Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

04/28/2026 0147 MICHAEL STEVEN LYONS

7033 Red Tide Dr

LAS VEGAS, NV 89131

WM 47

EB ON RAMP/I 44 EB 0.00

1 POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

04/28/2026 0320 STEPHANIE ALEXIS WATTS

1418 S Wall Ave

JOPLIN, MO 64804

WF 23

4799 W DOWNSTREAM BLVD/US

166 HWY

475.50

1 SPD POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 215.1830

2 ANDERSON PD - PUBLIC PEACE DISTURBANCE

04/28/2026 0433 JIMMY MARLAND HIBBS

1005 W Daugherty

WEBB CITY, MO 64870

WM 34

4240 HIGHWAY 43 0.00

1 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

2 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN PROOF WITH DOR -FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

04/28/2026 0900 CODY JOE RUTHERFORD

PO BOX Po Box 279

JAY__, OK 74346

WM 58

114 S MISSOURI AVE 0.00

1 DWI - PERSISTENT

04/28/2026 0745 WILLIAM GEORGE GUINN

1423 Robertson

CARTHAGE, MO 64836

WM 64

5449 MCCLELLAND PARK

RD/DOLLIVER LN

100.00

1 CARTHAGE PD ASSAULT

04/28/2026 1158 JOSEPH ANDREW MOLINARI

WM 34

2723 W Tennyson Ave

OVERLAND, MO 63114

4799 S RANGE LINE RD/E 48TH ST 0.00

1 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 1ST OFFENSE

04/28/2026 26000801

1449 PHILLIP IVAN RITTENBERRY

WM 26

7185 GATEWAY DR 129.50

2102 South Byers, A

JOPLIN, MO 64804

04/28/2026 26000801

1449 PHILLIP IVAN RITTENBERRY

WM 26

7185 GATEWAY DR 129.50

2102 South Byers, A

JOPLIN, MO 64804

2 DUQUESNE PD NUISANCE VIOLATION

1 DUQUESNE PD ANIMAL AT LARGE

04/28/2026 1612 CHANEL LOUISE

STOCKER-REED

15969 Graydon Ln

NEOSHO, MO 64850

WF 53

59 HWY / MM HWY 333.50

1 FTA - SPD DEFECTIVE EQUIPMENT 380.140

04/28/2026 26000801

1526 BOBBIE JO ONEAL

WF 26

7243 GATEWAY DR/JAGUAR RD 0.00

210 N Oak Ave

JPLN, MO 64801

1 POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

2 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 

Spring rock show scheduled at Joplin History and Mineral Museum

(From the City of Joplin)

The Tri-State Gem and Mineral Society presents its Annual Spring Rock Show during the weekend of May 15 – 17. Attendees can browse bead jewelry, learn to identify local minerals, take part in rock swaps, shop for gems, watch demonstrations, and enter to win door prizes.

The Rock Show is a free event and will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. On Sunday, the show’s hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. It will be held at the Joplin History and Mineral Museum, 504 Schifferdecker Avenue, within Schifferdecker Park.

The event is presented by Tri-State Gem & Mineral Society and the Joplin Parks and Recreation Department. For more information, contact the museum at 417-623-1180 or joplinmuseum@gmail.com .

7th Street to be closed between Florida Avenue and Range Line

(From MoDOT)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Route 66 (7th Street) CLOSED in Joplin for Water Main Work May 7

Where: Missouri Route 66 (7th Street) between Florida Avenue and Range Line Road in Joplin

When: 8 p.m., Thursday, May 7 until 6 a.m., Friday, May 8

What: Missouri American Water contractor crews installing water main at Ozark Street

Traffic Impacts

All lanes of Route 66 (7th Street) CLOSED between Florida Avenue and Range Line Road from 8 p.m., Thursday, May 7 until 6 a.m., Friday, May 8

Additional work requiring a full closure of Ozark Street may be needed during daytime hours

Drivers urged to find alternate routes

Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone

Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.

Joplin Carnegie Library restoration effort topic of Newsmakers program

(From KGCS)

It was Joplin’s very first library and it is getting a new life. The Joplin Carnegie Library has a new owner who is working to declutter and restore the building that is on the National Historic Register. Those efforts and the library’s history are the focus of the next Newsmakers program.

Laurie Anderson purchased the library as a fun project for her and her father. The 123-year-old structure was opened on October 8, 1902, but closed as a library not long after being added to the National Historic Register in 1979. A new library was built downtown and opened in 1981. Anderson explains the challenges of restoration after damage from multiple fires, squatters and leaks. Jill Halbach with the Joplin Post Art Library shares the building’s history and area residents share their memories as patrons in a video montage.

Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. beginning on KGCS-TV May 3 and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, May 9 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS – Missouri Southern State University.

KGCS-TV programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Optimum Internet. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communication at Missouri Southern State University.

Route 37 closed at 126 in Golden City until further notice

(From MoDOT)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Route 37 CLOSED at Route 126 in Golden City Until Further Notice

Where: Missouri Route 37 (Walnut Street) between Missouri Route 126 (Main Street) and Jefferson Street in Golden City

When: Now until further notice

What: Crews will be making repairs beneath the highway

Traffic Impacts

All Route 37 (Walnut Street) lanes CLOSED Missouri Route 126 (Main Street) and Jefferson Street in Golden City

No signed detours

Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching closure

Drivers should find alternate routes

Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts

Weather and/or construction delays will alter the work schedule.

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

04/27/2026 26000787

0133 TYLER KOEDA MILLIKIN

WM 30

203 S ESTES AVE 0.00

203 S Estes Ave

FAIRVIEW, MO 64842

1 ASSAULT 1ST DEGREE - SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY SPEC VICTIM

3 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A FIREARM

4 UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON-SUBSECTION 9-SHOOT AT/FROM MV

5 ARMED CRIMINAL ACTION

2 DOMESTIC ASSAULT - 4TH DEGREE - 1ST OR 2ND OFFENSE

04/27/2026 1005 JOSEPH MICHAEL DAVIS

3572 N Farm Rd 123

SPRINGFIELD, MO 65803

WM 45

303 E 3RD ST 0.00

1 STATUTORY SODOMY OR ATTEMPTED STATUTORY SODOMY - DEVIATE SEX

2 CHILD MOLESTATION - 2ND DEGREE -CHILD LESS THAN 12 YOA

04/27/2026 0930 AMARAH FREDA SAXTON

CHALIGOJ

2525 E 32nd St

JOPLIN, MO 64802

WF 21

303 3 2,825.00

1 PROPERTY DAMAGE 2ND

04/27/2026 26000791

1056 EMILEE NOELLE NEHER

WF 38

E 32ND ST/MONROE AVE 0.00

3111 S Monroe Ave

JOPLIN, MO 64804

1 POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

2 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

3 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - FELONY

04/27/2026 1025 ANDREW BARRY PAIGE

15223 Grand Summit, 105

GRANDVIEW, MO 64030

BM 35

123 E MAIN ST 2,000.00

1 FORGERY

04/27/2026 1025 ANDREW BARRY PAIGE

15223 Grand Summit, 105

GRANDVIEW, MO 64030

BM 35

123 E MAIN ST 0.00

2 IDENTITY THEFT OR ATTEMPT

04/27/2026 1340 BRANDON JACK PAYNE

531 S Kentucky Ave

JOPLIN, MO 64801

WM 53

1300 SW14 3,500.00

1 FORGERY

2 JPD PD INVADE PRIVACY TRESPASS

3 JPD PD INVADE PRIVACY TRESPASS

4 JPD PD LARCENY STEAL LARCENY THEFT

04/27/2026 26000795

1500 EZRA MICHAEL COOK

WM 46

2500- A N LOMA LINDA DR 0.00

2500 N Loma Linda Dr

LOMA LINDA, MO 64804

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT - 3RD DEGREE

2 PROPERTY DAMAGE - 1ST DEGREE - DAMAGE TO MOTOR VEHICLE

04/27/2026 1535 JAMES COLTON KIVETT

15267 Gazelle Dr

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WM 72

6999 OLD 60 DR/HIGHWAY CC 250.00

1 `OPERATE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE - 1ST OF

04/27/2026 1850 KYLE PATRICK BURCH

420 E McKinney St

NEOSHO, MO 64850

WM 43

420 E MCKINNEY ST 1,500.00

1 FTA LEAVING SCENE OF ACCIDENT - PROPERTY DAMAGE EXCEEDING $ 

Highway Patrol Arrests April 27-28

Travis D. Rock, 36, Ozark, driving while intoxicated, speeding, lane violation

Homer L. Peak, 38, Marionville, Greene County misdemeanor warrant for no valid motorcycle license, possession of drug paraphernalia

Cole T. Jackson, 64, Springfield, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine, felony driving while suspended

Jeffrey T. Higdon, 29, Walnut Shade, speeding, no seat belt, driving while revoked, Webster County probation violation warrant (two counts)