The existing park board in Diamond is now under the city’s umbrella.
Paxton Williams has been a good neighbor to everyone in Southwest Missouri for five years, but now this good neighbor is moving away.
Almost 30 percent of eligible Newton County voters turned out for Tuesday’s primary election.
By a vote of 119 to 89 votes, voters of Diamond voted to have a one-half cent sales tax for storm water and parks during Tuesday’s election.
Final count votes from the state of Missouri, McDonald and Newton County in the Aug. 3 primary. Winners are marked in bold.
The following candidate questionnaire was separately filled out by the four Republicans running for Newton County Presiding Commissioner in the Aug. 3 primary election: Donald “Buzz” Ball, Rick McCully, Clarence Nowak and Marilyn Ruestman.
The winner of this race will face Democrat Robert Brumback and Libertarian Roxie Fausnaught, both running unopposed in the primary, in the November general election.
Find out when and where all the fun events are taking place at the 2010 Newton County Fair.
There is space to grow at the Northern Newton County Emergency Response Center.
Most people don’t know the definition of the word, dendrochronology, but a group of area children learned it this month. Dendrochronology was one of several topics explored during George Washington Carver National Monument’s Junior Ranger Program, which is taking place this summer. Other subject matters include fire protection, cultural resources, maintenance and repairs, stewardship, conservation, tree identification, lightning safety, the Carver museum, the Carver cemetery and how to give a guided tour.
The community of Diamond is mourning the death of long-time resident and World War II veteran John Heckmaster, who died in a two-vehicle accident Wednesday morning.
Building projects, economic efforts around the county and interest abatement from a federal bonding program were part of the discussion Tuesday morning during the Newton County Economic Development Commission meeting.
On Sunday — one week prior to their graduation — some of the Diamond High School seniors converged at the high school’s commons area for baccalaureate service.
The Diamond baseball team played a nearly perfect baseball Wednesday night, by beating the host Commerce Tigers in the 11th Annual Mickey Mantle Wooden Bat Classic.
The Diamond Wildcats baseball team took an early lead against Miller and cruised to a 12-3 win in Spring River Valley Conference play Tuesday.
On Saturday, Texas country mainstay Brandon Rhyder will be performing at Lucky Maggie’s, 1630 Hwy. 59, Diamond.
A preview of the Diamond baseball season for 2010.
Organizers are gearing up for a benefit auction and pulled pork diner this Saturday to help Layton Hoyer of Diamond.
The Diamond wrestling team has all three wrestlers still competing after day one of the 80th Annual Missouri State High School Activities Association’s Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena.
A Diamond man suffered moderate injuries in a crash with a highway patrol cruiser that took place at 4:45 p.m. Friday on Route FF, five miles east of Joplin in Jasper County.
