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| When it rains, it pours... >> Community | staff |
A torrent of water flowed down Illinois and 7th Street after heavy rains that fell throughout the night. The driver of a car that had been marooned in front of Planned Parenthood was not in the area when the photos were taken by a couple of students who had parked their Jeep on high ground nearby. Also, partially submerged nearby in the parking lot in front of Tropical Tan at the same intersection was a car owned by KOAM-TV, channel 7.
A flash flood warning had been in effect since Wednesday afternoon and advisories were issued regarding the need to ...more |
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| The eagle has landed... >> Community | mariwinn |
A bald eagle that made its home for over 30 years in the lower level of the Joplin Municipal Building on Third Street has moved thanks to the persistence of the Spiva Center for the Arts director Jo Mueller. The steel sculpture created by the late artist Nancy Kissel Clark (1919-2002) was unveiled at a ceremony at the Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center during their Feathers in Flight festival on May 2, 2008. Perched atop a stand created by Justin Hale, a former student of Clark's, the bird made of long strips of recycled metal, has a commanding spot overlooking other nature exhibits. Introduced by Audubon Center Executive Director ...more |
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| Retiring MSSU professor receives Fulbright Award >> People | s-smith |
Dr. Gwen Murdock, who will soon be retiring after having taught in the psychology department for over 20 years at Missouri Southern State University-Joplin, has just found out she is a 2008 Fulbright scholar. Murdoch, an advocate in defense of democracy, is shown during a peace march in Joplin in 2002.
When some people think of retirement they envision long days relaxing on the beach. For Dr. Gwen Murdock, retirement will mean learning Russian, teaching on the other side of the world, and, with any luck, following yaks across the mountain meadows of Central Asia.
Murdock, retiring August 1, 2008 as professor and head ...more |
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| Joplin marks 135th year with nostalgia and cake >> Community | mariwinn |
Richard Lee, an octogenarian, remembers when Joplin was in its heyday. Lee, on the occasion of Joplin's 135th birthday, prepares to board the trolley for a celebratory ride.
Citizens filled the lobby of Joplin City Hall on March 25, 2008, two days after the official 135th birthday of the incorporation of Joplin. The event on March 23, 1873 was after two early settlers, John Cox who established a town for miners on the east side of what was called Joplin Creek, and Patrick Murphy and W.P. Davis who established what became a more upscale area called Murpheysburg on the west side duked it out for name prominence. Cox ...more |
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| Art and edible gardening >> Home and Garden | staff |
| What put Salina, KS in the news in 2005 wasn't a tornado nor a pedophile but a pragmatic use of space that in today's worsening economic climate would help put food on the table.
Starting in what ...more |
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| Joplin Chess Club to stage tournament >> Calendar of Events | cstebbi |
| The Joplin Chess Club and Webb City Gringo’s are co-sponsoring a chess tournament on Saturday, May 24, 2008, at Twin Hills Golf & Country Club in Joplin.
The event is open to everyone, even if ...more |
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| Missouri American Water files another rate hike >> Community | staff |
| Citizens are being asked to join the city of Joplin in its attempt to intervene in the most recent rate increase filed by Missouri American Water with the Missouri Public Service Commission. Missouri ...more |
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| Joplin Police Blotter >> Community | cniess |
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Fatality Accident
Joplin Police responded to a truck versus motorcycle accident today (4-23-08) at 7th and Schifferdecker. A 1979 GMC flatbed pickup driven by Robert Crane, age 51 of Joplin, ...more |
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| Kidney disease is detected in only minutes >> Health | keri-r |
| Screenings designed to identify those who unknowingly may be at risk for developing kidney disease have been scheduled by the National Kidney Foundation of Kansas and Western Missouri. The free ...more |
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| Joplin's Mystery Church tackles subject of racism >> Community | mariwinn |
| Members of the Mystery Church of Joplin and guests met recently to discuss community issues.
The subject was racism. Is it a problem in the Joplin area was the topic discussed by a large group of ...more |
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| Inspirational books for gift-giving >> Features | jkennedy |
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Reviews by Jack L. Kennedy
It is often difficult to find the right words, written or oral, when you are under stress or need to comfort others.
Two authors of recent inspirational ...more |
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| Missouri: clean up your waterways NOW >> Community | staff |
| More than just canoes float down the Elk River in McDonald County in southwestern Missouri. Lack of protection of the state's waters has to stop, says environmentalist, Ken Midkiff.
Ken Midkiff ...more |
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| Bible justifies marijuana legalization >> Letters to the Editor | swhite |
| To the editor:
Re: Push on for Marijuana Legalization, March 5, 2008.
If Missouri had a ballot initiative process like Colorado, legalized use of the relatively safe God-given plant cannabis ...more |
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| All you want to know about Missouri trolleys >> Features | jkennedy |
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An early newspaper clipping shows conductors standing at a dangerous crossing where two rail lines intersected. An interesting book for the lover of trolleys--and not of Aaron Buerge's restaurants ...more |
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| Join trip to Washington, D.C. in January 2009 >> Travel & Leisure | sryan |
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St. Peter's Middle School in Joplin is sponsoring a trip to Washington, D.C. from January 18-21, 2009, that includes attending the presidential inauguration. The group, organized by Brenda Durbin, ...more |
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| Just who benefits from ethanol? >> Op-Ed | e-emery |
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The ethanol compromiseby Missouri Rep. Ed Emery (R-126 including the counties ofBarton, Dade, Jasper and Polk)
Compromise is but the sacrifice of one right or good in the hope of retaining ...more |
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