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Jo Mueller, a powerful voice for the local arts community who promoted healing through art, died early Sunday morning. She was 70.
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The Joplin School District soon will get started on a spate of capital outlay projects with a total expected cost of more than $1 million, if the Board of Education approves them Tuesday.
A convicted sex offender living in Joplin pleaded guilty this past week to registration and residency violations and was sentenced to four years in prison.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As bills expanding charter schools and creating new scholarship accounts for private school tuition make their way through the Legislature, one piece of legislation is trying to give students more options within the public schools that already exist.
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NEOSHO, Mo. — A room with a stairway, used to stash away weaving looms at Crowder College, is now an active classroom dedicated to teaching the art of printmaking.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A bipartisan chorus of lawmakers was livid with the Missouri Department of Labor on Tuesday, accusing its director of violating their trust by continuing efforts to collect repayment from Missouri residents who had received overpayments of unemployment benefits.
A driver who Joplin police say sped off from them and crashed into another vehicle seriously injuring three of his own passengers has been ordered to stand trial on felony assault charges.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Splinters are emerging among the coalition behind a major law enforcement package looking to create new rules and regulation for police in Missouri.
I continue to look for my glass to be half-full when it comes to life during a pandemic. It’s evolved into mind over matter as the corona has emptied my glass, and I’m not talking about the beer.
Since 2014, more than $81,000 has been donated to the Ronald McDonald House of the Four States from both Subaru of America and the Joplin-based Frank Fletcher Subaru.
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A playground that is unlike any others in Joplin has been installed at Landreth Park.
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Joplin could save nearly $1 million by refinancing bonds that were issued to finance $35 million in sanitary sewer projects.
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MIAMI, Okla. — Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College has been awarded a $50,000 grant to continue its effort to combat the opioid crisis.
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LAWRENCE, Kan. — Farmers in the Lawrence area are being recruited to participate in a program that gathers unsellable produce and donates it to people in need.
Enterprise Avenue between Industrial Road and Hall Street/Duquesne Road will be milled and paved beginning next week.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A bill signed into law by Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly will make it a misdemeanor to trespass near oil and gas pipelines.
MIAMI, Okla. — The recruitment office at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College will host in-person open enrollment sessions and residual ACT testing dates next week on the NEO campus.
When I heard that Heartland Opera Theatre was offering an enrichment program to introduce Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” to elementary school students, I wondered if that age of children would be able to grasp the concept of opera.
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Axe Library at Pittsburg State University will host a “grab bag” book sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday and Tuesday on the first floor.
BRANSON, Mo. — Silver Dollar City has been linked to a number of thrill rides over the years, such as the new Mystic River Falls, the Time Traveler and Outlaw Run. But the 1880s theme park is reaching back to its roots with a brand-new outdoor experience dubbed “Street Fest.”
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — A Lawrence County judge granted an Aurora man a suspended sentence and probation when he pleaded guilty this week to a felony assault of his ex-girlfriend.
A defendant charged with cutting a man with a knife before unlawfully entering another man's home and stealing his car keys and car dodged a court case when his charges were dismissed Thursday when the victims did not show up to testify against him.
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A proposal by city administrators to replace rundown houses with new homes by offering builder incentives is one of several strategies proposed to spark neighborhood revitalization.
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Southwest Missouri communities could receive millions in federal money from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, and some community leaders have recently launched preliminary discussions on how to spend it.
A testing requirement that had been suspended for 2020 high school graduates to qualify for the A+ Scholarship has also been suspended for 2021 seniors, the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development recently announced.
A celebration is planned to honor the ninth pastoral anniversary of the Rev. Rufus L. Kelly and Sister Vonita L. Kelly at 11 a.m. Sunday, April 25, at Unity Missionary Baptist Church, 615 Minnesota Ave. in Joplin.
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A city committee will recommend that Joplin parks get a larger share of money than stormwater projects from a quarter-cent sales tax if it is renewed by voters for another 10 years.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Creating a fund covering mental health treatment for police officers was one of several bills passed by the Missouri Senate on Thursday.
While working on the 1985 book “Habits of the Heart,” the late sociologist Robert N. Bellah met “Sheila,” who described her faith in words that researchers have quoted ever since.
The Jasper County prosecutor's office Thursday dismissed felony assault charges that a Carthage woman was facing when her victim did not show up to testify against her in court.
A Joplin man has been ordered to stand trial on two felony counts related to counterfeit currency and personal paperwork and documents belonging to other people found to be in his possession following an arrest in 2019 on an outstanding warrant.
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Now more than ever — amid the COVID-19 pandemic — people need to be on high alert for signs of child abuse and, should suspicions be raised, immediately report those details to Child Protective Services.
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — A 37-year-old defendant pleaded guilty Thursday to a reduced charge in a child sexual abuse case involving a 9-year-old victim and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Dear Dave: In your mind, what are some of the biggest mental and emotional obstacles preventing people from addressing their financial problems?
Here’s an opportunity: Consider the 1965 Mustang Shelby or the 1967 Corvette L88 Coupe, each recently selling for $3.85 million. While not confirmed by Mercedes-Benz, there are rumors the new E450 Cabriolet could fall victim to the growing demise of open-air classics.
It would be easy to label “Songs in the Night” as a musical. and in some ways the latest production from Joplin’s Stained Glass Theatre certainly offers up some much-loved church hymns that will be hummed and foot-tapped by members of the viewing audience.
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed proposed income tax cuts in Kansas, the third time in two years that she has rejected a Republican plan and accused GOP lawmakers of trying to revive a nationally notorious fiscal experiment.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma lawmaker who helped revive a bill to ban transgender athletes from participating in women’s sports is coming under fire for saying transgender people “have a mental illness."
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Missouri is preparing to launch a $5 million ad campaign to urge residents to get the coronavirus vaccine as appointment times begin to go unfilled in some places even though the state expanded eligibility to everyone age 16 or older.
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BAXTER SPRINGS, Kan. — Baxter Springs will be one of the many towns celebrating Park Day this weekend, as it will host its annual Park Day event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum and the site of Fort Blair.
The city of Joplin will open its tree limb and brush drop-off site from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at 1702 N. Schifferdecker Ave., six-tenths of a mile north of Belle Center Road on the west side of Schifferdecker.
The next episode of “Newsmakers” will feature organizations that try to address homelessness.
Always Buying Books, 5357 N. Main St. in Joplin, will host a book signing from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday for local author Larry Wood, whose latest book is "Midnight Assassinations and Other Evildoings: A Criminal History of Jasper County, Mo."
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Karen Woodward, 61, of Joplin, and her 1-year-old basset hound, Josie Renee, have been itching to get out of the house since the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic and attended Joplin’s Third Thursday as their first community activity in over a year.
It was a busy Thursday morning for Gov. Mike Parson during his visit to Joplin.
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A Jasper County inmate’s account in court Thursday of how he was forced to strip naked and was beaten at knifepoint three months ago in Carthage sufficed to get his assailant ordered to stand trial on attempted robbery charges.
A 32-year-old Joplin man waived a preliminary hearing Thursday on charges he is facing from a 2019 home-invasion robbery and assault in Carterville.
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NEOSHO, Mo. — Rickey Lamb accepted a plea offer Thursday convicting him of second-degree murder in the slaying of his son’s girlfriend two years ago in an exchange of gunfire that also left his son critically wounded.
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Officials with Casey’s General Store put on a grand opening ceremony Thursday morning for the convenience store chain’s $62 million distribution center.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — The GOP-led Missouri House on Thursday passed an alternative plan for spending funding initially meant for Medicaid expansion.
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NEOSHO, MO - Lesley Odell Bond, 89, owner and operator of Bond Enterprises, passed away Thursday, April 15, 2021. Services10 a.m. Monday, Clark Funeral Home. Visitation 3 -4 p.m. Sunday. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery.
JOPLIN, MO - Kenneth W. Turner Jr., 58, a diesel mechanic, passed away Wednesday, April 14, 2021. A celebration of life will be at a later date. Arrangements under the direction of Ozark Memorial Park Crematory, Joplin.
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