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Mayor Cortez discusses pay raises for certain city employees
At last week’s Joplin City council meeting, pay increases for 5 city employees were discussed. Mayor Keenan Cortez told Newstalk…
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Hawley cosponsoring bill to keep track of job losses caused by Artificial Intelligence
(Missourinet) – Are Americans losing their jobs to Artificial Intelligence? That’s the question Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley addressed in…
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Fatal Single Vehicle Accident Galena Woman
A Galena woman is dead after she crashed her vehicle near McCord Bend south of Springfield. The 43 year old…
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Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri Receives $100,000 Donation
Butler, MO — October 30, 2025 — The Children’s Center of Southwest Missouri is proud to announce that we are…
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Missouri Grown opens limited sale of Holiday Gift Boxes
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.) – Following five years of success, the Missouri Grown program will again offer the much-anticipated holiday gift boxes for the…
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Carl Junction Schools show continued growth in annual report
Carl Junction Schools is proud to announce strong results in the newly released Annual Performance Report (APR) from the Missouri…
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Lake of the Ozarks State Park’s conceptual development plan survey now online
JEFFERSON CITY, MO – Representatives from MoDNR’s Division of State Parks invite the public to provide input for Lake of…
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Governor Kelly issues statement on Trump petitioning SCOTUS to deny food to hungry children
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly issued the below statement in response to President Donald Trump petitioning the Supreme Court of…
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Watered Gardens to host 13th annual empty bowls event
Reminiscent of the “soup lines” from the mid 1930’s, Empty Bowls is a grass roots fundraiser brought to people in…
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Almandinger joins MSSU Advancement team
JOPLIN, Mo. – Missouri Southern State University is pleased to announce that Abi Almandinger (‘96) has joined the University Advancement…
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