Charities feel strain (The Joplin Globe)
Natalie Bailey on Wednesday witnessed firsthand how the tanking economy is affecting charities. Bailey, 38, of Joplin, works and is a full-time student at Crowder College in Neosho, but that’s not enough.
Southern, host Gorillas romp in PSU classic (The Joplin Globe)
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Guard India Wood scored just seven points in Missouri Southern’s women’s basketball opener Saturday night.
Pittsburg State dominates late to whip Mavericks in playoffs (The Joplin Globe)
PITTSBURG, Kan. — A perfectly executed screen pass gave Nebraska-Omaha a one-point lead early in the fourth quarter.
State building proposal intrigues business circles (The Joplin Globe)
Some downtown property owners are playing it close to the chest as the state considers consolidating offices, possibly along Main Street. The move, which could bring as many as 300 jobs downtown, according to city estimates, is also raising some concerns.
Local Briefs (The Joplin Globe)
Nikki Llewellyn concluded her soccer playing career at Missouri Southern in fine fashion Sunday, booting the winning goal in the second overtime.
A beautiful late-fall afternoon spent in the woods (The Joplin Globe)
It was so beautiful on Halloween, I didn’t want to leave the woods. When dusk settled, I was down along the river two miles away from my pickup.
9-year-old boy dies in house fire (The Joplin Globe)
CHESAPEAKE, Mo. — A 9-year-old boy was killed and his mother remains in critical condition following a fire that started Friday night at the family’s modular home in rural Lawrence County, sheriff’s deputies said.
Mike Pound: Captain Tony had a way with women, stories w/ links to Capt. Tony tribute video & MySpace page (The Joplin Globe)
Captain Tony liked women.
Recent economic woes prompt recollections of Depression (The Joplin Globe)
The numbers are sobering. In 1933, the nation was on a steep slide into the Great Depression. Unemployment had reached 25 percent, meaning one in four Americans were looking for jobs.
Lawrence County voters to decide three races (The Joplin Globe)
MOUNT VERNON, Mo. — Lawrence County voters will decide three county races in Tuesday’s balloting. There are races for sheriff, Eastern District associate commissioner and assessor.