Galena News

Galena -- Some Stone County citizens raised the alarm after hearing that county officials might lay off some workers and close the courthouse on Fridays.

GALENA, Kan. - Today is the last day for the annual Galena Days celebration. The four days of festivities began Wednesday and activities wrap up today with a parade, fireworks show, carnival and more.

Blueberry cobblers and music are part of the Blueberry Festival at Persimmon Hill Farm on Saturday, June 6 as the blueberry season launches at Persimmon Hill Farm in Lampe.

This is in response to Cal Thomas' column and Dee Wampler's letter in the May 20 edition of the Globe.

I have noticed in the printed and spoken opinions of many of Joplin's residents that there is a troubling trend of isolationism.

NEOSHO, Mo. - Southwest Missouri Congressman Roy Blunt today announced that Crowder College's Upward Bound program has received a four-year, $1 million extension from a U.S. Department of Education grant.

Galena police Chief Larry Delmont said this week that a former reserve officer for the department has been reinstated to his position after a misdemeanor assault charge against him was dismissed in Joplin Municipal Court.

Cherokee County Attorney John Bullard has charged a Galena man with felony aggravated criminal sodomy.

Two men and a woman charged in the stabbing of a Stone County man apparently knew the victim, according to officials with the Stone County Sheriff's Department.

The sheriff's department says a man from McCord Bend in northern Stone County is hospitalized after he was shot in the face.

High winds ripped across the Tri-State Area about 7:10 a.m. Friday, causing widespread property damage in many communities, including Joplin.

GALENA, Mo. -- Numerous law officers spent more than four hours on Monday evening trying to arrest a man who they say threatened a deputy.

A Galena teenager was injured this morning in Stone County when her vehicle ran off the road and flipped over, the Missouri Highway Patrol.

A decorated-bra contest is being held to raise money for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life.

Former Joplin city councilman Doug Hunt seemed to be gathering votes in his bid to join the R-8 Board of Education based on exit polling at Royal Heights United Methodist Church.

Set back a mile from the main road, Toby and Krissie Essick's log home offers a view of Busiek State Park, rolling hills and clusters of trees.

The only contested race on the ballot in Galena is that of mayor. Councilman David Sizemore is challenging incumbent Mayor Dale Oglesby.

A Reeds Spring teen left quadriplegic after a tiger attack at Branson Interactive Zoo and Aquarium last summer wants enough money to pay for long-term medical care and loss of future income, an attorney said Friday.

GALENA, Mo. - A Monett man pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter for pouring fatal amounts of alcohol down the throat of an 18-year-old woman at a party.

From the metro desk, here are a few of the headlines you will find in Wednesday's Joplin Globe and online at joplinglobe.com. Governor promotes plan to expand access to health care Troubled economy linked to ...