Leawood News

A former treasurer of a southwest Missouri town has been ordered to stand trial for the alleged embezzlement of more than $300,000 from the municipality.

NEOSHO, Mo. - A former Leawood treasurer will stand trial on a charge of felony stealing in connection with the alleged embezzlement of more than $300,000 in village money.

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal is continuing his effort to expand his political reach and collect campaign contributions from donors outside Louisiana, this time in Missouri and Illinois.

The problemLeawood’s Steve Katz was glad to see traffic signals installed at 128th Street and State Line Road.

Today’s problemMatt Miller of Leawood has an “F” bomb of sorts for the good folks over at the Missouri Department of Transportation.

From the metro desk, here are a few of the headlines you will find in Tuesdays Joplin Globe and online at joplinglobe.com. Keeping wild animals can be expensive, dangerous Cliff Village residents to meet and ...

Today’s problemBrian Rorie of Leawood says a stoplight west of the Country Club Plaza at Ward Parkway near the state line has been on a bad cycle since a snowstorm last year.Rorie said he thinks the light ...

Leawood - An official in this southwest Missouri village said that it isn't in any danger of going bankrupt, even though its bank accounts have been wiped out and its longtime treasurer faces felony stealing ...

Trustee: Southwest Mo. village will survive LEAWOOD, Mo. - A Leawood official says the southwest Missouri village isn't in any danger of going bankrupt, even though its bank accounts have been wiped out in an ...

A felony theft charge has been filed against a former treasurer accused of stealing at least $325,210 from a southwest Missouri community.The charge was filed Monday in Newton County against Gene Paul Boyd of ...

A Class B felony theft charge has been filed today against Gene Paul Boyd, who is accused of stealing at least $325,210 from the village of Leawood while serving as the treasurer for the village, according to a ...

The questionsMike Smithmier of Overland Park has three questions:1: “Remember the ’60s?”2: Back then, concerts would be held in the amphitheater at Theis Park, south of the Nelson-Atkins ...