Monday, July 20, 2026

Newton County Marriage Licenses

Noster Luku, 24, Neosho, and Dana Salvador, 18, Neosho

Jared Glen Vansandt, 38, Neosho, and Olivia Joan Salmonsen, 35, Neosho

Dylan Scott Mitchell, 31, Goodman, and Shantel Marie Beck, 29, Goodman

Edward Gary Jones, 50, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and Amy Suzanne Payne, 44, Stark City

Jacob Lane Poindexter, 25, Fairland, Oklahoma, and Kathryn Nicole Osborn, 26, Fairland, Oklahoma

Zachary Denzel Dean Keith, 26, Mount Vernon, and Emily Renae Galbraith, 24, Seneca
 

Sunday, July 19, 2026

Highway Patrol Arrests July 18-19

Terry L. Roberts, 46, Ozark, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving

Christian D. Burch, 22, Kansas City, three Jackson County misdemeanor warrants for failure to appear

Douglas A. Wells, 29, Pittsburg, Kansas, driving while intoxicated

April Johnson, 36, Hermitage, manslaughter first degree, driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a crash

Bradley Johnson, 37, Hermitage, manslaughter first degree, driving while intoxicated, leaving the scene of a crash








Ty B. Chastain, 23, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Rebecca M. Drye, 45, Exeter, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Kara W. Williams, 42, Collville, Washington, driving while intoxicated, failure to drive on right half of roadway

Jesse W. Carender, 41, Forsyth, driving while intoxicated

Omar Flores Perez, 23, Santa Fe, New Mexico, driving while intoxicated

Chloe Kincaid, 18, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failed to drive in a single lane

David N. Lemasters, 29, Joplin, driving while intoxicated, failed to display lights

Bennie R. Stuchell, 51, Wichita, Kansas, driving while intoxicated, speeding, cutting in on overtaken vehicle








Bryan K. Powers, Jr., 36, Springfield, driving while intoxicated- prior offender, failure to drive on right half of roadway

Myles E. Roberts, 31, Altamont, Illinois, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Michael K. Long, 71, Rochester, Indiana, felony driving while intoxicated, speeding

Dennis D. Reynolds, 39, Neosho, Newton County felony warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia, Seneca Police Department misdemeanor warrant for possession of drug paraphernalia, no seat belt

Cody B. Garver, 37, Bolivar, felony leaving the scene of an accident

Kayla M. McDonald, 25, Norfork, Arkansas, driving while intoxicated- prior offender, operating a motor vehicle with vision reducing material 

Saturday, July 18, 2026

Joplin residents injured in crash caused by blown tire


Two Joplin residents were injured in a one-vehicle accident 3:29 p.m. today on I-44 four miles east of Mount Vernon.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2006 Lincoln Zephyr driven by a 20-year-old Joplin man blew a tire, ran off the roadway and overturned.

The driver and a passenger, a 20-year-old Joplin man, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy Joplin.


Highway Patrol Arrests July 17-18

William J. Thomas, 56, Branson, felony possession of a controlled substance- oxycodone, Branson Police Department misdemeanor warrants for traffic violations

Jazmynn A. Grounds, 29, Ozark, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Cody W. Blankenship, 34, Springfield, driving while intoxicated with person less than 17 in vehicle, failed to drive in single lane, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Miranda K. Moore, 22, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Francisco Becerra, 25, Joplin, driving while intoxicated, failed to signal, lane violation








Kanesha T. Young, 36, Memphis, Tennessee, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Dylan S. Fatheree, 29, Branson, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Benjamin N. Carney, 37, Monett, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Lisa D. Ortego, 37, Rockaway Beach, driving while intoxicated, failed to yield to emergency vehicle








Tracy L. Rude, 39, Fair Grove, driving while intoxicated, speeding

Michael D. Jackson, 60, Bella Vista, Arkansas, Seneca Police Depaertment warrant for failure to appear on driving while revoked/suspended, Goodman Police Department warrant for failure to appear on driving while revoked/suspended, no valid license, speeding, no insurance

Ca P. Lian, 38, Exeter, driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Jonny Omar Caal Samayoa, 25, Hollister, speeding, no valid license 

Friday, July 17, 2026

Dade County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

 Erica J. Koch vs. Kody L. Koch












McDonald County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

David L. Deaan vs. Stormie R. Dean
Sherry L. Wallenburg vs. Daniel L. Wallenburg










 

Newton County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

Kayla M. Jones vs. Jeremy T. Jones
Trenton C. Pendergraft vs. Kayla J. Pendergraft
Cassondra S. Berryman vs. Curtis R. Berryman
Erika L. Hoogendoorn vs. Grant Hoogendoorn
Jonathon K. Cook vs. Brittany L. Cook