Neosho News

Missouri National Guardsmen face "militia" units in training exercises based in Neosho, Missouri.

NEOSHO, Mo. - Sprinkled throughout the rural Neosho home of Jack and Sallie Divine are several pieces of hand-made furniture.

A "tea party" is being scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday and is being billed as a "July 4th Celebration of American Freedom.

The Newton County coroner said he expects to rule the death of a 50-year-old Joplin man, who was found Monday afternoon floating face down in an outdoor swimming pool at his home, a case of accidental drowning.

NEOSHO, Mo. - It's a sport that some say dates back to ancient Egypt. More than 95 million people are estimated to participate in this sport in approximately 90 countries.

Many of us have watched friends or loved ones go through a parent's worst nightmare - the loss of a young son or daughter.

Crowder College will begin moving into the new Cassville Center on Business 37 this summer.

On June 2, the Neosho City Council voted on a referendum to keep railroad crossings open until the South Street overpass is finished, possibly sometime around Sept.

Three Pineville teens were injured yesterday when the vehicle they were in went off the road and overturned in McDonald County.

NEOSHO, Mo. - A rural Neosho man has been charged with felony possession of child pornography after Newton County authorities allegedly found "hundreds" of images on his computer, the sheriff said Friday.

Celebrate Neosho festivities are set for next weekend in Morse Park. Recognizing difficult economic times, organizers decided to return to a simpler event this year.

A rural Neosho man has been charged with felony possession of child pornography after Newton County authorities allegedly found "hundreds" of images on his computer, the sheriff said today.

The Neosho Area Chamber of Commerce invites the public and business community to attend the 4th Annual Neosho E-conference on Friday and Saturday, September 25-26, 2009 at Crowder College in Neosho.

NEOSHO, Mo. - Newton County will revise the design for a planned tornado shelter in Stella and will again apply for grant money for work on the county's emergency operations center.

Management proposals are being sought for two more local driver license offices in the region as part of a requirement by Missouri Gov.

High winds Tuesday night caused damage throughout parts of Newton County, officials said Wednesday.

A 7-year-old Neosho boy was taken to the hospital with moderate injuries after an ATV accident in Newton County.

A 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 24, hearing has been scheduled in McDonald County Circuit Court for former O'Sullivan Industries official Gary Reed Blankenship, 60, in his attempt to have his conviction on sex crimes tossed out...this despite the fact that Blankenship pleaded guilty.

By Derek Spellman dspellman@joplinglobe.com NEOSHO, Mo. - Neosho is advancing plans for the creation of a 567-acre transportation development district.

Missouri's meth lab numbers that came out earlier this week are by far the highest in the nation, and up from the same period last year.