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Yesterday | Joplin Globe

Authorities: Ball-bat beating results in murder charge

By Jeff Lehr jlehr@joplinglobe.com A misunderstanding between two men Wednesday night at a home near Joplin may have escalated into a fatal bludgeoning with a baseball bat and a murder charge.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Thu Nov 19, 2009

KOAMtv

Joplin man charged with 2nd degree murder

Aaron Pilgrim, 37, was charged Thursday afternoon with 2nd degree murder. He is charged in the death of Ralph Ivy, 50, Updated Nov.

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Related Topix: Joplin, MO

Wed Nov 18, 2009

KOAMtv

Jasper County commissioners facing budget cuts for 2010

Jasper County commissioners could face possible budget cuts for next year. The Jasper County commissioners and auditor held a budget meeting Tuesday at the courthouse in Carthage.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MO

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Joplin Globe

No raises in 2010 for Jasper County employees

Richard Webster, Jasper County auditor, made it official on Tuesday when he told members of the county commission that the 2010 budget will include no funding to boost the wages of county workers.

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Related Topix: Personal Finance, Retirement

Joplin Globe

Three Joplin council members obtain re-election petitions

Three members of the City Council who have already said that they would run for re-election have picked up nominating petitions today to start the process.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Sun Nov 15, 2009

Joplin Globe

Jasper County residents can use debit cards for tax payments

By Susan Redden sredden@joplinglobe.com CARTHAGE, Mo. - If all tax bills are paid, nearly $65 million will pass through the Jasper County collector's office this year, according to Steve Holt, county collector.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MO, Holt County, MO, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Springfield News Leader

Memorial planned at Civil War battle site

Joplin -- 'I've been by here hundreds of times, and I never knew about this.' That sentence, or some variation, was repeated Wednesday by many of those who gathered at a Civil War battle site a few miles north of Joplin.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO, Carthage, MO

Fri Nov 13, 2009

Joplin Globe

Joplin man waives preliminary hearing on porn charge

A Joplin man waived his right to a preliminary hearing Thursday in Jasper County Circuit Court on a charge of possession of child pornography.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Joplin Globe

Deputy recounts shooting of man

By Jeff Lehr jlehr@joplinglobe.com Sheriff's Deputy Adam Blankenship testified Thursday that he feared for his life when he shot an Oronogo man in the face during a domestic-disturbance call earlier this year at the man's home.

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Related Topix: Oronogo, MO, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Wed Nov 11, 2009

KOAMtv

Civil war massacre site to become a county park

Right now it's a site with old buildings and brush. But the future could mean tourists and park benches for the Jasper County, Missouri site of a Civil War battle.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Tue Nov 10, 2009

Joplin Globe

Joplin man pleads guilty in case involving gun

A Joplin man pleaded guilty Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court to a felony weapon charge and was assessed a four-year prison term.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Mon Nov 09, 2009

MyFox St. Louis

Carthage teacher says he warned about high E. Coli levels in Jasper County 5 years ago

A science teacher at Carthage High School says he warned state and county officials five years ago about high levels of E. Coli in Jasper County waters, but no one seemed to care.

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Related Topix: Health, E. Coli, Carthage, MO

Sun Nov 08, 2009

Joplin

Man From Jasper County Accused of Trafficking Child Porn

KTTS A man from Jasper has a federal charge with receiving and distributing child pornography over the Internet.

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Related Topix: Jasper, MO

Sat Nov 07, 2009

Joplin Globe

Man facing shoplifting, felony drug charges

A man accused of shoplifting at Kohl's department store in Joplin picked up a felony drug charge as well Thursday afternoon when security employees reported seeing him attempt to discard some pills in his possession while being held for police.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Joplin Globe

Woman: Assailant robbed her of vision in one eye

A woman testified Wednesday that a Joplin man punched her so hard in the face during a disturbance outside a fast-food restaurant that she is now blind in one eye.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Tue Nov 03, 2009

Nevada Daily Mail/Sunday Nevada Herald

Contract awarded for construction of new crime lab in Carthage

The Missouri Office of Administration has announced that it had awarded a contract to Federal Construction, Inc., for construction of the new Missouri Highway Patrol Crime Lab in Jasper County.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MO, Missouri Southern State University

Sun Nov 01, 2009

Springfield News Leader

Jasper County woman hurt in one-car crash

A woman suffered serious injuries late Saturday when her car ran off the road and overturned.

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Related Topix: Reeds, MO, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Sat Oct 31, 2009

Joplin Globe

Authorities say arrest clears up several break-ins

The Jasper County Sheriff's Department believes that investigators solved a series of burglaries and thefts from vehicles in the Hickory Hills subdivision west of Joplin with the arrest Sunday of a 31-year-old man.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Joplin Globe

Two men face felony charges

Felony charges have been filed against two men who were arrested by Joplin police on suspicion of being in possession of a stolen vehicle.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO, Drugs

Wed Oct 28, 2009

Joplin Globe

Defendant gets suspended sentence in house arson case

By Jeff Lehr jlehr@joplinglobe.com A 27-year-old man received a suspended sentence Monday in Jasper County Circuit Court on an arson conviction for setting his home near Carthage on fire for insurance gain.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MO, Fire, Newton County, MO

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