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National Veterans Tour stops in Joplin >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
Christopher Miller, a representative of National Veterans for American Power or Operation Free, calls attention to the eight agencies that are supporting a 16-state bus tour. Among them are the ...more

MoDOT archives maps for public use >> Miscellaneous staff
Missouri's historical road maps are now available online. Thanks to the Missouri Department of Transportation's mapping and engineering policy groups that built the archive highway maps for ...more

Budding playwrights are wanted for competition >> Miscellaneous gdobbins
Heartland Theatre has announced that "Anniversary" will be the theme of its fourth annual original short play competition. Funded by the Harmon Arts Grant Program of Normal, IL, the competition is ...more

Creating DVDs from VHS tapes >> Miscellaneous staff
A simple way to convert old VHS tapes to DVDs has been a popular question for the CNET Community, according to comments from Lee Koo, CNET Community manager. Most responses from members of the ...more

Contest features amateur photographers >> Miscellaneous mangile
The Sperry-Galligar Audubon once again is sponsoring a free photo contest for amateur nature photographers from the 4-state area of Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri, those who live ...more

Lower income equates to less insurance coverage >> Miscellaneous htodd
St. Louis, MO - Single year data from the U.S. Census' American Community Survey released on September 22, 2009 showed families and individuals in the 7th Congressional District, which covers the ...more

Did this man case one bank but rob another? >> Miscellaneous blewis
A lone white male entered the Commerce Bank, 1311 S. Madison, Webb City on July 10, 2009, brandished a handgun and demanded money from the bank tellers. After retrieving the money and placing it in ...more

Spam is circulating from IRS inpersonators again >> Miscellaneous staff
Beware of spam whose origin is apparently outside of the country (various return paths noted). The message is entitled "Notice of Underreported Income" and it suggests that it is coming from the ...more

Impaired driving: what inhibits the practice? >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
Effective August 28, 2009, new legislation signed by Gov. Jay Nixon and sponsored by Rep. Darrell Pollock (R-146) requires the Missouri Department of Transportation to establish a drunk driving risk ...more

MoDot striping crews face narrow escapes >> Miscellaneous staff
JEFFERSON CITY - MoDOT crews will be out improving Missouri roads throughout the summer months. Drivers have been asked to buckle up, watch for signs, slow down and stay alert when driving through ...more

Bicknell organizes junket to Middle East >> Miscellaneous staff
Branson entertainers Stephen Feemster, Bristol Sosa, Kim Barber and Gene Bicknell, owner of The Mansion, are members of a group on a humanitarian junket to the Middle East. Pittsburg, KS ...more

Getting rid of deadwood >> Miscellaneous staff
There might be another guy in front of your post office grabbing your arm again, this time to sign a petition to place a term limits initiative on the November 2010 ballot. The initiative ...more

Bird counts reveal decreasing populations >> Miscellaneous hugh
Washington, D.C. – The first ever comprehensive report on bird populations in the United States recently was released by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar. It shows shows that nearly a third of ...more

Agencies tout the need for flood insurance >> Miscellaneous a.hunter
JEFFERSON CITY — Flooding can occur almost anywhere if enough rain falls in a short period of time. Residents of Missouri know only too well the devastating effects that flood can have on lives and ...more

Two motorists killed in I-44 crash >> Miscellaneous blewis
Joplin Police received a call of a collision occurring just west of the Hearne's Blvd exit of I-44. The accident occured just before 10 a.m. on October 6, 2008. A motorist was driving eastbound in ...more

This summer remember to put ICE in your cellphone >> Miscellaneous hfoster
JEFFERSON CITY -Gov. Matt Blunt today encouraged Missourians to participate in the In-Case-of-Emergency (ICE) cell phone initiative. "This initiative has strong potential for saving lives," Blunt ...more

How clean and green is your vehicle? >> Miscellaneous staff
Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is launching the SmartWay Leaf Campaign to encourage consumers to purchase SmartWay-certified cars and trucks. SmartWay is an ...more

Off your butt; create a disaster plan >> Miscellaneous robinson
Are you one of the ones who have procrastinated in developing a tornado disaster plan? Gov. Matt Blunt in the wake of the recent string of tornadoes that hit Southwest Missouri wants to remind ...more

Be on the look-out for the spotted knapweed >> Miscellaneous d-burton
Spotted knapweed, a weed that produces a toxin via the roots that kills plants within its root zone, has been showing up in the Ozarks with the potential to be a major problem by displacing native ...more

Johns Hopkins' discoveries in a nutshell >> Miscellaneous admin2
Johns Hopkins University (JHU) regularly sends us reports describing research with which they are connected. Here is a sampling of what we have received that we thought would be interesting to our ...more

Tropical plant discovered in Newton County >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
The first sighting of Impatiens pallida for Newton County has been made. Dr. Stephen L. Timme, admittedly while not really looking for it, discovered it on June 26, 2006, along the wooded trail on ...more

Oklahoma museum receives large comics donation >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
Michael Vance, noted author and curator of the Oklahoma Cartoonist's Collection, displays the newest additions. The Toy and Action Figure Museum, home of the Oklahoma Cartoonist's Collection, ...more

Telemarketer-solicited charity calls piss me off >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
My phone doesn't disturb me very often these days. The number is on the State of Missouri's No Call List, the brainchild of Attorney General Jay Nixon. So, when it rang the other day with a ...more

CODEPINK calls for voter reforms >> Miscellaneous jeanb
Many citizens believe that our electoral system is in dire need of an overhaul from unreliable electronic voting machines and millions of uncounted ballots to partisan secretaries of state and ...more

Blogging is mainstream now >> Miscellaneous d-burton
Personal web blogs may challenge the news media,” said Chris Dean, coordinator of University of Missouri Extension’s Tri-Lakes TCRC in Reeds Spring, MO, back in October of 2003. It was ...more

Tips for genealogy research provided >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
Where to Start Family History in This Technological Age-- Perhaps, no hobby or research effort has benefited more from the Internet than genealogy, according to David Burton, civic ...more

Like 45-rpms, floppies are becoming antiques >> Miscellaneous d-burton
Floppy disk drives will soon be history on computers from Dell and other manufacturers. Apple's iMac computers eliminated floppy disks when they were introduced nearly five years ago. Now Dell plans ...more

Blogs--the new technology >> Miscellaneous d-burton
One of the most interesting trends to surface on the Internet is known as the blogging, according to Chris Dean, coordinator of University Outreach and Extension's Tri-Lakes TCRC in Reeds Spring. ...more

Restaurant review: Osteria Gran Sasso >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
Just steps from the southern corner of 4th and North Elm in Pittsburg is the location of an old mill that has been converted into a family restaurant called Osteria Gran Sasso. Operated by two ...more

Links >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
Joplin Links City of Joplin Joplin Police Department Joplin Chamber of Commerce Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau Joplin Public Library Joplin Little Theatre Joplin Museum Joplin R-8 ...more

Quote of the moment >> Miscellaneous anonymou
I know there is something like a cold fish, but when a person like that starts to warm up a bit, he still stinks. "You read about all these terrorists, most of them came here legally, but they ...more

 

 

 

 

 

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