To: Staff of Leggett & Platt Wellness Center and Rehabilitation and Prevention Center at McCune-Brooks Regional Hospital in reaction to a major contribution toward improving the quality of life for many in Carthage and the area.
To: The water department of Carthage Water & Electric Plant for a wise decision to consider the old McCune-Brooks hospital as a possible center of operations.
To: David Haffner upon recognition of his prompt action to save a boy injured in a traffic mishap.
To: All organizations preparing units for exhibition in the annual Maple Leaf Festival parade, a good way to give added strength to the wholesome symbolism by which the image of Carthage as a place of service and beauty are made obvious.
To wise leaders of Joplin Genealogical Society for hailing Jasper County Records Center as a local resource for local genealogists.
To municipal officers at neighboring Lamar for appropriating funds to help encourage segments of the closed O’Sullivan plant by a potential new client. This could result in many new jobs for the area and an economic boost to many communities in the district, including Carthage.
To area citizens who have focused discussion upon U.S. Constitutional ideals as antidote for a dangerous turn toward socialism in some aspects of our public affairs.
