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Local news for Newtonia, MO continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

Wednesday Jul 16 | KSNF

Searching for Funds

Southwest Missouri leaders continue their battle against the federal government over how they will secure disaster recovery funds.

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Related Topix: Newton County, MO

Mon Jul 14, 2008

KSNF

FEMA - No Federal Help

FEMA has denied Missouri Governor Matt Blunt's appeal for public assistance in the wake of the May 10th tornadoes.

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Related Topix: Missouri, Alternative, Newton County, MO

Fri Jun 27, 2008

Joplin Globe

In our view: Hits & misses

Miss: We're not sure what Cherokee County Commissioner Pat Collins was thinking earlier this week when he referenced the Ku Klux Klan during a discussion about an adult-video store that has opened north of ...

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO, Neosho, MO, Opinion

Sun Jun 08, 2008

Joplin Globe

Battlefield-protection group awaiting final cost of repairs to Ritchey Mansion

Local preservationists hope that repairs to the tornado-damaged Ritchey Mansion will be complete by Sept.

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Related Topix: Battlefield, MO, Ritchey, MO

Fri Jun 06, 2008

Joplin Globe

Damage estimates increase in counties

As gray clouds hurried across the sky and the wind blew briskly, Roy Seward climbed down Thursday from the roof of his 168-year-old house and took a few minutes to survey his work.

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Related Topix: Newton County, MO

Mon May 26, 2008

Springfield News Leader

Red Cross chapter receives grants to aid tornado victims

The Greater Ozarks Chapter of the American Red Cross has received three grants to help assist the approximately 250 families left homeless by a tornado earlier this month in Newtonia, Seneca and Neosho.

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Related Topix: Seneca, MO, Neosho, MO

Sat May 24, 2008

KYTV Springfield

Volunteers and victims work together in tornado recovery

One week after tornadoes cut paths across parts of southwest Missouri, folks are getting help this weekend as they pick up what was scattered in the wind.

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Related Topix: Newton County, MO

Thu May 22, 2008

Springfield News Leader

Roses & Thorns

A ROSE: To my employer, US Bank, for allowing me to take off work for three days to go to Newtonia and do disaster volunteer work with the Red Cross.

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Related Topix: Springfield Metro, Springfield, MO

Tue May 20, 2008

Springfield News Leader

Neosho,Newtonia Red Cross Service Centers open through Saturday

The Red Cross Service Centers in Neosho and Newtonia will remain open through Saturday, reopening Monday morning, the Greater Ozarks Chapter of the Red Cross announced today.

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Related Topix: Neosho, MO

Sun May 18, 2008

Joplin Globe

Red Cross centers expect crowd today

“Our job and mission is to help people with their immediate needs, then figure out how to pay for it. So we'll be going to the public to raise money for that.”

NEOSHO, Mo. - Volunteers with the American Red Cross are expecting today to be their busiest day at emergency service centers following the May 10 tornado. via Joplin Globe

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Related Topix: Neosho, MO, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Fri May 16, 2008

Joplin Globe

Group vows to rebuild historic Ritchey Mansion

“There have been a lot of slugs dug out of the brick over the years. "There's a chip out of the northeast corner of the house where supposedly a cannonball hit. This is all just hearsay. The chip is there. It is as big as a cannonball.”

NEWTONIA, Mo. - The Ritchey Mansion is a survivor. And it will survive last Saturday's tornado. via Joplin Globe

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Related Topix: Ritchey, MO

Thu May 15, 2008

Monett Times

Tornado devastates Newtonia

“Many windows were broken, with glass strewn everywhere”

Murray Bishoff Managing Editor Published May 12, 2008 4:00 PM CDT Civil War sites damaged along with rest of small Newton County town 20 miles from Monett The small Newton county community of Newtonia, about 20 ... via Monett Times

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Related Topix: Journalism, Ritchey, MO, Monett, MO, Newton County, MO

Tue May 13, 2008

The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK

Tornado damage photos

THE JOPLIN GLOBE The sun beamed cruelly on Sunday, May 11, vindictively exposing the damage done by an EF3-4 tornado a day earlier. via The Edmond Sun, Edmond, OK

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Related Topix: Joplin, MO, Newton County, MO

Mon May 12, 2008

Claremore Daily Progress

Area Surveys Damage

“When you see a little kid's toy, it really hits home.”

Annie Ingram and Brian Breeman salvage belongings in Breeman's home in Newtonia, Missouri, after a tornado sheared off the side of his house on Saturday, May 10, 2008. via Claremore Daily Progress

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Related Topix: Barry County, MO, Purdy, MO, Missouri

The Turner Report

National Guardsmen provide security for Newtonia, Granby

“Missourians in southwest Missouri should know that my administration is actively working to mobilize state resources and ensure that they are easily accessible to those just now beginning to get a sense of the damage from yesterday's tornadoes.”

Twenty National Guardsmen are providing security for Newtonia and Granby in the wake of yesterday's tornado, according to a news release from Gov. via The Turner Report

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Related Topix: Granby, MO, Missouri, Weather

Sun May 11, 2008

KSNF

3 Confirmed Dead After Tornado's Rip Through the Viewing Area

Redings Mill Fire Department confirms two people are dead in Newton County near Highway 43 and Iris Road. via KSNF

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Related Topix: Redings Mill, MO, Newton County, MO, Carthage, MO, Weather

Fri May 09, 2008

Joplin Globe

President signs bill authorizing study of Newtonia's Civil War battlefields

“But we'll have to wait until there's money and go from there.”

NEWTONIA, Mo. - A bill calling for a study of Newtonia's two Civil War battlefields as possible candidates for the National Park Service became federal law Thursday. via Joplin Globe

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Related Topix: US Politics, Roy Blunt, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives

Wed May 07, 2008

Joplin Globe

Area residents may donate to cyclone relief

“People can make donations at this office and designate it for Myanmar cyclone disaster relief, and their money will go for that purpose”

Area residents who want to help in the relief effort after the deadly cyclone in Myanmar may make donations through the Southwest Missouri Chapter of the American Red Cross. via Joplin Globe

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO, Neosho, MO, Newton County, MO

Mon May 05, 2008

Joplin Globe

In Our View: Protect battlefield

A bill by U.S. Rep. Roy Blunt authorizing the National Park Service to study the Newtonia Civil War battlefields to determine their worthiness for protection recently cleared the House and Senate. via Joplin Globe

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Related Topix: Missouri, US Politics, Roy Blunt, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Opinion

Sat May 03, 2008

Joplin Globe

Webb City man ordered tried in assault case

A 36-year-old man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Jasper County Circuit Court and was ordered bound over for trail on two felony counts of domestic assault and a single count of ... via Joplin Globe

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Related Topix: Jasper County, MO, Webb City, MO, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

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