Small events like the Fall Kickoff, put on by the Downtown Joplin Alliance, are still allowing local businesses to be visible in the community during this time and bring in customers.
College Heights senior Kaynahn Burk was diagnosed with alopecia when she was just 10 months old. She has never let the skin disease slow her down. Instead, she says it's been a blessing in disguise.
In July, Zach Crissup was named the interim head coach at NEO after head coach Zach Allen stepped down to become recruiting coordinator and defensive run game coordinator at Northeastern State. Now, Crissup is at the helm with the interim title dropped.
The healthy living initiative, HERE 4 Carthage, hosted a kids radish pull to show kids where their veggies come from and how they are grown. The event was at the community garden that HERE 4 Carthage started earlier this year at Griggs Park.
It's not your typical obstacle course. It's called "One Baaad Mudder- Tough Mudder for Youth. The first race of its kind in Parsons that was put on by the Parsons Recreation Commission. Around sixty kids took part in the event on Sunday.
Joplin high school is hosting the 16th Annual Paige Neal/Christina Freeman Softball Tournament at the Joplin Athletic Complex. In the final day, Webb city is in the championship game against Nevada.
Emma Lacey and Constance Graham have about nineteen years of soccer experience between them. Now they are making their mark on the Carl Junction football team.
The Cherokee County Sheriff tells us that since the start of the pandemic the jail has booked 536 inmates into the jail. And the sheriff says two inmates have tested positive for COVID-19, but the sheriff did not say how may inmates have actually been tested.
The name of the project is titled, "Big Dreams Grow in Carthage" -- celebrating famous Carthaginians who were either born or grew up in Carthage. Life-long Carthage resident Andy Thomas is the artist behind the mural. Thomas used inspiration from growing up in Carthage.
The City of Lamar, Missouri sustained damage from the storm that passed through late this morning, cancelling a scheduled parade.
The City of Joplin addressed any concerns with having this public meeting about memorial hall during the covid-19 pandemic. If you could not attend the public meeting in-person, the city also asked residents to complete a short online survey.
For at least the last six years, under head coach John Sisemore, the Crowder College softball team has done all the field work. The players have a hand in everything. From planting and fertilizing the grass that grows in the outfield to maintaining the infield and a whole lot more.
Regal Northstar theater in Joplin reopened to the public on Friday showing classics and a couple of popular blockbusters. The movie theater is notably less busy than previous weekends because of the coronavirus pandemic.
When the pandemic hit AJ Broadus knew he needed to step up and help those elementary students affected. Recently, Broadus started raising money for kids who could not afford school and art supplies.
Joplin is encouraging residents to have a voice in the future plans for Ewert Family Aquatic Center and the surrounding area.
Like many businesses across the nation, Drop the H Brewing Company was hit hard because by the pandemic. As students return to Pittsburg State for the fall semester Drop the H owner, Mark McClain, is excited to have them back as customers and staff.
Sports complex in Neosho opens up with outdoor batting cages and turf area.
"It wasn't that I found objects," says Brame. "It was that I made the found objects and then attached the critters and the wheels and the propellers and anything else that I thought made sense on that particular item to make it move."
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The Great American Outdoors Act, signed by President Trump on Tuesday, is intended to further maintain and protect US National Parks for years to come.
US Senator of Missouri Roy Blunt held a press conference at Freeman Hospital in Joplin to talk about the heals act on Sunday.
Even though the governing body for high school activities in Oklahoma plans for fall sports to start on time, there is still uncertainty surrounding the season amid the pandemic.
Cameron Tournear is a 4th grade teacher at Eugene Field Elementary School in Webb City and he is eager to see his students this year.
