanksgiving weekend, take a few moments to talk about the many ways in which you are thankful. After experiencing the devastating Joplin tornado in…
While historians argue about what C.S. Lewis did or didn’t say, it can be stated with absolute certainty that the Oxford don never patted down his rumbled, professorial tweed jacket before exc…
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CARTHAGE, MO - Barbara Annette Howell, 82, passed away Sunday, November 28, 2021. Graveside services 1:30 p.m. Friday at Park Cemetery, Carthage. Visitation will be from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Friday at Weng Funeral Chapel, Jasper.
CARTHAGE, MO - Janet Ann Baker, 80, a homemaker, passed away Friday, November 26, 2021. Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Fasken Cemetery, Carthage. Arrangements are under the direction of Weng Funeral Chapel, Jasper.
Joplin, MO - Shawn Christopher Mack, age 45, a professional carpenter, 5th degree black belt and champion kick boxer, passed away on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. He is survived by three sons, two daughters, two brothers, and his mother, Marilyn Mack. Services are planned for a later date. Arr…
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