Duenweg News

A felony charge has been filed against one of three people who were taken into custody Sunday by Joplin police when a special weapons and tactics team was deployed to enter a house where a stolen vehicle was located.

I was trying to figure out exactly how to describe Roseborough's General Store in Duenweg, when I took a second to reread a description of the place Teri Byrd e-mailed me the other day.

Wednesday night's storms left some scattered damage across the Four States. Strong winds pulled down trees in many towns including this one in Duquesne.

Area public schools will be back in session as early as this week, and there are some important changes parents need to be aware of before dropping students off for their first day back.

Area public schools will be back in session as early as this week, and there are some important changes parents need to be aware of before dropping students off for their first day back.

Fireworks were being blamed for a blaze late Tuesday afternoon that ultimately ignited some bales of paper and damaged the exterior wall of a recycling business in Webb City.

From staff reports CARTHAGE, Mo. - A Duenweg woman has been charged with felony child endangerment for allegedly driving with a blood-alcohol content nearly twice the legal limit while her children were in the car.

The Jasper County sheriff's department arrested Debra Joyce Fuller of Duenweg after two witnesses reported seeing her driving erratically and nearly causing a head-on collision.

After hearing pleadings from representatives of several area communities and one of Joplin's largest out-of-city sewer customers, the City Council agreed Monday night to impose a 30 percent surcharge rather than a 50 percent rate the panel previously had approved.

Joplin officials anxiously awaited the appearance of citizens at a public meeting on May 28 intended to explain the wastewater issue facing voters this August 4. But, besides representatives from the media, only representatives from Duenweg showed up at Cecil Floyd Elementary for the scheduled 6 p.m. meeting.

The only people other than city staff members who turned out Thursday night for an informational meeting on a $35 million Joplin bond-issue proposal were two representatives of the city of Duenweg.

You never know how much you appreciate something until it's gone. One woman just outside Duenweg says she'll tell everyone how much she appreciates electricity now - the problem is getting it back.