Family Y fund-raiser puts participants ?in a holiday mood? (The Joplin Globe) A white boxer puppy named Casper was one of 300 items auctioned off Saturday night at the 26th annual Joplin Family Y Tradition of Trees at the Butcher?s Block Banquet Center....more...Area police departments launch annual Shop With Cop campaigns (The Joplin Globe) Area police officers want to make the holidays happier for area children with their annual Shop With a Cop programs....more... Henry named executive sports editor (The Joplin Globe) Jim Henry has been named executive sports editor for The Joplin Globe, according to the paper?s editor, Carol Stark. Henry, who returned to the sports department on Nov. 12, began his journalism career during his senior year at Boonville High School....more... Tough decisions ahead for some Treece residents (The Joplin Globe) TREECE, Kan. ? Gayla Woodcock welcomed the news this weekend that a bipartisan effort has begun in Washington, D.C., to provide $6 million for a voluntary federal buyout in this town just north of Picher, Okla....more... Plan for Joplin Sports Authority on agenda for Monday meeting (The Joplin Globe) An agreement separating the Joplin Sports Authority from the city of Joplin will have its first reading on Monday night during a meeting of the city council....more... CHC?s Pittman selects Lambuth for volleyball (The Joplin Globe) Leia Pittman is taking her blocking skills to Lambuth University of Jackson, Tenn. And, Eagle coach Bill Burnside will be surprised if the 6-foot Pittman doesn?t contribute as a freshman....more... Senior citizens treated to entertainment and food (The Joplin Globe) NEOSHO, Mo. ? Six weeks in the planning, the eighth annual Senior Citizen Appreciation Banquet on Friday went as smoothly as organizers hoped....more... County accepts $835,000 bid on Carthage tract (The Joplin Globe) CARTHAGE, Mo. ? Arvest Bank is the buyer of a tract of land in south Carthage sold by the Jasper County Commission. The county commission accepted an $835,000 purchase offer from the bank. The property is a three-acre tract at the northeast corner of Fir Road and Grand Avenue....more... County unveils new GIS system (The Joplin Globe) CARTHAGE, Mo. ? Representatives of local engineering firms, real estate companies and city officials were among those to get a look Friday at property information that will be available via a new Jasper County geographic information system....more... |