Fireworks will still fill the skies and food will still be plentiful at Carthage’s Municipal Park and the Carthage Golf Course on Saturday, barring rain or lightning.

Pop a quarter into a fish feeder and watch the reaction of the hungry fish upon tossing the food atop the water’s surface.

The public is invited to join in a traditional vespers memorial rite at 6:15 p.m. Sunday, July 5, at Battle of Carthage State Park on east Chestnut at the railroad near the east city limits.

The month-long blitz by McDonald’s to generate needed funding for a one-of-a-kind bronze tiger sculpture by renowned artist Bob Tommey has come to an end.

Sometimes an organization has special members that stand out in ways that are not always noticed.

With Carthage Animal Shelter volunteers in the background holding three dogs seized from an alleged puppy mill, two state leaders came to Carthage to tout their efforts to prosecute unlicensed dog breeders. 

Storm observer wins award

Internet rainfall maps and the Weather Channel are all fine and good, but if you really want to know about inclement weather bruising the horizon west of Carthage, go shake Dwayne Beaver’s hand and listen to what he has to say.

Because nobody else in Carthage has glimpsed more approaching storms, more hail atop roofs or more tornados touch down than Beaver has.

Carthage’s Eric Peer has done it again.

A few months ago he nabbed a first place award in the junior individual exhibit for National History Day. He won it thanks to his detailed exhibit named “Julia Lathrop and Better Babies.”

With the space shuttle program winding down, Carthage native Janet Kavandi said work at NASA is shifting to one current program and one in development.

Independence Day celebrations will be a scaled back affair this year at Carthage’s Municipal Park, city officials said Monday.

Thirty-six cats were spayed and neutered back on June 25 during a special clinic, sponsored by the Spare Cat Rescue.

Dr. Janet Kavandi has moved into NASA management now, but from 1998-2001 she went into space three times.

You can usually spot them right away — the specialized license plates, large round eyes just below a sweaty forehead, the two-fisted grip atop the steering wheel.

The Salvation Army of Carthage is gearing up to help out with the annual Tools 4 School program.

Over three years, Janet Kavandi captivated Carthage and the entire Southwest Missouri area three times when she fulfilled every child’s dream of someday flying into space.