Sunday Jul 6 | Joplin Globe
Vocies: We're tinkering with nature
Please refer to your article on the front page of today's Globe, titled "Atom-smasher scientists hope for discoveries." I also refer you to the March 2007 issue of National Geographic on page 90 in the article ...
In our view: Renewal presents opportunity
The Joplin City Council made the right call Monday when it asked for more time to study a trash-service contract with Allied Waste before signing Joplin residents up for another five years.
In our view: Parents want school rankings
Jim Morris, public information director for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, is right when he says, "Americans have a mania about lists and rankings." School officials hate rankings, for ...
Study ranks Missouri's public schools, districts w/ links to Missouri ...
County notarizes easement years after it was signed
“I just think it's pretty low of county officials that we are supposed to hold in high esteem to do this”
"My policy," said Lawrence McBryde "is that I can't be bought." McBryde doesn't oppose paving County Road 436, which he stands on at the line between paved and unpaved by his 400-acre farm north of Jackson, but ... via Southeast Missourian
Teen dies in crash; three seriously hurt
One 17-year-old boy was killed and two others seriously hurt when their vehicle failed to yield and collided with another vehicle Friday afternoon in Clay County.The driver of the second vehicle also was ... via KansasCity.com
Crash Kills Teenager; Injures Three Others
A local teenager is dead and three others are injured after Friday afternoon's crash in Clay County. via KMBZ-AM Westwood
RPEDC to hear about wildfire prevention, health care
Wildfire prevention and forming health care consortiums are two topics which will be discussed at the April meeting of the Southeast Missouri Regional Planning and Economic Development Commission which will be ... via Suntimes News
“It will be inconvenient for a while when the construction is going on, but it's going to be well worth it”
' Local and state officials held a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday to mark the beginning of a $13.9 million project that will widen Range Line Street to four lanes in both directions between Big Bear ... via The Missourian
“Prom can get really expensive, especially for high school students who have other expenses and are working and don't have a lot of income”
Money shouldn't be a barrier between a girl and her high school prom this year. McDonald About 600 free prom dresses are being offered at two separate locations in Columbia tomorrow. via Columbia Daily Tribune
Local police officer arrested for drunk driving
“Due to the nature of his injuries, he was not actually formally incarcerated. He was simply contacted, he was given Miranda warnings, he was also read Missouri comply and consent”
A mid-Missouri police officer finds himself on the other side of law Sunday after being arrested for driving drunk. via KRCG-TV Jefferson City
Some Southeast Missouri roads closed due to flooding
Some state roads in Southeast Missouri remain closed this morning due to flooding. via Southeast Missourian
You won't find any flooding here
Finally, some nice weather is here . I was looking for a good place to visit this weekend, but wanted to avoid floodwaters, road closed barricades, boggy fields, and other quagmires. via Southeast Missourian
MoDOT road work, road closures
Roads reduced to one lane for MoDOT work * Bollinger County: MoDOT crews will be trimming brush along Route M, between routes VV and B in Bollinger County starting at 7:30 a.m. Monday. via Southeast Missourian
Oral tradition begins at Storytelling Festival
“We've been swamped from 11 o'clock until now”
Doug Mishler portrayed President Teddy Roosevelt on Friday morning during a Voices of the Past segment at the Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival. via Southeast Missourian
Carthage resident pleads guilty to running satellite-TV scam
A Carthage man, accused of setting up fraudulent DirecTV accounts using the names and Social Security numbers of Butterball Turkey Co. via Joplin Globe
Rainy Weather A Concern For Residents In Flooded Pacific, MO
Just what we don't need, more rain. But it keeps coming. For those affected by the flood, the ongoing storms only make it worse. via MyFox St. Louis
School board approves security, teacher contracts
The Sedalia 200 school board approved a contract with Guardsman Security to patrol the new high school construction site and renewed dozens of teacher contracts during a closed meeting this week. via Sedalia Democrat
The Missouri Department of Transportation has closed several routes in Southeast Missouri due to flooding. via KFVS