An opinion issued by the Missouri Attorney General’s office on Jan 20 leaves a long-standing practice, giving county sheriffs across Missouri money they control, in doubt.
The death of a man found in a slough just off Turkey Creek between Duquesne and Duenweg has been ruled an accidental drowning, according to the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office.
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Veteran local television broadcaster Jim Jackson is set to announce his candidacy for Newton County Commissioner, Second District, during a press conference slated for 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, at the Big Springs Best Western Inn, Neosho.
Jasper County Sheriff’s investigators are trying to get more information about a man found dead in an offshoot of Turkey Creek east of Duquesne late on Tuesday.
Today is the final day to file for election to seats on the Carthage City Council and the Carthage School Board.
Carthage Mayor Mike Harris said he’s concerned about the apparent lack of interest among Carthage residents in serving on the Carthage City Council.
Jasper County Auditor Richard Webster’s office provided more precise numbers for the controversial Law Enforcement Sales Tax grant fund at Tuesday’s Jasper County Commission meeting.
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear arguments in three cases challenging the new boundaries for state Senate and U.S. House districts.
The Missouri Department of Conservation is sponsoring a day of seminars to discuss ways Neosho-area residents could help preserve natural resources.
Joplin’s Empire District Electric Company feels the affects of wind every day — most of the time it’s a good wind helping generate electricity — but all to frequently wind can be destructive.
A former public administrator in Jasper County has pleaded innocent to 12 counts of fraud and misuse of public funds.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is providing $20 million to help rebuild a Joplin hospital that took a direct hit from a deadly May 22 tornado.
A 63-year-old southwest Missouri man pleaded guilty Thursday to providing gifts that included steaks and cash so he could take part in the torture of a woman prosecutors allege was coerced into being a sex slave.
The attorney for Jasper County Sheriff Archie Dunn says the Jasper County Prosecutor’s office should not be allowed to defend the County Commissioners in the sheriff’s suit against them over the Law Enforcement Sales Tax.
A third person has filed for two open seats on the Carthage R-9 Board of Education as of Monday, and no one has filed for four of six open seats on the Carthage City Council.
The Carthage Rotary will hold its annual Rural-Urban Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 5 at the First Baptist Church in Carthage.
The attorney for Jasper County Sheriff Archie Dunn says the Jasper County Prosecutor’s office should not be allowed to defend the County Commissioners in the sheriff’s suit against them over the Law Enforcement Sales Tax.
Carthage, Carterville and Carl Junction have been thrown into the last numbered district in the Missouri House of Representatives, thanks to redistricting brought on by the 2010 census.
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office maintains the only law enforcement explosive detection K9 in the four state area.
