Webb City News

A 38-year-old man suspected of wielding a handgun in a domestic disturbance that caused police to surround a house in Webb City for three and a half hours Monday night remained at large at noon today. via Joplin Globe

I applaud Debbie Vaughn's enthusiasm for Barack Obama, however naive and misplaced it may be. via Joplin Globe

“Due to his having a weapon and making threats with it, and threatening not to go back to jail, we decided it would be in our best interests to get somebody out there, like the special-response team”

WEBB CITY, Mo. - Information that a man had barricaded himself inside his home after threatening his wife with a handgun Monday night caused Webb City officers to surround the home and call in the Joplin Police ... via Joplin Globe

“We're going to get better information to the public this time around.”

WEBB CITY, Mo. - Members of the Webb City R-7 Board of Education learned more about a proposed high-school library Monday night. via Joplin Globe

Seeking info on a Ronald Mills, son of Charlotte Palmer Mills and Dewey Mills. Ronald and his brother Dennis were born in CA. via Cousinconnect.com

“I miss his laugh, and his macho walk, and his glasses getting dirty”

The family of Ethan Cory, 6, who drowned at The Swimmin' Hole in Joplin July 17 testified Tuesday in front of the House Special Committee on Health Insurance in favor of HB 1341 , offered by Rep. via The Turner Report

The Jasper County Sheriff's Department's investigation of an assault Tuesday night at a home on Ivy Road has led to felony charges against two men and the arrest of three other people for cultivating marijuana ... via Joplin Globe

“But this would apply to more than just school districts, so there would be more relief”

WEBB CITY, Mo. - Gov. Matt Blunt on Thursday called for mandatory property-tax rollbacks and other changes in the tax system, saying high property taxes are undermining home ownership. via Joplin Globe

Two men were charged Tuesday with felony possession of methamphetamine in connection with a traffic stop by a Joplin police officer. via Joplin Globe

“There are a lot of businesses here that are empty”

Lynn Bilalli is looking for a little life on Webb City's Main Street. In fact, she is depending on it. via Joplin Globe

The bad news is that Rep. Charles Schlottach, R-Owensville, accepted $4,048.44 in lobbyists' gifts during 2007. via The Turner Report

“But that's about all I can confirm.”

One year after $62,999 in alleged drug-conspiracy funds turned up missing, a cloud of suspicion still hangs over a former head of the Jasper County Drug Task Force. via Joplin Globe

John P. Fitts' letter to the editor gave us a hypothetical situation and asked why "John" the hardworking, law-abiding, upwardly mobile citizen should subsidize the health care of "Fred" the intermittently ... via Joplin Globe

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney plans to hold two campaign stops in Missouri on Saturday. via The Topeka Capital-Journal

A 24-year-old man, accused of raping a girl at a Carthage shelter set up for those affected by the ice-storm outage in December, pleaded guilty Monday to a previous charge of sexually molesting a 10-year-old ... via Joplin Globe

This is in response to the article saying our governments would be facing expensive problems rebuilding and modernizing the nation's interstate system. via Joplin Globe

“I'm proud of what they've done; I really think they've covered everything”

The Jasper County Commission on Thursday will consider a new ordinance that increases county restrictions on juice bars and those who work in them. via Joplin Globe

A federal grand jury returned indictments Thursday against a former head of the Jasper County Drug Task Force and his wife, accusing them of concealing assets in a bankruptcy case. via Joplin Globe