Airport Drive News

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. - The city of Carl Junction's engineering firm is recommending that the City Council consider raising sewer rates by about 18 percent.

CARTHAGE, Mo. - Construction will start in the next two weeks on a new Carthage Vocational-Technical School.

Voters in Airport Drive Village defeated a sales-tax question in Tuesday's election, while voters in Duenweg and Carterville said "yes" to ballot issues.

Globe/Roger Nomer Crew members with Leo Journagan Construction, of Springfield, employ a convoy approach this week as they go about resurfacing a 2.1-mile stretch of North Main Street.

Globe/Roger Nomer Lanette and Don Striegel pose Monday at the doorway of their new tornado shelter, which the couple were having installed in the back yard at their home in Airport Drive.

Members of the Airport Drive Board of Trustees are standing pat against more gas pumps in the village.

The Jasper County Drug Task Force members seized a pound of methamphetamine Monday from a pickup truck in the parking lot of the Wal-Mart store in Carthage and arrested one of two occupants of the truck.

The Jasper County sheriff's deputies today located and arrested a second suspect who fled a drug bust by narcotics agents Monday in which a pound of methamphetamine was seized.

Globe/Roger Nomer Mary Little, executive director of the United Way of Southwest Missouri, presents the Volunteer of the Year trophy Wednesday to Kevin Wilson during an annual meeting at the Butcher's Block ...

As businesses close and are forced to make layoffs, one business is booming, selling guns.

CARTHAGE, Mo. - The new Carthage High School will be ready for students by spring break - if not earlier.

CARTHAGE, Mo. - A public hearing on the proposed annexation of land at the southwest edge of Carthage will be conducted by the City Council at its first meeting of the new year.

Webb City police officials said they are investigating the alleged distribution of prescription drugs to high-school students, but had not made any arrests as of Friday.

Invitations will go out this week to 800 Carthage youngsters who will be guests at an annual Christmas party for underprivileged children.