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Diamond man injured in motorcycle-deer collision

Police, Fire & EMS Randy Turner -
A Diamond man was injured in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday on Kodiak Road one mile east of Joplin. According to the Highway Patrol report, a...

Former Mercy athletic trainer bound over for trial on sex charges involving 3 Carthage High School students

Police, Fire & EMS Randy Turner -
A 9 a.m. September 29 arraignment is scheduled for former Mercy athletic trainer Ryan Keith Palmer, 53, Carthage, who was bound over for trial...

Service Sire Selection and Breeding Management for successful heifer development

News University of Missouri Extension -
“Successful heifer development is key to rebuilding the cattle herd,” says Patrick Davis, MU Extension livestock field specialist. A...

CHS history teacher visits United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Education Carthage R-9 School District -
Recently, Carthage High School history teacher James Christensen had the incredible opportunity to travel to Washington, D.C., as part...

Plant a Tree for Years of Beauty & Environmental Benefits

Lifestyles Melinda Myers -
Trees are the long-lasting framework of our landscape providing many benefits to our community, environment, landscapes and lives. They...

Jasper County Marriage Licenses Aug. 21, 2026

Lifestyles Randy Turner -
Justin A. Bickett, 35, Jasper, and Makayla Kay Willoughby, 24, Jasper Dakota James Ross, 26, Joplin, and Haylie Dawn Gordon,...

Webb City man charged with assaulting autistic teen at Carthage residence

Police, Fire & EMS Carthage News Online -
CARTHAGE, Mo. — A Webb City man assaulted a 13-year-old autistic boy shortly after throwing a dog against a...

Carthage woman charged with child abuse, 4 children removed from home

Police, Fire & EMS Randy Turner -
The Jasper County Prosecuting Attorney's office filed a felony child abuse charge against a rural Carthage woman who allegedly...
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