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Candidate proposes special unit to target Internet predators
Michael Gibbons said Monday that if he is elected Missouri’s next attorney general, he will create a special cyber-crimes unit within that office to help protect children from sexual predators on the Internet.The unit would work closely with law enforcement in fighting those crimes and other ... more »
The Joplin Globe  –  Sep 30, 2008 04:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Cherokee County Courthouse cleared after bomb threat
COLUMBUS, Kan. — It had been more than a year since the most recent bomb threat at the Cherokee County Courthouse, and County Commissioner Pat Collins said he had hoped they had stopped.Collins said county Treasurer Juanita Hodgson entered the commission meeting at 10:40 a.m. Monday to notify ... more »
The Joplin Globe  –  Sep 30, 2008 04:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Mike Pound: Oops ... Chiefs show up for game
The Kansas City Chiefs almost got me in trouble.Because the Chiefs seem to — to use a sports term — suck this year, I was not expecting them to actually show up for their game Sunday against the Denver Broncos, who were undefeated (which, by the way, in sports is the exact opposite of ... more »
The Joplin Globe  –  Sep 30, 2008 04:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Tomorrow’s News Now! for Tuesday
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The Joplin Globe  –  Sep 29, 2008 9:53 PM [GMT]  –  comment?
Moisture, mild temperatures may produce vivid trees
The rain the area has received over the spring and summer, paired with mild temperatures, creates good conditions for fall colors, say two foresters from the Missouri Department of Conservation.
The Joplin Globe  –  Sep 29, 2008 04:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Study assesses downtown
NEOSHO, Mo. — If anyone has a good vantage point for downtown Neosho, it’s Diane McCleland.McCleland, a regular vendor at Neosho’s farmers’ market, sometimes spends up to six days a week downtown during the warm-weather months.
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Missouri poet laureate to make Webb City stop
WEBB CITY, Mo. — Missouri’s first-ever poet laureate, Walter Bargen of Ashland, will visit the Webb City Public Library from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, for a reading and discussion of his poetry. Gov. Matt Blunt named Bargen Missouri’s first poet laureate in January af ... more »
The Joplin Globe  –  Sep 29, 2008 04:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Walkers raise money to combat hunger
More than 200 people of all ages walked Sunday afternoon in downtown Joplin to raise money to help lift people out of poverty. The 15th annual Crop Walk began at the Salvation Army at Eighth Street and Kentucky Avenue, and proceeded through the downtown area with a mile walk and a three-mile walk. W ... more »
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Andra Bryan Stafanoni: Paths to our future
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Sometimes steps at a time, sometimes a mile at a time, Todd Kennemer is on a mission to see that Pittsburg residents of all ages have safe places to walk, be it for recreation or as a mode of transportation.As the assistant director of public works, his charge is to stretch ... more »
The Joplin Globe  –  Sep 29, 2008 04:52 AM [GMT]  –  comment?
Jo Ellis: Commissioner to end career after 35 years
If you didn’t know him better, you probably could label Tom Shelley as a taciturn kind of guy.Tuesday is Shelley’s last day on the job as Carthage street commissioner, and I’m betting the talking will be getting even more difficult as he tries to say goodbye to his 18 employees, ... more »
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