A Missouri Department of Transportation project to put a new surface on Carthage's main commercial corridor south of Fairview Avenue has been delayed a week.
The equipment and baskets needed to create a disc golf course in Kellogg Lake Park were supposed to be delivered to the city on Wednesday, meaning city parks crews could be in the park later this week installing them.
A precise cause of the June 1 fire that destroyed the historic McCrillis Building that housed the Sassy Spoon restaurant could not be determined, according to Carthage Fire Chief Chris Thompson, but the fire was ruled accidental in nature.
People hoping to beat the Memorial Day heat with a dip in the Spring River at Kellogg Lake Park were greeted with the shocking sight of a dead man on the opposite bank under the Missouri Highway 96 bridge.
Moving the Jasper County Sheriff's Office from its current headquarters on County Road 180 to the Carthage Square will cost county taxpayers another $650,000 over the next year.
The city will allow residents to bring tree limbs and yard waste created by Monday's severe storms to the Carthage Recycling Center on West Macon Street without charge through Saturday.