Randy Turner

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Jasper County Marriage Licenses July 3, 2026

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Nathan Thomas Smith, 21, Joplin, and Trinity Rayne Hiserote, 23, Joplin Liam Daniel Calhoun, 25, Jacksonville, North Carolina, and Jaylen...

Jasper County Marriage Licenses June 29, 2026

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Claire Elizabeth Jones, 22, Joplin, and Savannah Marie Bakken, 23, Joplin Juan C. Barrios-Martinez, 29, Carthage, and Jakeline Odilia Lucas...

Jasper County Marriage Licenses June 18, 2026

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James David Cruz, 27, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Amanda Sue Reedy, 33, Webb City Ulises Ramirez Pedroza, 27, Carthage, and...

Carthage R-9 base pay for teachers increased to $45,000

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CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage R-9 Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, June 15, 2026, 6:00...

Carthage man pleads guilty to federal weapons charges

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During a hearing today in U. S. District Court in Springfield, Trenton David Fickle, 23, Carthage, pleaded guilty to...

Sarcoxie man killed in car-motorcycle collision at 24th and Maiden Lane

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On June 9th, 2026, around 10:54 pm, The Joplin Emergency Communications Center began receiving 911 calls about an unknown...
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Probable cause: Oronogo man choked wife, threatened to kill her, children

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An Oronogo man choked his wife and threatened to kill her and their children, according to a probable cause...

Carthage R-9 hires high school social studies teacher, accepts ag teacher’s resignation

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CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage R-9 Board of Education met in special session on Monday, June 8, 2026, 6:00...

Jasper County Marriage Licenses June 12, 2026

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Mitchell Morgan Eldridge, 24, Joplin, and Kirstin Lina Martin, 26, Coral Gables, Florida David Andrew Patterson, 22, Joplin, and Crystal...

Carterville, Reeds residents injured in 2-motorcycle collision

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Two people were injured in a two-motorcycle collision 12:30 p.m. today on Route V one mile north of Carthage. According...

Carthage man charged with domestic assault, kidnapping

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The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office charged a Carthage man with two counts of domestic assault and a single...

The ‘Wetting’ Bandit: Carthage man sprays Pump N Pantry cashier with urine, steals cigarettes, liquor

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DIAMOND, Mo. — A Carthage man sprayed a clerk at the Pump N Pantry in Diamond with urine and...
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