Webb City News

A Carthage man, accused of committing deviate sexual assault in April, pleaded guilty Thursday to a lesser offense and was assessed a suspended jail sentence.

The Fourth of July weekend typically offers an opportunity for a family to hop in the car for a short vacation to visit relatives, an amusement park or a favorite riverside campground.

Reported robberies of a convenience store late Monday and of a man outside the bus depot in downtown Joplin earlier in the day remain under investigation by police.

Dressed in a tiny "I'm a local celebrity" T-shirt, MaryKay Matheny's Yorkshire terrier, Sissy, is like a daughter to the Webb City resident.

Murray Bishoff Managing Editor Published June 24, 2008 4:00 PM CDT Contracts awarded for building, equipment The cost of city construction projects went up again last week, as the Monett City Council approved ...

A rural Webb City man was ordered bound over for trial Thursday on charges of sexually abusing a girl two or three years ago when she was 9 or 10 years old.

WEBB CITY, Mo. - Trying to change the regional identity of a three-state area in one morning was a little like speed dating, said Jasen Jones, executive director of the Southwest Missouri Workforce Investment ...

It's summertime, and the living is easy. But while the living may be easier, it certainly seems busier.

CARTHAGE, Mo. - The Jasper County Commission on Thursday endorsed reorganization plans by the Environmental Task Force of Jasper and Newton Counties.

A Carthage man is facing two felony charges in connection with a disturbance Monday afternoon in Joplin that involved several people and could lead to additional arrests, according to police.

A new assistant superintendent in Carl Junction, a new board member in Miami, Okla., and a vote on girls golf and soccer programs in Webb City were among the topics at recent school board meetings.

Tim Rudd gets right to the point when it comes to describing his Joplin ministry and the crusade that it will be backing next week at Memorial Hall.

A Webb City man has been charged with sexually molesting a 14-year-old girl in a Joplin cemetery.

A long-awaited summit on homelessness led by the city of Joplin has been scheduled for Tuesday, July 8, at Memorial Hall.

A proposal to expand Joplin's trolley service, via two vans, to three routes with individual pickup available drew a favorable, but informal, vote Monday night from the City Council.

Need any and all information for John McAuliff born July 27, 1849 in Ireland. Died Dec.

The Webb City Farmers' Market is sponsoring for the second year a Kids Community Garden east of Webb City Middle School.

The Major League Baseball first-year player draft begins at 1 p.m. tomorrow, with the live broadcast on ESPN until 5 p.m. Don't expect any local high school players to be taken tomorrow - or maybe at all.

On Friday, May 23, just before 4 p.m., I stopped at a vegetable stand in Carthage behind Mizzou Liquor to purchase some fresh flowers and vegetables.

Outfielder Aaron Tomaszewski plays a game of flips while waiting out the rain delay before the Class 3 state third-place game, which was canceled.