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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 06:32 pm

Jasper County News

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3 hrs ago | Joplin Globe

10 candidates seek three offices in Jasper County GOP primary

CARTHAGE, Mo. - Jasper County voters will have plenty of candidates to choose from when they go to the polls on Aug.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MO, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO, Duquesne, MO, Carl Junction, MO

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Joplin Globe

Pair plead guilty to misdemeanor stealing in scam

Two former Joplin residents pleaded guilty Thursday in Associate Division of Jasper County Circuit Court to one count each of misdemeanor stealing for their roles in an alleged home-repair scam.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Joplin Globe

Jury extends sex offender's incarceration

Theodore Ginnery will remain locked up. Indefinitely. A Jasper County jury deliberated 11 minutes Thursday before returning a verdict that the 62-year-old convict is a sexually violent predator who should ...

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Joplin Globe

Two teens face theft charges

Authorities said a fast-food cup helped apprehend two teenagers suspected of stealing a Joplin woman's backpack and laptop Monday at a local fast-food restaurant.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers, Carl Junction, MO, Carthage, MO

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Joplin Globe

Traffic stops ends in police chase, arrests of two

Two men were arrested in an allegedly stolen vehicle after a traffic stop in south Joplin at 4:35 a.m. on Tuesday morning, according to a release from the Jasper County Sheriff's Department.

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

Joplin Globe

James Johnson pleads guilty to murder charge

James Nathan Johnson pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder in the killing of Roger Price in Joplin two years ago.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Joplin Globe

Former Joplin planner to prepare preservation ordinance for Webb City

WEBB CITY, Mo. - Dick Largent has been busy since retiring last fall from his position as planning and community-development manager with the city of Joplin last fall.

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

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Joplin Globe

In our view: Immigration bill a good stopgap

A new bill dealing with illegal immigration, signed by Gov. Matt Blunt on Monday, features a powerful provision that addresses the main reason it occurs: employment.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO, Immigration Reform, Opinion

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Joplin Globe

Police: Stolen motorcycle recovered with arrest of man

Joplin police recovered a stolen motorcycle early Thursday outside a convenience store on Maiden Lane and arrested a 27-year-old man allegedly in possession of it.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO, Lamar, MO

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Joplin Globe

Two to stand trial in Joplin rape case

Two men were ordered bound over for trial Wednesday on charges that they forced their way into a woman's apartment in Joplin and took turns raping her.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Tue Jul 08, 2008

Joplin Globe

Man shot during home invasion near Carl Junction

The Jasper County Sheriff's Department is looking for two armed, masked men who invaded a home near Carl Junction late Monday night, demanding money.

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Related Topix: Carl Junction, MO

Springfield News Leader

Carthage man seriously injured in collision, patrol reports

A Carthage man suffered serious injuries Monday in a two-vehicle accident on a Jasper County road, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MO

Mon Jul 07, 2008

The Turner Report

A tip to Joplin Globe: Hunter information is at Jasper County Courthouse

The Joplin Globe's recent decision to begin weekly columns examining money in politics was a welcome one, but the execution of it has been lacking so far.

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Related Topix: Carl Junction, MO

Sun Jul 06, 2008

Springfield News Leader

Two injured in truck crash in Jasper County

Two people were injured when the truck they were in ran off the road early this morning in Jasper County.

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Related Topix: Joplin, MO

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Joplin Globe

Suspect sought in Joplin shooting

Police were looking Thursday for a suspect in the shooting of a 26-year-old man Wednesday night outside an apartment building in Joplin.

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Related Topix: Seneca, MO, Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Joplin Globe

Defendant pleads guilty to sexual misconduct

A Carthage man, accused of committing deviate sexual assault in April, pleaded guilty Thursday to a lesser offense and was assessed a suspended jail sentence.

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Related Topix: Carthage, MO

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Joplin Globe

In our view: Put it on the ballot

Hurrah! Jasper County Presiding Commissioner John Bartosh last week publicly stated the need for planning and zoning in the county.

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

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Joplin Globe

Joplin man faces child-porn charge

A Joplin man has been charged with possession of child pornography in the wake of his wife's disclosure to police that she found child-porn images on their home computer.

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Related Topix: Joplin Metro, Joplin, MO

Joplin Globe

Jo Ellis: Fireworks, county fair add up to all-American fun

CARTHAGE, Mo. - Carthage residents couldn't ask for more all-American entertainment.

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Related Topix: Jasper, MO, Carthage, MO, Agriculture, Science

Joplin Globe

Commissioner: Salvage-yard plan points to need for county zoning

CARTHAGE, Mo. - A proposal for a salvage yard west of Carthage points to Jasper County's need for planning and zoning, John Bartosh, Jasper County presiding commissioner, said Friday.

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

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