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SBJ announces competition theme for 2012 >> Miscellaneous s-smith
JOPLIN - High school students in southwest Missouri are invited to submit entries for the annual Society of Professional Journalists essay contest. The Department of Communication at Missouri ...more

Need support for a cause? Go to Change.org >> Miscellaneous staff
Change.org is a website that empowers people to fight for what they believe is right. With corporate personhood an issue, the site, dubbed a "grassroots campaign for change" has shown that they are ...more

MoDOT travel info map app is now available >> Miscellaneous sally-o
JEFFERSON CITY - Just in time for the busy holiday travel season, the Missouri Department of Transportation has launched a smartphone application that will allow users to check state road conditions ...more

Pro Musica-Joplin wins NEA $10,000 grant >> Miscellaneous staff
Pro Musica, the organization that provides free concerts for Joplin and the 4-state area, was chosen as one of 162 small to mid-sized art organizations to receive a $10,000 grant from the National ...more

MoDot warns of growing number of pedestrian deaths >> Miscellaneous staff
JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri transportation officials are concerned. After just nine months in 2011, the number of pedestrian traffic deaths is nearly equal to those experienced in 2010. In fact, during ...more

Family gatherings are a wealth of information >> Miscellaneous d-burton
by David Burton Young and old family members typically get together for holidays between mid-November and the end of the year. That makes this the perfect time of the year to collect oral ...more

...always room for one more >> Miscellaneous c-brown
Zepplin is a young male neutered cat that loves to play with other cats. So, having another cat (doesn't he or she deserve a pal?) is no excuse for not adding this handsome cat to your home. The ...more

Hunters reserve deer meat for the needy >> Miscellaneous mkelley
Deer hunters can help the needy by participating in a state-run program. The Share the Harvest program provides a way for deer hunters to donate venison to the many Missouri families who are in need ...more

Golden City currency note surfaces >> Miscellaneous wavydavy
GOLDEN CITY - Dave Sorrick of In God We Trust LLC has announced the purchase of “The Golden City Hoard”. The purchase of this large collection of coins and currency was completed in September, 2011. ...more

Graham/Talent report raises alarms >> Miscellaneous kjsmith
Washington, D.C.— Former Senator Bob Graham (D-FL) and former Senator Jim Talent (R-MO), chair and vice chair of the Bipartisan WMD Terrorism Research Center (The WMD Center), today (Oct. 12, 2011) ...more

Have you seen a bird interacting? >> Miscellaneous staff
The Celebrate Urban Birds project at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology is launching a contest whose goal is to show some of the ways birds interact with each other, with humans and/or with other ...more

Poor are getting poorer >> Miscellaneous staff
The number of Missourians living in poverty or without health insurance increased dramatically, while earnings dropped, according to preliminary state Census Bureau figures released today (Sept. 13, ...more

Defining personhood legislatively >> Miscellaneous staff
When faced with a question of protecting human life, on the issue of the personhood of the child in the womb, presidential hopeful Mitt Romney was the only candidate to back down, according to ...more

Convoy of Hope heads to North Carolina >> Miscellaneous jeanne-h
Springfield – Convoy of Hope has deployed members of its disaster response team to North Carolina as Hurricane Irene bears down on the East Coast as a Category 2 storm. The disaster response team ...more

Bidding for Sheryl Crow's roadster tops estimate >> Miscellaneous staff
The vintage car, pictured at right, a sexy white convertible with a 1,897 CC SC 4-cylinder engine, that singer Sheryl Crow bought in 2005 that became a family favorite was auctioned off today ...more

Branson film company seeks backers >> Miscellaneous cballen
Allen Family Films, a Missouri based production company, recently announced intentions to shoot a new feature film in the Branson area. This new family-friendly film, in the vein of recent releases ...more

POETRY app now is available on all mobile devices >> Miscellaneous staff
CHICAGO — The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is pleased to announce that its POETRY app is now available for the first time for Android and iPad. The free app has been updated for ...more

Vegephobia at Walmart >> Miscellaneous moneta
It troubles me some when the Walmart cashier isn't able to identify mushrooms, asparagus, or sweet potatoes. I don't think of those as strange vegetables, but apparently ALL vegetables were strange ...more

Jostens to replace lost JHS diplomas in tornado >> Miscellaneous c_owens
Jostens, a leading supplier of graduation memorabilia, has announced a replacement program for Joplin High School diplomas lost in the May 22 tornado. Anyone who lost his or her Joplin High School ...more

Photography contest winners are announced >> Miscellaneous jduffey
More than 60 entries from photographers aged 6 through 60 (and then some) made up the field of the first annual Nature in the Park Photography Competition held in Springfield. Winners were announced ...more

Marijuana initiatives are presented for approval >> Miscellaneous niandra
Two measures which would regulate cannabis for adults in a manner similar to alcohol, allow medical use with the approval of a physician and create an agricultural hemp industry, were filed with the ...more

Oklahoma Turnpike to have limited travel >> Miscellaneous staff
If you're thinking about heading to Oklahoma via Interstate 44 and the Will Rogers Turnpike any time between July 5, 2011, and next summer, you might want to take note of a major repair project that ...more

In defense of Joplin >> Miscellaneous staff
We received this letter addressed to the Hon. Eric Cantor (R-VA), majority leader of the House of Representatives Dear Congressman:I live close to Joplin, Missouri as well as do business there. My ...more

Federal support for storm shelters petitioned >> Miscellaneous staff
Lisa Bondeson a nurse from Maine and a MoveOn member, has created a petition that should be of interest to people in our area. Believing that storm shelters provide a high level of protection from ...more

Crowder vet-techs have pets for adoption >> Miscellaneous c-brown
Meet "Cheddar." He is a 5-month-old neutered orange and white domestic shorthair cat, who loves to play. He is waiting for your loving attention. Crowder College Vet-Tech Program is looking to ...more

Accusations against St. Louis priest are true >> Miscellaneous rmoore
The Archdiocesan Review Board has concluded that the recent charge of abuse against Father John Wieberg, a priest at the Archdiocese of St. Louis who died in 1963, is "serious and credible," ...more

Vendors wanted for Boomtown Days in June >> Miscellaneous cgerdes
PLEASE NOTE THAT BOOMTOWN DAYS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 9-11, 2011, IN JOPLIN HAS BEEN CANCELED. Boomtown Days, Joplin and the 4-state's premier festival event, is now accepting vendor applications ...more

Tweet - danger in singing like a bird >> Miscellaneous beres
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) will be in federal court in Alexandria, Virginia on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, for a hearing in a legal battle over the ...more

Help national parks solve their problems >> Miscellaneous kpalacio
A new Web-based program is helping national park enthusiasts to track and comment on projects at parks nationwide. Using this tool, the George Washington Carver National Monument would like to invite ...more

Qualifying for the American Opportunity Tax Credit >> Miscellaneous staff
The American Opportunity Tax Credit, the new federal education tax credit, is available for both 2009 and 2010, according to a reminder by Jim Krudwig, director of the Small Business and Technology ...more

Are you LinkedIn? >> Miscellaneous d-burton
LinkedIn can be a powerful tool for savvy small business owners. Although LinkedIn doesn't get the headlines Facebook does, this social networking site offers opportunities to increase business ...more

MADD seeks to re-define image >> Miscellaneous staff
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) currently is in the process of analyzing results from an online attitude and awareness survey. According to Chris Orzechowski, vice president of marketing for ...more

ACLU and others seek to block Arizona law >> Miscellaneous maria-a
PHOENIX - At a hearing today in a federal court in Phoenix, the American Civil Liberties Union and a coalition of civil rights groups argued that Arizona's discriminatory new law, known as SB 1070, ...more

NAACP condemns Tea Party bigotry >> Miscellaneous cfleming
KANSAS CITY, MO – Over 2,000 NAACP delegates recently unanimously passed a resolution—as amended—called “The Tea Party Movement,” asking for the repudiation of racist Tea Party leaders. The ...more

Akin finds dead bodies exhibit objectionable >> Miscellaneous mariwinn
by Mari Winn Taylor Ethical debate regarding Body Worlds and its breakaway version BODIES - The Exhibition has been festering since their first appearances in 2004 and 2006, respectively. Dr. ...more

Edited film shows illegal alien protestors >> Miscellaneous staff
Americans for Legal Immigration PAC is releasing a video clip today that shows an illegal alien supporter in Arizona claiming that shovels and axes will be used against Americans. It was said just ...more

MoDOT releases airport directory >> Miscellaneous sally
JEFFERSON CITY - The 2010-2011 Missouri Airport Directory produced by the Missouri Department of Transportation is now available to the public without charge. The directory, a flight-planning ...more

Book about rural schools has been updated >> Miscellaneous staff
The book, A History of the Rural Schools in Greene County, Mo., has been updated by the author, David Burton, pictured at right, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the book's original release in ...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

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

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

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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