 |
| Special celebrations in Joplin >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| Be sure to check the May calendar here for monthly events especially for the special activities planned for Third Thursday in downtown Joplin on May 17.
Animal lovers with some free time are asked to meet at the Joplin Humane Society, N. Main Street, at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Volunteers are needed to help man their booth from 5:30-7:30 p.m. during the Third Thursday event. RSVP by sending an e-mail here or by phoning (417) ...more |
|
| Heirloom seed ethusiasts gather in Missouri >> Entertainment | mariwinn |
Clyde Majerus of Grovespring, Missouri explains his spring/fall garden planter to a couple of garden enthusiasts at the 12th annual Spring Planting Festival held at Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Mansfield, Missouri. His guide shows proper indoor and outdoor planting times relative to spring and fall killing frost dates for 21 common vegetables and provides basic planting data for the entire growing and harvesting period.
City slickers that we are we almost turned around rather than preceding down what seemed like an ...more |
|
| Joplin Humane Society attracts full house for 2012 >> Entertainment | mariwinn |
 Carthage artist Lowell Davis signs one of two lithographs of his work that were auctioned off at the Joplin Humane Society's 2012 benefit.
The 10th Annual Fur Ball, the benefit for the Joplin Humane Society took place in Joplin on April 14, 2012. Tropical trees set the theme for "Sail Away - South Pacific Adventure" at the Holiday Inn Convention Center where a lucky guest won a cruise to points south including Cancun.
Guests enjoyed casino-style gambling, a chef-prepared dinner and music for dancing provided by Big Smitty. A live auction featured the work of artist Lowell Davis of Red Oak II that he gladly ...more |
|
 |
| City of Joplin Walk of Unity route is revealed >> Calendar of Events | l-onstot |
| As the one-year anniversary draws near, Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr reminds the public that all are welcome to join fellow citizens, city officials, community leaders and volunteers during the Walk ...more |
|
| Accusation made: Voter fraud in Jasper County >> Op-Ed | djoyce |
| After spending almost a month attempting to work within the system, I am taking my case to the court of public opinion.
I have personally approached five lawyers in Jasper County/Joplin, the ...more |
|
| Pops in the Park is May 20 >> Calendar of Events | mariwinn |
| The Ozark Festival Orchestra will conclude its 32nd season with its Pops in the Park benefit concert for the orchestra on Sunday, May 20, 2012, at the Monett City Park Casino, Highways 37 and 60 in ...more |
|
| See the Joplin Enforcers bust balls... >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| The Joplin Enforcers Football Team will be taking on the Springfield Guns in the 1st Annual Battle of the Badges Football Game, benefiting the Tim Nielson Memorial Scholarship Fund. The event will ...more |
|
| JLT Children's Summer Workshop >> Calendar of Events | jlt1939 |
| The summer 2012 children's workshop for kids K-12 will be held at the Joplin Little Theatre during the second half of June. Two single one-week sessions will be offered in either the morning from 9 ...more |
|
| Dog days of summer and dogs, dogs, dogs >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| An inaugural Dogs In Downtown event, the largest pet-friendly family festival hosted in 2012 in Joplin, has been announced by Way Beyond Events, LLC. It will take place in Landreth Park from 3-11 ...more |
|
| Stone's Throw announces 2012-13 season >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| A tempting buffet is laid out for the 2011-12 New Year's Eve performance of Funeral for a Gangster at the Stone's Throw Dinner Theatre in Carthage (Photo compliments of the theatre).
The 2012-13 ...more |
|
| Don't miss the composter & rain barrel sale event >> Environment | staff |
| A one day only rain or shine Compost Bin and Rain Barrel Truckload Sale will take place from 9 a.m. to about 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 2, 2012, in the southwest parking lot of the Northpark Mall ...more |
|
| Joplin creates website for tornado anniversary >> Community | staff |
| City and area communicators have pulled their resources and information regarding the one-year anniversary of the May 22, 2011 tornado into a centralized website, found here. The site features a ...more |
|
| Documentary about May 2011 tornado to be shown >> Calendar of Events | bparham |
| Seneca, MO-native Erica Tremblay has announced the premiere of her film, HEARTLAND: The Joplin Tornado Documentary. It will be shown beginning at 3 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, 2012, at the Fox Theatre, ...more |
|
| Facebook asks users to share organ donor status >> Miscellaneous | sdesmon |
| When Harvard University friends Sheryl Sandberg and Andrew M. Cameron, M.D., Ph.D., met up at their 20th college reunion last spring, they got to talking. Sandberg knew that Cameron, a transplant ...more |
|
| Combine a Branson vacation with a photo workshop >> Travel & Leisure | d-burton |
| WOOLEY CREEK SCHOOL (photo from MUExtension417 photo stream)--
Create an Ozarks photo portfolio by attending a StateoftheOzarks Photography Workshop. Led by accomplished photographer Joshua Heston ...more |
|
| Seedy side of government is revealed >> Book Reviews | jkennedy |
| By Jack L. Kennedy--
During an election year, political rhetoric often claims that what happens in Washington is criminal. Appropriately, perhaps, Executive Deception by Pat Riley has cops, ...more |
|
| Book about Civil War takes novel approach >> Book Reviews | sbranch |
|
by Susan Branch--
Sherman is famously quoted as saying "War is Hell," but he didn't bother to add that desperate, unscrupulous men and women involved in war will commit any crime, no matter ...more |
|
| Master Gardeners are ready for your questions >> Home and Garden | vbryan |
| Do you have a problem with your lawn or garden and don't know where to turn for help? Then contact the Master Gardener Helpline. A Master Gardener will be available to answer your questions on ...more |
|
| Joplin residents offered discount card for drugs >> Health | l-onstot |
| A program has been launched to help provide residents with some relief from the high cost of prescription medications. Through the program sponsored by CVS Caremark and sponsored by the National ...more |
|
| JLT, Stone's Throw announce 2011-12 seasons >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| Theatre buffs are encouraged to support the Joplin Little Theatre, the oldest continuously running community theatre west of the Mississippi as it enters its 72th anniversary season.
The JLT's ...more |
|
| Perpetual list of donors is posted -revised often >> Classifieds | staff |
| Notices of so many donations to Joplin's recovery from the devastating May 22, 2011 tornado are coming in that we decided to create a running list. We are thankful for the following:
05/28-30/11 - ...more |
|
