 |
| Joplin Farmers Market meeting is set for tomorrow >> Calendar of Events | mariwinn |
| The City of Joplin’s Parks and Recreation Department is hosting an Organizational Meeting for the upcoming Joplin Farmers Market at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, March 10. The meeting will be held in the Basement/Legion Room of Joplin Memorial Hall, 8th & Joplin. ...more |
|
| 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 Truman National Security Project, National Security Network, VetPac, Veterans for Common Sense, American Values Network and VoteVets.org.
The two-month long Veterans for American Power National Tour stopped at the Earl J. Bruton VFW Post 534 in Joplin this morning (March 5, 2010). It was the last stop in Missouri after having visited St. Louis and Springfield.
Mostly media met with their spokesmen in the parking lot where, ...more |
|
 |
| An off-season visit to Barcelona, Spain >> Travel & Leisure | staff |
|
...here we go a-wandering...traveling is the delight of the soul...
Barcelona’s garden mazeby Chris Ciolli
Early spring in Barcelona somehow always brings me back to my Missouri roots. While ...more |
|
| Crowder's skidpad is open to teens this spring >> Education | tblack |
| Your son or daughter is a new driver and is coming home from the local grocery store. It's raining. Your child is almost home when the car starts to skid on the wet pavement. Will he or she know how ...more |
|
| Young artists wanted for national contest >> Kidz Korner | staff |
| Youngsters around the country are invited to take part in an art contest that highlights the fifth annual national Endangered Species Day celebrated in 2010 on May 21. The contest, sponsored by the ...more |
|
| Lions Club membership is encouraged >> Community | mariwinn |
|
Lions Club District Governor David Harris of Carl Junction introduced a group of potential members to the mission and history of the club.
Founded in June 1917 by Melvin Jones as a service ...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 |
|
| Girl Scout cookie program continues >> Community | gsmh |
| America’s favorite treats are here! The Girl Scout cookie program helps girls learn the teamwork, goal-setting, budgeting, and other business skills that they need to become tomorrow’s leaders. ...more |
|
| Meet the candidates >> Calendar of Events | staff |
| A City Council Candidate Forum, sponsored by the Future Young Professionals Network, will take place from 6-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Mar. 23, 2010, at council chambers (5th floor), Joplin City Hall, 6th & ...more |
|
| Races for all ages highlight Boomtown Days June 12 >> Sports | l-onstot |
| Set your goals now and join hundreds of athletes in the Boomtown Half Marathon or Boomtown 5K beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 12, 2010. The courses for both races are USATF-certified with ...more |
|
| Meeting adds kicks to Route 66 >> Community | mariwinn |
| Tommy Pike, president of the Route 66 Association of Missouri, addresses a group of business owners, government officials and others interested in the promotion of the historic road.
Revitalizing ...more |
|
| Geocaching: high tech treasure hunt >> Features | mariwinn |
|
At right, Mattie Gilmore and her mom Kenna Peters check out coordinates on Kenna's Delorme Earthmate GPS. They were looking for the closest geocache hidden in Joplin.
Below, Mattie signs ...more |
|
| Organization seeks donations to solve crime >> Community | mariwinn |
|
Kyle Hickam, president of the 13-member Board of Directors of Heartland Crime Stoppers, Inc., explains the need for this newly formed organization at a press conference yesterday at the Joplin Area ...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 |
|
