A two-evening session on "Probate and Tax Avoidance" is being offered from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday, Feb.

Bernard recognized as top graduate Democrat Photo Jeremy Bernard, of the Washburn Volunteer Fire Department, received the Top Graduate Award during a Firefighter I and IItraining graduation ceremony that was held in Exeter on Jan.

The National Weather Service stations in Tulsa, Okla., and Springfield are warning residents in far southern Missouri, northern Arkansas and Oklahoma to brace for ice and possibly heavy snow.

Flossie King, 96, of Willard, formerly of Lebanon, died Thursday evening, Jan. 21, 2010, in the Willard Care Center in Willard.

A southwest Missouri man has been charged with murder in the death of his 3-year-old daughter.Steven Scott of Southwest City is hitting Heaven Scott repeatedly and causing her head to hit either the floor or the wall of their house.

Some overloaded extension cords are the suspected cause of a fire Sunday night that damaged a Carthage home.

Globe/Roger Nomer While staying warm under layers of blankets, two people watch a movie at the Red Cross warming shelter on Friday in Joplin.

Topic: Courthouse News Circuit Court : Daily Record 12-18-09 Published Online Dec 18, 2009 - 01:25 PM CIRCUIT COURT Circuit Division Judge Jack Peace Scott L. Blozvich, 40, 2211 Oak St., pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle on the highway while his license was revoked.

Ozark -- Lisa Engel said there was just one word to describe the last night of business at the Riverside Inn: emotional.

Native son Thomas Hart Benton has been quoted as describing Neosho as "a town addicted to celebration." One of the town's longest-running private events will be held for the 37th and final time this coming week as friends of the late Harlan Stark gather to mark the annual Earthquake Day celebration.

A fifth person has been charged with four felony counts, including arson, after what authorities say was an attempt at a "shake and bake" method of methamphetamine manufacturing last week.

From staff reports news@joplinglobe.com PINEVILLE, Mo. - Four McDonald County men have been charged with four felonies apiece, including arson, after what authorities say was their attempts at a "shake and bake" method of methamphetamine manufacturing.

An Anderson man was injured in a two-vehicle accident at 2:45 a.m. Thursday on Highway 59, a mile north of Goodman in McDonald County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

KTTS This past Friday marks the anniversary of a fatal fire which killed ten people at the Anderson Group Home.

By Susan Redden sredden@joplinglobe.com Rita Hunter, former Jasper County public administrator, has been named in a wrongful death lawsuit filed in connection with the fatal fire in November 2006 at the Anderson Guest House group home.

Santa's helpers are in Pineville, Missouri this weekend. Dozens of stocking stuffers are filling the McDonald County 911 call center and giving back to the community.

Down a steep grassy hill and to your left, after you pass through the front gate of the Laurel Hill Cemetery in Weston, Mo., sits the a oecolored section.a There is no sign that says as much.

An inmate who had escaped from the McDonald County Jail Friday morning was taken back into custody early this morning, according to a news release from Sgt.

Seasonal flu vaccines for children are becoming hard to find at some 4-State clinics.

McDonald County voters on Tuesday threw their support behind a proposal to make the prosecutor's office a full-time position, while bond measures passed in the communities of Lanagan and Diamond, according to complete but unofficial results.