Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

04/20/2026 0940 ZACHARY JOEL ROBINSON

2221 Joplin Street

GALENA, KS 66739

WM 35

303 3 250.00

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

04/20/2026 1022 AUSTIN WADE EVANS

15951 Fox Ln

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WM 20

5,000.00

1 DWI - PERSISTENT

04/20/2026 2012 NATHAN RAY KOHLER

1303 Wyandotte St

SENECA, MO 64865

WM 19

1303 WYANDOTTE ST 1,500.00

1 RAPE - 2ND DEGREE

04/20/2026 1356 JAMIE LYNN SIDNEY

17590 Radford Ln

GRANBY, MO 64844

WF 45

31616 QUINCE RD 533.50

1 SPD POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 215.1830

 

Highway Patrol Arrests April 21, 2026

Willard W. Soole, 65, Lanagan, failure to register as sex offender

Eric L. DeCocq, 32, Springfield, felony U. S. Marshals warrant for possession of a weapon, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine

Anna M. Roberts, 29, Lincoln, driving while intoxicated, no license plate lamp

Terrance B. Hoffman, 68, Sioux City, South Dakota, felony driving while intoxicated, speeding, no seat belt, lane violation

Deilson A. Fuentes Ramierez, 20, Sheldon, driving while intoxicated, speeding 

Joplin Recycling Center to offer free tire drop-off

(From the City of Joplin)

There will be a FREE Tire Drop-Off Event on Saturday, June 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the former Lone Elm Plant, 2214 N. Lone Elm Road. The drop off site is on the west side, across from the entrance to the City’s new MOmentum Bike Park and is a quarter of a mile south of the intersection of Lone Elm Road and West Zora Street. Please enter from the south on Lone Elm Road.Automotive passenger tires, with or without rims, will be accepted. 

Please remove water and mud from inside the tires. 

There is a ten-tire limit per vehicle, and multiple visits are not allowed. 

Semi, tractor, ATV, lawn mower, and racing tires will not be accepted. 

Tires cannot have rims larger than 20-inches. 

Please no commercial vehicles, haulers or generators of scrap tires.

This drop-off event is available to residents of Joplin and the counties of Jasper, Newton, McDonald, Barton, and Vernon. Joplin’s Recycling Center works closely with the Region M Solid Waste District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources for such collections.

Since the 1990s, when whole tires were banned from landfills to conserve landfill space and keep out hazardous materials, citizens have needed options to discard tires. The City and our partners are pleased to offer this community service for our area.

“Our tire drop-off program gives residents a free way to dispose of old tires while helping keep neighborhoods and natural areas litter-free,” said Scott Patterson, Recycling Coordinator. “Because landfills don’t accept tires, disposal can be difficult and expensive. Unfortunately, that can lead to tires being dumped along roadsides or in wooded areas, or left in yards where they collect rainwater and breed mosquitoes.”

Tires are not permitted to be left at this location before or after the scheduled event.

The collected tires will be hauled to a recycling facility where they can be made into Outdoor furnit!ure, playground cover, garden hoses, trash cans, rug and floor mats, loading dock bumpers, parking lot wheel stops, road paving aggregate, running- and biking-friendly trail pavement, rubber bands, and much more! All metal rims will also be recycled.

For more information contact Patterson at 417-624-0820 ext. 1501, or visit the City’s website at www.joplinmo.org/recycling.

Throughout the year, the Joplin Recycling Center accepts cardboard, paper, plastic #1 and #2 bottles with necks, glass, metal, cooking oil, egg cartons, hazardous waste, and batteries at no charge. Electronic waste is also accepted at no charge, with the exception of a $10 recycling fee for TV and computer screens. This event and the Center are open to everyone in the Region M Waste Management District which includes McDonald, Newton, Jasper, Barton, and Vernon Counties. The Joplin Recycling Center is funded in part by Region M Waste Management District.

MSSU Choral Society Spring Concert scheduled

(From MSSU Choral Society)

The MSSU Choral Society's annual Spring Concert will take place Sunday, May 3, 2026, at 3:00 p.m., in the First Community Church, 2007 East 15th St in Joplin, MO.

The MSSU Choral Society, conducted by Melissa Belk, is a 50-member area-wide, mixed choir that offers fellowship and fun for those passionate about singing.

The Chorus will sing several popular songs, including: For Good” from Wicked, and Touch the Sky from Brave. They will also perform a medley of jazzy standards, including Alexander’s Ragtme Band, When the Saints Go Marching In, and Sweet Georgia Brown. In a more serious vein, Pie Jesu by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and several others will be presented.

The concert is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated.

  

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

04/17/2026 1340 CHRISTOPHER DANIEL FOX

402 Hodge Dr

CARL JUNCTION, MO 64804

WM 42

303 3 1,000.00

1 `DWI

04/18/2026 0031 BLAKE MICHAEL ROGERS

6123 Dorian Ln

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64804

WM 19

6123 DORIAN LN 0.00

2 ARSON - 3RD DEGREE

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

04/18/2026 26000729

1452 BRYAN DAVID PLUMB

WM 53

7272 COYOTE DR 0.00

7030 Nettle Dr

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

1 CHILD MOLESTATION - 4TH DEGREE - CHILD LESS THAN 17 YOA AND

04/19/2026 0253 ANGEL ARLENE KING

3707 W Brook Ct

SPRINGFIELD, MO 65807

WF 44

1298 I 44 WB/US 166 HWY 136.50

1 SPD OBSTRUCT POLICE W/ARREST,DETENTION,STOP 215.390

2 SPD GIVING FALSE INFORMATION TO POLICE

04/19/2026 26000740

2109 MIKE MKRTICH DALIAN

WM 66

4008 I 44 WB 0.00

6540 Yolanda Ave

RESEDA, CA 91335

1 `DWI 

Highway Patrol Arrests April 18-20

Jerry E. McCammon, 60, Joplin,  felony driving while intoxicated, no valid license, careless and imprudent driving

Tammy S. Wicklein, 32, Branson, driving while intoxicated, lane violation, no seat belt

Chad J. Woelich, 31, Hollister, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failed to drive on right half of roadway, no insurance, no seat belt

Billy D. Hutchins, 59, Cassville, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine

Vivian C. Shewmake, 54, Cassville, possession of drug paraphernalia, failed to register motor vehicle

Kelsey C. Smith, 40, Morrisville, driving while intoxicated (drugs), speeding, no seat belt

Larry E. Roberts, 53, Springfield, felony driving while intoxicated, felony driving while revoked, careless and imprudent driving, no insurance, no seat belt

Thomas E. Raddatz, 69, Branson West, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Anna C. Sinclair-Hall, 28, Cassville, felony possession of a controlled substance- fentanyl, felony possession of a controlled substance- oxycontin

Jovanny Hernandez, 19, Stark City, driving while intoxicated, failed to stop at a stop sign, careless and imprudent driving

Michael Houck, 33, Powersite, driving while intoxicated, lane violation

Joshua M. Dillard, 37, Joplin, driving while intoxicated, failed to register motor vehicle

Keith J. Lawrie, 33, Carthage, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Jordan C. Harder, 21, Highlandville, driving while intoxicated

Leigh N. Ann Bland, 41, Ozark, felony driving while intoxicated

Matt T. Henson, 47, Marionville, felony probation and parole warrant for absconding, no insurance, no seat belt

Erika A. Ilfeld, 33, Riverside, California, possession of drug paraphernalia

Robert A. Abbs, 67, DeWitt, Michigan, driving while intoxicated

Donald E. Grimm, 36, Springfield, felony possession of a controlled substance- methamphetamine

Newton County Marriage Licenses

Dylan Allen Davis, 22, Joplin, and Brylee Darlene Sage, 21, Neosho

Melvin G. Holloway, 79, Neosho, and Tami Lea Orler Thomas, 65, Anderson

Paul Frederick Bettenga, 42, Seneca, and Lindsey Dawn Niebaum, 42, Joplin

Jaime J. Lucas Rosales, 22, Neosho, and Osiris Abigail Reyes Villalobos, 26, Springfield

Emmanuel Abisai Corado Perez, 20, Neosho, and Halee Grace Dodson, 18, Neosho

Terry James Ingalls, 54, Goodman, and Shawna Werner Mendoza, 55, Goodman

Barrett Smoke Burkey, 22, Granby, and Makay Lanae Neil, 22, Granby

Cole Santana Frossard, 30, Joplin, and Madison M. Hart, 29, Joplin

Samuel J. Shrum, 42, Granby, and Christine Hawley Davis, 48, Granby

Byron Enrique Gomez Lucas, 21, Neosho, and Sherlin Juliana Piedrasanta, 21, Neosho

Stefani Ranae Larkin, 29, Joplin, and Michelle Lee Gilbert, 33, Joplin

Alexander Charles Gauthier, 29, Bentonville, Arkansas, and Madison Vallentina Brown, 29, Bentonville, Arkansas