The staff at Freeman Neosho Hospital deserve “kudos” for their recent $11,000-plus donation to the Neosho United Fund.

Commentary on HD Properties issue.

We should do all we can to make soldiers training at Camp Crowder feel welcome.

We should keep Kirkwood residents in our thoughts as they cope with a tragic shooting at city hall.

The Daily News suggests a worthy entity for a state stipend.

When Diana Steele applied for a job with the Missouri Department of Conservation, she had an interview at the Joplin office.

Since I was not born until the 1960s, I can only imagine the World War II years, the ongoing war effort, the rationing, and the historical events that resonate to the present.
It may be because it was before my time or because that era was a pivotal time in American history but World War II and the war years have long intrigued me. The Camp Crowder period in Neosho has always fascinated me with the changes that it brought to the area and the impact it had on the everyday life of our small town. Many years ago, the late Harold Welcher who ran the Southside Grocery on the Square told me that the change in Neosho before Camp Crowder and after the camp was established was like “night and day.”

Neosho Daily News reporter talks about the comeback of New Kids on the Block.

It has come to our attention on more than one occasion that many residents of Neosho are of the understanding that the proposed change to the city charter involving the number of liquor licenses issued in the city will affect the number of restaurants that serve liquor in the city limits.

This is not true.

Publisher Rick Rogers talks about state Rep. Kevin Wilson's plan to propose a bill this session to formally change the name of all junior colleges in the state of Missouri to “community” colleges.

Sign prohibiting left turns by Neosho Junior High not large enough to be noticed.

Editorial on traffic statistics, designated drivers on New Year's Eve.

An old briefcase becomes a treasure trove for Kay Hively and some party guests. Kay's As Time Goes By column for Sunday.

Kay Hively talks about sharing with others in her As Time Goes By column for Sunday.

Daily News Staff Writer Todd G. Higdon talks about the spirit of Christmas in his Around Town column.