May 9, 2009 | Joplin Globe
NWS official: Windstorm a like an inland hurricanea w/ Wally Kennedy reporter's notebook interview
A powerful thunderstorm with sustained winds in excess of 85 mph early Friday ripped across the Tri-State Area, damaging thousands of homes and businesses, and uprooting thousands of trees.
Oil company that left area stations dry files for bankruptcy
Crescent Oil Company Inc., a fuel supplier for at least six Midwest states, has filed for bankruptcy.
Angela Jeanette Casteel and Donald Richard Collins, both of Ava, Mo., announce their engagement and upcoming wedding June 27, 2009, in Springfield, Mo.
Several area gas stations that rely on an Independence, Kan.-based oil company for fuel are scrambling to find alternatives after they reportedly did not receive deliveries on Wednesday.