Diane Riegel named Lamar R-1 Teacher of the Year

(From the Lamar R-1 School District)

2025–2026 Lamar R-I School District Teacher of the Year.....Mrs. Diane Riegel. 

Mrs. Riegel serves as the Title I Math teacher at East Primary, where she shows a strong commitment to helping students grow both academically and personally.

We are proud to recognize her dedication, the positive impact she has on students, and the care she brings to our school community each day. Congratulations, Mrs. Riegel, on this well-deserved honor!

Neosho Police Department Weekly Report

 

Agenda posted for Jasper County Commission meeting

 

Agenda posted for Carthage Planning, Zoning and Historic Preservation Commission meeting

 

Book swap planned at Joplin Public Library

(From Joplin Public Library)

Find your next read at Book Swap! Bring a book (or several) you no longer want and swap for books brought by other attendees and the library. 

This is a come and go style event designed for ages 18+. 

No library card or registration is required to participate. This will be our last Book Swap for a couple months, it'll return in the summer!

Highway Patrol Arrests March 13-14

Henry E. Brown, 45, Fairview, driving while intoxicated, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway resulting in a crash, no seat belt

Brooklyn M. Woodall, 20, Crane, driving while intoxicated, lane violation, speeding

Johnathan A. Ross, 28, Springfield,  driving while intoxicated

Chad C. King, 33, Rockaway Beach, Taney County warrant for failure to appear on traffic violation, two Rockaway Beach Police Department warrants for failure to appear on traffic violations,  two Branson Police Department warrants for failure to appear on traffic violations

Dennis A. Reynolds, 55, Wentworth, felony driving while intoxicated, failure to drive on right half of roadway, speeding

Bethany N. Creed, 42, Springfield, driving while intoxicated

Madison B. Aiken, 28, Joplin, driving while intoxicated, failed to maintain right half of roadway, failed to display valid plates

Mario Ortiz Mata, 63, Monett, driving while intoxicated (drugs)

Nicole R. Hudson, 39, Chiefland, Florida, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving involving a crash

Ciera A. French, 25, Nixa, driving while intoxicated (drugs) with person less than 17 in vehicle, endangering the welfare of a child, no insurance

Colton M. Whisenhunt, 20, Springfield, felony aggravated fleeing, careless and imprudent driving, failed to properly affix license plate, failed to signal, speeding, cutting in on an overtaken vehicle, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Chaz S. Miller, 38, Carl Junction, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failed to affix plates

Lori A. Herring, 59, Gravois Mills, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway, failed to secure child less than 16 years old, drove so slowly as to impede traffic

Brianna K. LaRose, 31, Osage Beach, driving while intoxicated

Jasper County Marriage Licenses

Matthew Tyler Harvison, 30, Joplin, and Dagan Alan Clark Nelson, 22, Joplin

Anthony Mason Luna, 37, Granby, and Amanda Nicole Hawkins, 36, Granby

Sherard Herbert Allen, 53, Joplin, and Francina Monique Clark, 53, Joplin

Matthew Dwight Baugh, 53, Reeds, and Anna Marie Johnson, 40, Reeds

Anthony Todd Myers, 38, Joplin, and Kristen Renee Banks, 38, Joplin

Jesse Lee Michael Taylor, 44, Carthage, and Allarena Heart Pequignot, 31, Carthage

Joshua Ryan Thompson, 25, Baxter Springs, Kansas, and Lexi Elise Nowlin, 23, Riverton, Kansas

Eduardo Antonio Poroj Mejia, 42, Webb City, and Rosalva Garcia Guerra, 46, Webb City

Albert Iohb, Jr., 44, Joplin, and Sakita S. Menisio, 35, Joplin

Nicholas Wayne Johnson, 25, Joplin, and Valeria Maria Destephen Orellana, 23, Joplin

Neptali Tomas Vasquez, 44, Carthage, and Ana Patricia Gomez Ordonez, 38, Carthage

Alic James Robinson, 30, Duenweg, and Kylie Ann Millard, 23, Duenweg

Austin Keith Darby, 28, Carl Junction, and Carly Jo Haynes, 22, Carl Junction

Noah Warner Plouvier, 26, Frontenac, Kansas, and Maia Richelle McManis, 25, Frontenac, Kansas

Abraham Burton Piper, 18, Joplin, and Kyla Jane Guffey, 18, Joplin