Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

10/02/2026 1000 LARRY JOSEPH ALLEN

1124 East Blaine, P

SPRINGFILED, MO 65802

WM 84

1199 HASELTINE 500.00

1 `OWNER OPERATE MV WITHOUT MAINTAINING FIN. RESPONS.-1ST OFF

10/02/2026 1440 BROOKE ASHLEY

WILLIAMSON

10 Gantry Lane

CALERA, OK 74730

WF 40

303 3 3,500.00

1 TAMPERING WITH MOTOR VEHICLE - 1ST DEGREE

10/02/2026 1438 ALEXANDER LITTLETON

10 Gentry Lane

CLARA, OK

WF 45

303 E 3RD ST 1,000.00

1 TAMPERING WITH MOTOR VEHICLE 2ND DEGREE

10/02/2026 1840 NICOLE LILLIAN LEE

LAUDERDALE

3970 Route E

ROCKY COMFORT, MO 64861

WF 28

145 E NEWTON ST/N CENTER ST 500.00

1 STEALING

10/02/2026 26001984

2254 ENRIQUE JR MATURINO

WM 29

I-44 EB 10.4 0.00

1330 W Budlong #7

CARTHAGE, MO 64836

1 `OPERATED VEHICLE ON HWY WITHOUT VALID LICENSE - 3RD AND SUB

10/03/2026 26001985

0104 MELISSA ANN WILLIAMS

WF 39

498 W 32ND ST/S MOFFET AVE 10,000.00

1153 Se Star Road

BAXTER SPRINGS, KS 66713

1 POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

2 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

10/03/2026 0055 SPANKY SHANE WILLIAMS

199 County Lane 172

JASPER COUNTY, MO 64804

WM 45

119 REDINGS MILL RD/CASTLE DR 0.00

1 POSSESSION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

10/03/2026 0049 SAVANNAH JADE

HOFFHINES

9223 E Highway 86

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WF 21

12939 HIGHWAY K 5,000.00

1 SEXUAL ABUSE - 1ST DEGREE

2 SUPPLYING LIQUOR TO A MINOR OR INTOXICATED PERSON

10/03/2026 2146 MARC CHRISTOPHER LUJAN

1219 E 26th St

JOPLIN, MO 64804

WM 46

4947 EMILY LN 533.50

1 SPD DRIVING WHILE SUSPENDED / REVOKED 390.010

2 SPD NO INSURANCE/ FINANCIAL RESP. 390.140

3 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 1ST OFFENSE

10/03/2026 26001991

2355 TRISTAN TAYLOR HOBBS

WM 29

18709 ANTELOPE RD 500.00

2953 Quince Rd

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64865

1 ASSAULT- 4TH DEGREE - PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (1), (5)

10/04/2026 26001990

0105 JEREMY LEE BACON

WM 42

5947 DOUGLAS FIR RD 8,000.00

5947 Douglas Fir Rd

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64804

1 BURGLARY - 2ND DEGREE

10/04/2026 26001993

0241 LUKE TIMOTHY BENFIELD

AM 25

I-49 N MM 38 0.00

1804 S Joplin Ave

JOPLIN, MO 64804

1 `DWI 

Highway Patrol Arrests October 4-5

Robert L. Burks, 69, Marshfield, driving while intoxicated

Glenn B. Bozman, 60, Willard, driving while intoxicated, speeding, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia

Chlicia D. Diehn, 36, Joplin, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine, felony endangering the welfare of a child, driving while intoxicated

Rebecca M. Lalor, 41, Ash Grove, felony possession of a controlled substance (three counts)

Agenda posted for Joplin Regional Airport Board meeting

 

Porton of Route 43 in Seneca to be closed

(From MoDOT)

TRAFFIC ALERT: Route 43 CLOSED in Newton Co. for RR Crossing Repairs Oct. 12-14

Where: Missouri Route 43 (Cherokee Avenue) between Oneida Street and Newton County Route K (Frisco Street) in Seneca

When: Around the clock Monday-Wednesday, October 12-14

What: Route 43 CLOSED while railroad crews make repairs to crossing

Traffic Impacts

All lanes of Route 43 (Cherokee Avenue) CLOSED at railroad crossing

Drivers will have access to driveways and entrances at either end of the work zone but will not be able to travel through the work zone

No signed detours. 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.

Agenda posted for Crowder College Board of Trustees Planning Retreat

CROWDER COLLEGE

BOARD OF TRUSTEES PLANNING RETREAT

Crowder College McDonald County

Tatum Hall Buffalo Room

194 College Road, Pineville MO 64856

Friday, October 9, 2026 9:00am

 

 

 

        I.            State, Local, & Tuition Funding Review

     II.      Strategic Plan 2026-2031 Review

  III.      Grant Awareness

  IV.      MCCA Legislative Strategies

    V.      Adjournment

 

Highway Patrol Arrests October 3-4

Stanley S. Cauble, 37, Webb City, felony driving while intoxicated, injury to another

Andrew V. Rumachik, 26, Spokane, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Wyatt L. Ward, 27, Marshfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failed to drive on right half of roadway, speeding

Lora L. Roy, 37, Mansfield, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Joseph M. Varney, 27, Hollister, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive in a single lane

Shannon C. Eklof, 57, Smithville, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Caitlyn G. Bokay, 30, St. Joseph, felony possession of a controlled substance- Xanax, possession of drug paraphernalia

 

Agenda posted for Jasper County Commission meeting