It was a message of strength and community that President Barack Obama shared with the Joplin High School class of 2012 Monday evening at the school’s 124th graduation ceremony.
Four of the 431 Joplin High School seniors gave speeches during their commencement exercises Monday night at the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center on the Missouri Southern State University campus.
Jessica Beck got interested in administrative finance after she saw her hometown of Neosho hobbled by top-level mismanagement a few years ago.
The Neosho R-5 Board of Education is set to consider bids for a new softball field and new marquee signs, as well as look to refinance district bonds at the monthly school board meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday at the Neosho Administrative Center.
The Neosho Area Chamber of Commerce education committee honored Kali Bard and Donna Talbert, both with Crowder College, on Friday.
Neosho sales tax revenue was down a little this month compared to the same time last year, but remains ahead of the five year average, and the city is still well above budget.
A crowd of approximately 60 people, made up of law enforcement officers, their families, chaplains and supporters gathered Thursday evening at the Newton County Sheriff’s Office to pay tribute to officers who were lost while serving their communities.
The work schedule for the Big Lost Creek Bridge Replacement in Seneca has changed once again.
Five years after the project was approved by Neosho voters, a portion of State Highway 59 inside the city limits will be resurfaced and otherwise improved.
