Town hall meeting on substance abuse planned in Carthage

A town hall meeting on substance abuse, "Solving the Addiction Crisis," will be held 6:30 p.m. Thursday, September 28, at the Carthage Water and Electric Community Room, 627 W. Centennial, Carthage.

The meeting is the first step toward establishing a recovery support program in Carthage.

Granby woman injured in two-vehicle accident near Neosho

A Granby woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident 2:15 p.m. today on U. S. 60, south of Jasmine Road, two miles north of Neosho.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2007 Nissan Altima driven by Angel M. Johnson, 19, Crane, struck the rear of a 2005 Dodge Neon driven by Billie J. Cox, 69, Granby.

Cox was treated for minor injuries at Freeman Neosho.

Highway Patrol DWI Arrests August 30-31

The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the following people for driving while intoxicated:

Jesse M. Walch, 30, Stoutland
Peter B. Radford-Kapp, 21, Springfield
Abigail G. Bennett, 18, Highlandville
Fallon M. Gorham, 36, Webb City
Ashley L. Gideon, 34, Galena
James P. Schaeffer, 51, Springfield
Dallas T. Chritton, 22, Fordland

Barton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

Steven Michael Ferguson, 24-hour hold for investigation

Toyka Leann Bramlette, assault, domestic assault, peace disturbance

Jasper County Sheriff's Office Arrests

August 31, 2017 

Daily News 

Jasper County Sheriff’s Office 

8/29/17 Donny R. Cook, 23 of Joplin, was arrested for Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. 

8/29/17 Antwon D. McPherson, 41 of Independence, KS, was arrested for Fugitive From Justice. 

8/30/17 William P. Gilliam, 44 of Duenweg, was arrested for Fugitive From Justice. 

8/30/17 Christopher C. Vinzant, 43 of Carthage, was arrested for Domestic Assault 3rd and Sexual Misconduct 2nd . 

The charges for which the above were arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence

Joplin Police Department Arrests August 30-31

08/30/2017 0036
AUSTIN TYLER REYNOLDS
534 N Byers Ave, 4 JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 19 000 3D/MAIN ST 0.00
1 1 DISTURBING THE PEACE

08/30/2017 0400
CHAD RAYMOND LAUDERDALE
409 Benham Ave NEOSHO, MO 64850
WM 35 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/30/2017 0545
NATHANIEL ALLEN STEVENSON
6350 Spurgeon Rd Trl -30 JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 30 331.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/30/2017 0800
JEREMIAH ANDREW BOX
400 Lost Trail JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 26 303 E 3RD ST 225.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/30/2017 0835
MILTON O GUILLEN
5800 E 3rd St REEDS, MO 64859
WM 47 3359 E 13TH ST/CRAMPTON DR 214.00
1 1 COMMIT

08/30/2017 0850
MCKENNA ASHTON FRAZIER
504 S Hall WEBB CITY, MO 64870
WM 22 3400 E ENTERPRISE AVE 223.50
1 1 COMMIT

08/30/2017 0800
RACHAELL NICOLE GRENINGER
1713 S Massachusetts Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 32 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/30/2017 0800
ANDREW CRAIG VAUGHN
420 Moffet Ave, 8 JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 37 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
3 1 TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY
1 1 ASSAULT OFFICER
2 1 POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA

08/30/2017 0920
MICHAEL ANTHONY WOLFE
11319 32nd St, A2 JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 26 303 E 3RD ST 345.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/30/2017 1141
JESSE RAY ADAMS
710 W 2nd WEBB CITY, MO 64870
WM 21 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
4 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/30/2017 1140
HEATHER CHRISTINE CURRY
1717 Joplin St GALENA, KS 66739
WF 40 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 COMMIT

08/30/2017 0900
REANNA M BRUIN
902 S Texas Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 32 902 S TEXAS AVE 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/30/2017 1447
CHRISTIAN DONALD RITTER
423 Cenntenial St WEBB CITY, MO 64870
WM 23 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/30/2017 1545
CHRISTOPHER ALLEN ANDERSON
1800 Nw Hearnes Ave BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015
WM 44 303 E 3RD ST 81.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT

08/30/2017 1725
EDWARD J BERNAL
 Homeless JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 47 306 S MCCLELLAND BLVD 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/30/2017 1700
INDICA ANESS JOHNSON
731 W 13th St WEBB CITY, MO 64870
BF 30 131 W 12TH ST/S JOPLIN AVE 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/30/2017 1600
WILLIAM CHARLES POWERS Jr
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 40 799 E 4TH ST/S COX AVE 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/30/2017 1700
ERIC ALLAN BAUGHMAN
WM 36 131 W 12TH ST/S JOPLIN AVE 500.00
2225 S Arizona Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING
2 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/30/2017 1812
JESSICA DAWN MARIE WHITE
111 S Connor Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 28 725 S SERGEANT AVE 0.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY

08/30/2017 0955
TAYLA R GRIFFIN
1419 W 4th St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 27 1419 W 4TH ST 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/30/2017 2010
CHRISTIAN DUANE LINDGREN
3329 S Jackson Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 21 201 RIVIERA DR 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT

08/30/2017 2100
DARREN DUANE DAVENPORT
824 Uclide Blvd CARTHAGE, MO 64836
WM 26 800 S MURPHY AVE 0.00
3 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
1 1 POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA

08/30/2017 2318
CHRISTOPHER LEE BRITT
902 S Jackson Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 32 902 S JACKSON AVE 0.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY
2 1 VANDALISM

08/30/2017 2200 
ORELBIC MANUEL ELVIO LOPEZ
WM 52 2949 E 17TH ST/S RANGE LINE RD 0.00 
2541 E Markwardt St JOPLIN, MO 64804 
1 1 DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCE OF DRUGS 

08/30/2017 2318
EMILY CHRISTINE HOSKINS
2908 S Park Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 30 902 S JACKSON AVE 0.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY

08/31/2017 0021
BRANDON JAMES FLEMING
3176 S Serene Ln JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 27 510 S MURPHY BLVD 0.00
1 1 PARK AFTER HOURS

08/31/2017 0107 
KATHRYN BRIDGET CONROY 
104 W Forest St PUTTSBURG, KS 66762 
WF 25 2000 S MAIN ST 500.00 
1 1 DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

08/31/2017 0145
SYLVESTER CHARLES STEWART Jr
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 32 531 S KENTUCKY AVE 0.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTIING SIDEWALK

08/31/2017 0215
KOLBY ALEXANDER LONG
8140 Alamo Ln SENECA, MO 64865
WM 26 1549 W JUNGE BLVD/S MAIDEN LN 117.00
1 1 COMMIT

08/31/2017 0419
BRAXTON DESHAWN WOODEN
1316 S Pennsylvania Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 41 0 W 4TH ST/S BYERS AVE 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/31/2017 0612
MICHAEL K FREEMAN
207 S Highland Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 22 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/31/2017 0840
SCOTT RAY PEGGRAM
WM 30 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
9283 Goldfitch Rd NEOSHO, MO 64850
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 COMMIT
6 1 COMMIT

Tenth anniversary celebration planned for Wildcat Glades

(From Wildcat Glades Conservation and Audubon Center)

Join us on September 8th as we celebrate Wildcat Glades Conservation & Audubon Center moving into double digits! That is right- we are turning the big 10! 

We will begin festivities at 7 with a few comments from founding members. Next we will partake of delicious cake and other sweet treats. We will top the evening with a movie in our park. The feature film is "The Big Year" with Owen Wilson, Steve Martin & Jack Black. 

Wear your best birding gear and we will supply birthday hats. Movie will be complete with popcorn and pop. This is free and open to the public. Come and party with us as we enter into the preteen years.

Barton County Sheriff's Office: Do you know this man?

(From the Barton County Sheriff's Office)

The Barton County Sheriff's Office is asking for help from our community. 

If anybody recognizes the subject in this photograph could you please contact our agency. Or send us a private message.

Barton County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page

Jasper County Sheriff searching for Carterville man

(From the Jasper County Sheriff's Office)

PUBLIC HELP IS NEEDED!

JUSTIN L PAGE, 34 of Carterville, has warrants for his arrest. Mr. Page ran from law enforcement earlier, and we are currently looking for him.

Mr. Page was last spotted near 200 and Hidden Acres. He was wearing a dark t-shirt and cargo shorts.

If you see Page, or have information on his location, contact dispatch, at 359-9100 immediately.

Webb City Public Library to be closed for a week due to maintenance situation

(From the Webb City Public Library)

Due to unexpected required maintenance the Webb City Public Library will close Thursday, August 31, 2017 at 1 p.m.
and reopen Wednesday, September 6, 2017.

No fines will be charged on materials while we are closed. The book drop to return materials is on the northeast side of the library.

Joplin police incidents include arrest of drug traffickers, corralling of runway, driverless car

(From Joplin Police Department)

Incident Spotlight

(We couldn't pick just one today, so here are three)

Yesterday evening at 4:34 p.m. one of our officers stopped a vehicle at 12th and Joplin for an equipment violation. 

The driver drove a couple of blocks before stopping. The 30-year-old female driver was arrested for being in possession of 20 prescription pills, paraphernalia and tampering with evidence. The front seat passenger was arrested for a Jasper County warrant. The back seat passenger gave a false name and had a warrant.

Last night at 11:57 p.m, our officers stopped a vehicle at 34th and Main that left a known drug house earlier. With the use of a police K9, 31 grams of meth was discovered concealed in the vehicle door. A 44-year-old male and 23-year-old female were arrested for first degree trafficking in drugs.

This morning at 2:35 a.m. one of our officers tried to stop a vehicle at 8th and Byers for an expired temp tag. 

The vehicle sped away westbound on began running stop signs northbound. Officers didn't pursue do to the minor violation and dangerous driving. A few minutes later, officers found the vehicle rolling across 4th Street unoccupied with the back door open. The vehicle continued northbound off road across the empty lot headed towards the apartment complex at 3rd and Byers. 

An officer was able to leave her police car and apply the brake of the runaway car before it could hit anything. Several juveniles were located in the area and the case is under investigation.

Greitens to discuss current development in North Korea during speech at MSSU

(From Southern News Service)

Dr. Sheena Chestnut Greitens, co-director of the Institute for Korean Studies at the University of Missouri, will speak at a 9 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, in Corley Auditorium in Webster Hall at Missouri Southern State University.

She will speak on the American national security implications of current developments in North Korea.

Following her presentation, she will sign copies of her book, “Dictators and their Secret Police: Coercive Institutions and State Violence,” from 10:45 to 11 a.m. She will be available for media interviews from 11 to 11:15 a.m.

Greitens is an assistant professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Missouri, a non-resident senior fellow at the Center for East Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, and an associate in research at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University.

She holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University; an M.Phil. from Oxford University, where she studied as a Marshall Scholar; and a B.A. from Stanford University.

She and Gov. Eric Greitens were married in 2011, and are the parents of two sons, Joshua and Jacob. As Missouri’s first lady, she focuses on foster care and adoption initiatives, an interest sparked when she was eight years old by the adoption of her younger sister. As an educator and a mother, Greitens believes strongly in the importance of protecting society’s most vulnerable children, and looks forward to working to strengthen families across the state.

The presentation is free and open to the public. Her appearance is a part of Korea Semester activities at MSSU

Joplin Police Department Arrests August 29-30

08/29/2017 1400
JESICA DAWN MONTANELLI
2930 S Joplin Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 19 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
4 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
5 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/29/2017 1410
MARK LLOYD BRESEE
11319 Hwy Ff Lot B #24 JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 38 500 S SERGEANT AVE 148.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT

08/29/2017 1558
JAMES CARL WILLIAMSON
3534 E 13th St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 52 549 E 15TH ST/S MISSOURI AVE 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/29/2017 1730
RAYMOND WILLIAM MEEK
1824 S Harlem Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 60 100 E 28TH ST/S MAIN ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/29/2017 1847
MARKUS WOODSON GULLEY Jr
3206 N Upland Rd JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 35 949 E 28TH ST/S INDIANA AVE 0.00
2 1 PEDESTRIANS WALKING ALONG ROADWAYS

08/29/2017 2222
ERIC DYWANE STRICKLIN
915 S Main St JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 36 917 S MAIN ST 323.50
1 1 COMMIT

08/29/2017 2200
MANUEL GARCIA
1120 S Connecticut Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 26 1722 W 22ND ST 0.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY

08/29/2017 2300
WHITNEY MARIE GAZAWAY
2817 S Massachusetts Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 24 0 W 20TH ST/S HARLEM AVE 500.00
5 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
6 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
7 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/30/2017 0036
AUSTIN TYLER REYNOLDS
534 N Byers Ave, 4 JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 19 000 3D/MAIN ST 0.00
1 1 DISTURBING THE PEACE

08/30/2017 0400
CHAD RAYMOND LAUDERDALE
409 Benham Ave NEOSHO, MO 64850
WM 35 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/30/2017 0545
NATHANIEL ALLEN STEVENSON
6350 Spurgeon Rd Trl -30 JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 30 331.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/30/2017 0800
JEREMIAH ANDREW BOX
400 Lost Trail JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 26 303 E 3RD ST 225.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

Suspicious man trying front doors at 29th and Indiana arrested for meth possession

(From the Joplin Police Department)

Incident Spotlight

Yesterday evening at 6:27 p.m. a resident called about a suspicious male trying front doors of houses around 29th and Indiana. Officers found the male walking in the area. He was arrested for possession of meth.

Yesterday evening at 10:47pm an officer stopped a vehicle at 20th and Harlem for no front license plate. The 24 year old female driver gave officers a false name. Once identified she was arrested for resisting arrest, driving while suspended, felony Benton County, Arkansas drug warrant and mutliple other warrants. She was also found to be in possession of marijuana and meth. She was booked on numerous charges.

Barton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

Brian Keith Martin, shock incarceration

Tina Marie Estep, 24-hour hold for investigation

Gary Dean Drum, driving while revoked.

Christopher Shaun Pratt, open container, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana

Sherri S. Anderson, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana

John Lance McDowell, driving while revoked

Delaney Marie Satoe, contempt of court

Daniel William Thomas, failure to appear

Sabra Lynn Fisher, resisting arrest

William Scott Raynor, DWI (alcohol)

Kelsey Chanelle Braker, shock incarceration

Matthew Michael Wells, failure to appear-stealing/theft

Robert Derek Edward Gamble, 24-hour hold for investigation

Dustin Ray Logsdon, possession of drug parapernalia

Luke Harold Barnes, assault second degree

Gerald Weick, obstruction-false police report, possession of marijuana

James J. Shockley, possession of drug paraphernalia

Jasper County Sheriff's Office Arrests

August 29, 2017 

Daily News 

Jasper County Sheriff’s Office 

8/25/17 Travis J. Thompson, 38 of Carthage, was arrested for Fugitive From Justice. 

8/26/17 Codey Burris, 28 of Pittsburg, was arrested for Fugitive From Justice. 

8/28/17 Adam B. Hardwick, 30 of West Mineral, KS, was arrested for Driving While Suspended and Fugitive From Justice. 

8/28/17 Nathaniel C. Norris, 24 of Carthage, was arrested for Felony Resisting Arrest. 

The charges for which the above were arrested are mere accusations and are not evidence of guilt. Evidence in support of the charges must be presented before a court of competent jurisdiction whose duty is to determine guilt or innocence.

Joplin Police Department Arrests August 28-29

08/28/2017 1250
KYLEE RACHELLE PLILER
113 N Wall Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 20 303 E 3RD ST 225.00
1 1 VANDALISM
2 1 TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY

08/28/2017 1340
SETH AVERY PINNELL
2727 S Wall Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 23 1501 S MICHIGAN AVE 172.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT

08/28/2017 1348
SHANNON M CAVENER
1812 W 24th St, A JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 40 1501 S RANGE LINE RD 500.00
1 1 LARCENY
2 1 LARCENY

08/28/2017 1545
TARA ELIZABETH BOHRN
524 S Park Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 28 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/28/2017 1543
DAVID KENNETH OLSON
606 E Fountain Rd AIRPORT VILLAGE, MO 64870
WM 49 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/28/2017 1520
JACQULYN NICOLE ROGERS
17008453 13305 Iris Road #23 NEOSHO, MO 64850
WF 25 301 S GENEVA AVE 500.00
3 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING
1 1 ASSAULT - CITY
2 1 LARCENY

08/28/2017 1645
DONALD DEE KIDWELL
3 N Shawnee PEORIA, OK 74363
WM 59 4777 W DOWNSTREAM BLVD 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/28/2017 1620
STEVEN ROBERT MCCLURE
185 N Main St EUREKA SPRINGS, AR 72632
WM 67 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/28/2017 1851
EDWARD DARNELL GILMORE
510 E 15th St JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 35 3299 E 13TH ST/S REX AVE 398.50
1 1 COMMIT

08/28/2017 2010
JOSEPH WAYNE HOOD
6459 West 20th St JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 34 HILL & GARDEN 500.00
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
4 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
5 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/28/2017 2010
AMY KAY THOMAS
17008464 614 S Monroe Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 34 200 N GARDEN AVE/E HILL ST 225.00
1 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

08/28/2017 2100
LARRY OLIVER
WM 52 2012 W 4TH ST 225.00
2 1 MISUSE 911 SYSTEM

08/28/2017 2052
JAMES MICHAEL WILKINS
17404 Danville Ln NEOSHO, MO 64850
WM 42 112 E 32ND ST 500.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

08/28/2017 2000
RACHELLE LYNN ENGLAND
17008465 222 N Monroe Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 45 222 N MONROE AVE 500.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY

08/28/2017 2248
JASON L BULLER
2324 E Zora St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 38 1515 E SOUTH ST 500.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

08/28/2017 2345
ANDREW ESPINOLA HOWARD
1859 Elm Dr JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 29 0 9TH/SEGEANT 0.00
1 1 DISPLAY OF STATE PLATES
2 1 NO VALID DRIVERS LICENSE

08/28/2017 2248
KASSIE SUE MYERS
711 E Pool St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 29 1515 E SOUTH ST 195.00
2 1 COMMIT
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

08/28/2017 2000
JULIA DIANA CHURCH
511 W 1st St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 33 3008 S MC CLELLAND 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/29/2017 0012
MATTHEW DOUGLAS GORDON
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 46 0 26TH/RANGELINE 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/29/2017 0216
MELODY RENEE BANKS
BF 31 822 S CONNECTICUT AVE 500.00
822 S Connecticut Ave, A JOPLIN, MO 64801
1 1 RESIST / INTERFERE W/ ARREST

08/29/2017 0235
MITCH ALLEN BRAUN
702 S Monroe Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 19 0 E 5TH ST/S MURPHY BLVD 87.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT

08/29/2017 0235
DALTON RICHARD SIMS
401 N Walnut Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 18 0 E 5TH ST/S MURPHY BLVD 858.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT

08/29/2017 0816
NICHOLAS SHANE BURDGE
2303 W 4th St, 1/2 JOPLIN, MO 64801
1249 E BROADWAY ST/N HIGH AVE
WM 34 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

Anderson woman injured in accident on 76

An Anderson woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident 2:20 p.m. Monday on MO 76, one half mile west of Anderson.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2017 Jeep Compass driven by Evelyn J. Hottinger, 71, Anderson, ran off the roadway and struck a tree.

Hottinger was treated for moderate injuries at Northwest Medical Center, Rogers, Arkansas.

Carl Junction woman injured crashing into tree

A Carl Junction woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident 1:10 p.m. Monday on Route JJ, one mile south of Carl Junction.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2009 Chevrolet Colorado driven by Kelly D. Blackford, 37, Carl Junction, ran off the roadway and struck a tree.

Blackford was treated for moderate injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.

Highway Patrol DWI Arrests August 28-29

The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the following people for driving while intoxicated:

Jayme A. Guinn, 31, Branson
Carolyn E. Slack, 47, Clinton
Larry W. Erickson, 55, Seymour

JPD officer arrests woman alleged to have shot at man in July

(From the Joplin Police Department)

Incident Spotlight

This morning at 1:21am one of our officers obtained information that a female was at an apartment at 822 Connecticut that had a felony first degree assault warrant with no bond, out of Jasper County. 

When officers made contact at the door with a female, the female with the warrant also came to the door and gave a false name. She then ran to the back of the apartment with the officer chasing her, giving her commands. 

She tried to slam the bedroom door on the officer, and he was able to force it open. 

The female continued to resist but was ultimately taken into custody for her warrant. Her warrant stemmed from a call our department responded to on July 31st, where the female shot at a male during an argument.

Verona man injured in accident near Neosho

A Verona man was injured in a one-vehicle accident 11:07 a.m. Monday on Route D, two miles east of Neosho.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2012 Chrysler 300 driven by Ismael O. Soto, 20, Verona, ran off the right side of the road, struck a culvert, and overturned several times.

Soto was treated for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital, Joplin.

Crowder College Weekly Update

(From Crowder College)

Academics

·         Enroll in 2^nd 8 week classes which start October 16:  https://my.crowder.edu/ICS/Academics/Public.jnz?portlet=Course_Schedules&screen=Advanced+Course+Search&screenType=next

Athletics

·         Roughrider Soccer team lost in overtime Rose State this past weekend. They will travel to Coffeville on Tues., Aug. 29, 6pm and return home to play Sat., Sept. 2 at 2pm, Tues., Sept. 5 at 4pm and Fri., Sept. 8 at 4pm.  For a complete schedule go to:http://crowderathletics.com/sports/msoc/2017-18/schedule

·         Crowder Baseball 2017 Skills Showcase Camps – October 1 or October 29. Open to players in grades 9-12, 10am starts. Cost is $100 per player per session. Each session is limited to 60 players. Recruiting videos will be produced for an additional fee. To register go to:http://www.crowderbaseballcamps.com/skills-and-showcase-camp.cfm

Campus Events

·         Check out all the activities planned as we welcome students back to school. https://www.facebook.com/CrowderCollegeCampusLife

·         Wellness Week, Sept 11-14, will hold a variety of free activities for students and staff with giveaways. Find out more at: crowder.edu/wellness-week

Community Events

·         Auditions for “Dracula” directed by Ben Davies will be held August 28 & 29, 5:30-7pm. Cold read. The production will be October 19-21, 7:30pm nightly. For more information contact our Theatre Department at 417.455.5458.

·         The Roy Blunt Center for Missouri Alternative & Renewable Energy Technology (MARET) naming dedication ceremony will be held Friday, September 1, 10am on the Neosho campus.

·         Joshua Knott Exhibit in Longwell Museum, Aug. 17-Oct 12, 9am-6:30pm, M-F. Artist reception Oct. 6, 5-7pm. Artist statement: Art and life both happen in fragments. For me, the process of making art is the act of reconfiguring those fragments. The exhibit is free and open to the public.

Foundation

·         Win a Honda Fit raffle for the 15^th Annual Festival of Wreaths.  Tickets are $50 each with only 500 being sold! Purchase tickets online or call the Foundation Office at 417.455.5646.

Agenda posted for Joplin Planning and Zoning Commission meeting

Planning & Zoning Commission 
Monday September 11, 2017 4:00 P.M. 
5th Floor Council Chamber 602 South Main Street  Joplin, MO  

1. Roll Call

2. Approval of the August 14, 2017 Minutes

3. Old Business

4. New Business

5. Public Hearings

a. Case 025-17: A Portion of Spring Park, located at the SW Corner of 6th and Elm Streets - A request to apply district HP (Historic Overlay District) to the site of the Reverend Harris Joplin Home - Jill Sullivan.

b. Case 026-17: A tract located approximately 750 feet north of Broadway St. and 75 feet west of Murphy Blvd. – A request to apply District HP (Historic Overlay District) to the site of the First Major Lead Strike – Jill Sullivan.

c. Case 027-17: Jackson Ave, intersecting Glendale Rd. and Riverside Dr. – A request to apply District HP (Historic Overlay District) to Jackson Avenue Low Water Bridge – Roderick Harsh.

d. Case 028-17: 27th Street between Picher and Bird Avenues – A request to vacate 425’ of public right of way, more commonly known as 27th Street – Michael Landis.

6. Other Business

7. Adjournment

Miami Mugshot Monday

(From the Miami, Oklahoma Police Department)

Coffee with the Joplin Police Chief set for Thursday

Webb City Police participating in DWI crackdown

(From the Webb City Police Department)

Local police will be out in full force as part of the annual nationwide August/Labor Day Crackdown weekend “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” substance–impaired driving crackdown. 

The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Webb City, Missouri will run from August 18 - September 3, 2017.

Joplin Police stop results in arrests, confiscation of meth, meth making machinery

(From the Joplin Police Department)

Incident Spotlight

Yesterday evening at 7:45pm one of our officers stopped a vehicle for failing to stop at a stop sign at 15th and Pennsylvania. 

The vehicle had two males and a female in it. One of the males gave a false name to officers and was arrested. He was found to be in possession of approximately 14 grams of meth and a prescription pill not prescribed to him. 

A female was arrested for drug paraphernlia. 

The second male was arrested for possession of a controlled substance as well. There were items and substances consistent with the manufacture of meth in the vehicle.

Joplin Police Department Weekend Arrests

08/25/2017 0900
ALLEN EUGENE ANDREWS
1110 Brad OSWEGO, KS 67356
1349 W 20TH ST/S ANNIE BAXTER AVE
WM 31 398.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT

08/25/2017 0914
SAMANTHA CHARLENE HOLMES
2129 S Bird Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
1349 W 20TH ST/S ANNIE BAXTER AVE
WF 26 500.00
3 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/25/2017 0930
SETH EDWARD MARKS
WM 25 303 E 3RD ST 376.50
133 Lamar AVILLA, MO
1 1 COMMIT

08/25/2017 1500
DANIEL W LAMIA
915 S Main St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 42 210 S MCCONNELL AVE 107.00
1 1 COMMIT

08/25/2017 1635
DEBBIE LYNN SENAROSA
17008368 WELLS 304 E Quincy St GARRETT, IN 46738
WF 60 2623 W 7TH ST 500.00
1 1 LARCENY - SHOPLIFTING
2 1 TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY

08/25/2017 1730
FREDERICK BERT UTTER
1106 S Sergeant Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 35 2549 E 4TH ST/S FLORIDA AVE 225.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT

08/25/2017 1705
RYAN A FASSARI
17008371 23 Walnut MOUNTAIN TOP, PA 18707
WM 21 3015 S MAIN ST 0.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY

08/25/2017 1811
SHAWN MICHAEL ROCKERS
1802 S Wall Ave, 3 JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 26 1220 S WALL 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 BENCH WARRANT
3 1 BENCH WARRANT
4 1 BENCH WARRANT
5 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/25/2017 1932
KELSEY REANN BURKHARDT
WF 21 749 W 6TH ST/S JACKSON AVE 500.00
3338 S Pearl Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 COMMIT

08/25/2017 2108
JUSTIN THOMAS BEHNKE
1205 S Connor Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 20 1049 W 8TH ST/S MURPHY AVE 213.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 COMMIT

08/25/2017 2010
TINA, RENEE SULTZER
917 S Main St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 34 149 E 9TH ST/S VIRGINIA AVE 225.00
1 1 PUBLIC CONSUMPTION

08/25/2017 2145
BRANDON JAMAL CARTER
210 S Pearl Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 24 1649 E 4TH ST/S ST LOUIS AVE 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
4 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
5 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/25/2017 2220
LISA MARIE SIDNEY
17008381 306 Cowgill CARL JUNCTION, MO 64834
WF 28 1501 S RANGELINE 500.00
1 1 LARCENY - SHOPLIFTING

08/25/2017 2349
SYLVESTER CHARLES STEWART Jr
BM 32 510 S MURPHY BLVD 0.00
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

08/26/2017 0230
TYLER SHAWN GOODWIN
17008385 1221 Roland Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 26 601 E 15TH ST 0.00
1 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

08/26/2017 0148
ARIEL SUE PAIGE DIVINE
1258 Eden Ave WEBB CITY, MO 64870
WF 25 3031 S RANGE LINE RD 251.50
3 1 COMMIT

08/26/2017 1417
RAUL ULLOA Sr
4667 S Duquesne Rd JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 57 303 E 3RD ST 123.50
1 1 COMMIT

08/26/2017 1515
KELLY D MCADAMS
19890 State Hwy 59 NOEL, MO 64854
WM 44 3434 S RANGE LINE RD 225.00
1 1 TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY

08/26/2017 1438
KRISTEN RENEE` KARR
17008392 3115 E Markwardt St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 35 949 W 21ST ST/S BIRD AVE 0.00
1 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

08/26/2017 1438
DAVID WAYNE HARMS Jr
17008392 1801 E Broadway St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 34 2100 S BIRD AVE 0.00
1 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

08/26/2017 1600
DANIEL EMBARCADERO CORRAL
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 34 900 E 5TH ST 500.00
1 1 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT

08/26/2017 1900
ALEXANDER LEE COLTON
17008401 500 Maple St NEOSHO, MO 64850
WM 21 222 S RANGE LINE RD 500.00
1 1 ASSAULT - CITY

08/26/2017 1930 
LAMARCUS D WILLIS 
200 E Zora St, 41 JOPLIN, MO 64801 
BM 32 200- 41 E ZORA ST 500.00 
3 1 DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY 
2 1 LARCENY - OTHER 

08/26/2017 2030
JUSTIN MICHAEL GRACE
25710 S S 623 Rd GROVE, OK 74344
WM 31 700 S RANGE LINE RD 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/26/2017 2318
LUTHER RAYMOND STREIGHT
2005 S Bird Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 43 949 W 20TH ST/S BIRD AVE 225.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT

08/26/2017 2314
DAWSON ALLEN HOWELL
2202 S Joplin Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 19 2202 S JOPLIN AVE 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/27/2017 0033
DALE LEON ALLEN
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 55 400 S JACKSON AVE 217.00
1 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 0120
LEILANI CARMEN VAIPULU
2930 N Hickory Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 21 1600 N MAIN ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/27/2017 0130
NICOLE LASHAY JONES
17008412 805 S Connor Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
BF 35 949 W 7TH ST/S GRAY AVE 0.00
1 1 POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA

08/27/2017 0232
STEPHANIE SUE ADAMS
626 S Sergeant Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 35 600- BLK W 9TH ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 0324
ERIN MARIE DONNELLY
1502 S Grand Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 35 100 E 4TH ST/S MAIN ST 270.00
1 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 0626
REBECCA J MATHIS
107 Glenn St COUNCIL BLUFF, IA 51503
WF 37 4240 S 43 HWY 500.00
2 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING
1 1 TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY

08/27/2017 0735
AMANDA HEATHER LEE DRAKE
1920 S Hall St WEBB CITY, MO 64870
WF 22 303 E 3RD ST 50.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 0940
TONI EVELYN GABBARD
WF 35 5820 E 32ND ST/S BEDFORD AVE 500.00
1022 Calijh Rd PROTEM, MO 65733
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/27/2017 0930
JEFFREY LYNN LOVEALL
1022 Elisha Road PROTEM, MO 65733
WM 56 5820 E 32ND ST/S BEDFORD AVE 500.00
1 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/27/2017 1325
JOHN WESLY BERRY
818 W 4th St, 6 JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 42 803 S PATTERSON AVE 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/27/2017 1703
ASHLEY DIANE HUFF
17028 Locust, L NEOSHO, MO 64850
WF 30 303 E 3RD ST 189.00
1 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 1800
KEVIN LEE FULKERSON
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 45 1200 S PENNSYLVANIA AVE 146.79
1 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 1830
BRANDON THOMAS CONNELL
1608 S Mckinley Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 28 32ND & PENN 0.00
1 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/27/2017 1900
KENNETH FRANKLIN THOMAS
8317 Austin Rd MELROSE, FL 32666
WM 58 I 44 & HIGHWAY 43 0.00
1 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/27/2017
HANNAH M WEST
3401 S Texas, 09 JOPLIN, MO 64804
BF 21 3031 S RANGE LINE RD 303.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 2100
MEGAN LINDSAY MARTIN
17008431 2117 S Murphy Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
1649 E 15TH ST/S MASSACHUSETTS AVE
WF 26 225.00 1 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

08/27/2017 2145
KYLER BRADLEY DIXON
1527 Woodland Crossing WEBB CITY, MO 64870
WM 19 1502- B1 S MICHIGAN AVE 225.00
1 1 TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY
2 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 2200
DILLON SCOTT RUARK
1106 S Sergeant Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 25 1106 S SERGEANT AVE 214.75
1 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 2341
STANLEY RAY WATKINS Jr
806 S Pennsylvania Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 40 7TH MOFFET 201.50
1 1 COMMIT

08/27/2017 2330
LESLIE LYNN WILLIAMS-HOLESAPPLE
531 S Kentucky Ave, 3 JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 58 531 S KENTUCKY AVE 500.00
1 1 ASSAULT - CITY
2 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

08/28/2017 0015
KALEB DANIEL HENSLEY
2421 N St Louis Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 25 66- BLK I-44E HWY 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/28/2017 0030
AMBER L LINDSEY
1725 S Sergeant Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 25 1800 S JACKSON AVE 0.00
1 1 COMPLIANCE WITH REQUEST FOR ID BY POLICE OFFICER - BUSIN

08/28/2017 0410
SHANNON LEE LOPEZ
1701 E Central St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 45 2149 E 2ND ST/S FOREST AVE 173.50
1 COMMIT
3 1 OTHER CITY WARRANT

08/28/2017 0705
GARY PERRY
531 S Kentucky Ave, 3 JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 59 202 N WALL AVE 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT

Highway Patrol DWI Arrests August 27-28

The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the following people for driving while intoxicated:

Tracy G. Warren, 29, Joplin (drugs)
John M. Fleetwood, 29, Ozark
Sheila S. Branison, 42, Reeds Spring
Walker L. Mudgett, 20, Merriam Woods

Statement: Webb City man admits to stabbing brother three times

A Webb City man is being held on $100,000 bond after being charged with felony assault for allegedly stabbing his brother three times.

According to the probable cause statement from the Webb City Police Department, Corey A. Cooper, 19, Webb City, 'admittedly stabbed his brother three separate times with a knife causing serious physical injury requiring emergency medical treatment."

The victim suffered a severed left internal mammary artery, a "through and through" cut of his left ear and an abdominal wound.

Cooper entered a not guilty plea during a video arraignment last week in Jasper County Circuit Court. His next hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. September 6.

Joplin man pleads not guilty to child molestation charge

A Joplin man entered a not guilty plea during a video arraignment last week in Jasper County Circuit Court to a felony charge of child molestation in the first degree.

According to the probable cause statement, Jerry Dean Harris, 48, Joplin, allegedly molested a child less than 14 year old.

Agenda posted for Neosho City Council special meeting

Notice is hereby given that the Neosho City Council will meet in special session on Tuesday, August 29, 2017 at 6:00 p.m., at the City Hall Council Chambers located at 203 E. Main St., Neosho, Missouri.

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

NEW BUSINESS:
1. Bill No. 2017-858 – Surplus Property at Big Springs Park

CLOSED MEETING:
1. Section 610.021(1) RSMo,... Legal actions, causes of action or litigation involving a public governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications between public governmental body or its representatives and its attorneys.

2. Section 610.021(2) RSMo,...Leasing, purchase or sale of real estate by a public governmental body where public knowledge of the transaction might adversely affect the legal consideration therefor.

3. Section 610.021(3) RSMo,...Hiring, firing, disciplining or promoting of particular employees by a public governmental body when personal information about the employee is discussed or recorded.

Highway Patrol DWI Arrests August 26-27

The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the following people for driving while intoxicated:

Jason L. Claycomb, 32, Springfield
Ryan L. Clarke, 25, Long Lane
Lucas D. Sisson, 39, Colcord, Oklahoma
Mark E. Wollen, 24, Republic
Steven K. McNally, 61, Marceline
Rosalynn S. Clifton, 42, Springfield

Links provided to top Inside Joplin/Turner Report posts for the week

News events affect different people in different ways.

One such event- an accident on Highway 96, earlier this week offers a perfect example. Any time roads are closed, people want to know why. In this case, it was because of fatality accident.

The announcement that a fatality accident had occurred, even before the name of the victim had been released, was the most visited post this week on Inside Joplin.

The news that the victim was Jacob Holliday, 21, Jasper, (pictured) was released later that day and was the number four post for the week.

Jacob Holliday made many friends in his short time on this earth. He lived in Jasper, worked in Lamar, attended Crowder College in Webb City and had recently begun working in Joplin. His obituary was the most visited post this week on the Inside Joplin Obituaries blog.

It was news about a much different kind of person, President Donald Trump, that dominated the Turner Report statistics. The initial news that he will be coming to Springfield next week was the top post, while my commentary on Confederate statutes, based on the president's misadventures in reacting to Charlottesville, came in at number two and confirmation of his visit was number nine.

At number five was my commentary advising some of the most vehement of President Trump's supporters to lighten up.

The top posts and links to them are posted below:

The Turner Report

1. President Trump coming to Springfield next week; Joplin breathes a sigh of relief

2. One brave teacher and the historically worthless monuments to Confederate generals

3. Plea agreement spells out role Jarub Baird played in meth conspiracy, money laundering

4. Audrianna Horton was murdered four years ago today

5. Lighten up- Some Trump supporters are beginning to whine as much as he does

6. Proposal for Joplin High School Band trip to Chicago to be presented to R-8 Board

7. KZRG breaks major story on Hope Valley CID District

8. Arraignment set for doctor, former Carl Junction resident, charged with rape, sodomy, incest

9. White House confirms- Trump will come to Springfield, day, location still not certain

10. MSSU to present proposal for old Joplin Public Library to City Council at special meeting

Inside Joplin

1. Highway 96 closed east of 171 due to fatality crash

2. Highway Patrol arrests Neosho man for DWI, meth, weapons, four felonies, eight misdemeanors

3. Joplin Police makes arrests on child molestation, child abuse charges

4. Jasper man killed in collision with semi on 96

5. Bloody, intoxicated man who interrupted wedding event at Joplin bar arrested

6. Meth, marijuana and mushrooms- Joplin Police arrests woman with unusually padded bra

7. Joplin woman arrested on felony drug charge, nine warrants

8. Joplin Police arrest naked man in drainage system

9. Jasper County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

10. Jasper County Sheriff's Office searching for missing teen

Inside Joplin Obituaries

1. Jacob Holliday

2. Randall Cox

3. Alaina Stepp

4. Stephanie Barnes

5. Alonzo Tidball

6. Justin Scott

7. Joseph Black

8. Kandace Landrenau

9. Dale Roark

10. Gerald Owen

JPD arrests man, woman with stolen vehicle, illegal weapon, syringe full of meth

(From the Joplin Police Department)

Incident Spotlight

Overnight one of our officers located a vehicle at a motel with stolen license plates on it. 

Officers waited for a male and female to get into the vehicle and contacted them. The male resisted arrest and had a handgun in his waist band. He is a convicted felon prohibited from possessing a firearm. He also had a felony warrant. The female had a felony warrant and possessed a syringe loaded with meth. Numerous charges on both.

Joplin woman arrested on felony drug charge, nine warrants

The Highway Patrol arrested a Joplin woman on a felony drug charge and on nine warrants 12:51 a.m. Friday in Jasper County.

According to the Patrol report, Juanita M. Freel was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance, two felony probation violation warrants, a Joplin Police Department warrant for misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, a Webb City Police Department warrant for misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, a Webb City warrant for misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance, and Carthage Police Department warrants for no seatbelt, trespassing, no insurance, and misdemeanor theft.

Highway Patrol arrests Joplin man on felony drugs, weapons charges

The Highway Patrol arrested a Joplin man on three felony charges 11:10 p.m. Friday in Jasper County.

According to the Patrol report, Holden R. Prater, 20, Joplin, was charged with possession of a controlled substance, delivery of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of a firearm.

Highway Patrol DWI Arrests August 25-26

The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the following people for driving while intoxicated:

Collin C. Coffey, 24, Springfield
Isaac M. Covey, 27, Buffalo
Rebeccah M. Northern, 29, Joplin
Jason D. Bentch, 45, Battlefield
Jacob A. Bowman, 22, El Dorado Springs
Michael K. Phillips, 57, Shell Knob (boating while intoxicated)
Matthew R. Trogdon, 51, Monett (boating while intoxicated)
Nicalena A. Vega, 53, Springfield
Ridgeland S. Willis, 23, Walnut Shade

U. S. Bankruptcy Court Petitions- Joplin

Jasper County

Thomas Everett Walters and Amber Lynn Walters

Magan Dee Wood

McDonald County

Jeremy David Barnhill and Lisa Marie Barnhill

Newton County

Amanda Marie Alexandria Massey

Stone County

Joann Lydia Corter

Nela Kay Erwin

Vernon County

Kristie Ann Phipps

Jasper County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

The following petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed this week in Jasper County Circuit Court:

Kallie E. McDaniel vs. Michael W. McDaniel
Mercedes C. Block vs. John T. Block
Montana Skye Hatfield vs. Dustin James Hatfield
Micheal R. Newberry vs. Mary Ann V. Newberry
Victoria Carpenter vs. Gerald Carpenter
Jonathan D. Hartman vs. Tiffany A. Hartman
Kaitlyn M. Montgomery vs. Travis S. Montgomery
Barbara L. Crouch vs. Tony H. Crouch
Blake I. Williams. vs. Shelby L. Williams
Daniel P. Pliler vs. Shona L. Pliler
Leigh V. Childers vs. John L. Childers
Donald W. Sikes, Jr. vs. Michelle Sikes

Newton County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

The following petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed this week in Newton County Circuit Court:

Wendy K. Johnson vs. Richard A. Johnson
Michael Rosenkrantz vs. Judy A. Rosenkrantz

McDonald County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

The following petitions for dissolution of marriage were filed this week in McDonald County Circuit Court:

Tonya Weldon vs. Marcus Weldon
Belinda L. Schaffer vs. Chad M. Schaffer
Clint R. Walker vs. Terri D. Duero
Marisol Lopez vs. Sandro Vazquez Hernandez

Dade County Dissolution of Marriage Petition

The following petition for dissolution of marriage was filed this week in Dade County Circuit Court:

Angela Brown vs. Patrick R. Brown

Galena man subject of Cherokee County Fugitive Friday

(From the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)

Cherokee County Fugitive Friday- Bradlee Adams, 30, of Galena, Kansas on felony drug charges. 

Suspect is 6'02, 165 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes. 

Please contact the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office at 620-429-3992 or 620-848-3000 w/ info as to his whereabouts. You can also submit information by texting 888777. Just type 'tip cherokee' in the message area followed by whatever information you can provide.

Seneca police arrest man vomiting from window for DWI; Miami man arrested for meth possession

(From the Seneca Police Department)

On 8-25-17 Officer Pugh stopped a vehicle for not having functional taillights. After a short investigation, it was determined that an occupant of the vehicle had eight warrants for her arrest. The warrants were from three different police departments in Jasper County. The suspect was from Pittsburg, Kansas.

On 8-24-17 Officer Pugh stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation. After a short investigation approximately eight grams of methamphetamine was located inside his vehicle. The driver was arrested for possession of narcotics and possession of drug paraphernalia. The suspect was from Miami, Oklahoma.

On 8-23-17 Officer Pugh made contact with a driver who was vomiting from his window. The Driver was determined to be intoxicated and was arrested for DWI.

Joplin Citizens Police Academy planned

(From the Joplin Police Department)

The Joplin Police Department is proud to announce the upcoming spring session of the Citizens Police Academy. The Citizens Police Academy is an exciting 14 week program hosted by the police department. This program targets people in our area who want to learn more about the Joplin Police Department. Offered FREE of charge, this hands-on, interactive, behind-the-scenes program is taught by experienced police officers, who share their unique perspective on law enforcement. The classes will be held every Tuesday evening starting October 3rd from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The CPA will conclude on January 2nd with a closing ceremony and dinner. The classes will be held at various locations throughout the City. The class size will be limited to approximately 25 participants.

Topics covered will include: crime scene investigations, narcotics investigations, child abuse investigations, vehicle stops, SWAT operations and equipment, use of force tactics, building clearing, DWI enforcement, an introduction to the K9 unit and much more.

Interested persons are encouraged to contact Officer Lacey Baxter at lbaxter@joplinmo.org or at (417) 623-3131, ext 632. An application can be viewed and printed from JPD’s website, www.joplinmo.org, under the Events tab. An application can also be obtained at the front desk of the Joplin Police Department at 303 E. 3rd Street, in Joplin.

Application
To apply for the Citizens Police Academy via the online application, view the Citizens Police Academy Application in Adobe PDF format then mail or fax your completed form to:
Joplin Police Department
303 E 3rd St
Joplin, MO 64801
Fax: (417) 625-4733

Barton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

Ashley Autumn Pratt, failure to appear-driving while revoked, failure to register motor vehicle

Joshua Brawn Gragg, failure to appear-speeding

Brandon Lee Biby, trespassing

Joplin Police Department Arrests August 24-25

08/24/2017 0825
ALAN D MCGEE
2115 N St Louis Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 27 2115 N ST LOUIS AVE 225.00
1 1 MISUSE 911 SYSTEM

08/24/2017 0820
BRITTNEY KRISTEN WRIGHT
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 41 0 W 10TH ST/S MAIDEN LN 276.50
1 1 COMMIT

08/24/2017 0915
STACY SHANNON FOSTER
3320 S Texas Ave, 107 JOPLIN, MO 64804
BM 53 0 E FURNACE ST/N DIVISION AVE 0.00
1 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED

08/24/2017 0913
DAVID LEE TAYLOR
200 E Zora St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 41 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/24/2017 1000
JAMES ALLEN QUALLATE
2328 S Willard Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 30 1403 E 4TH ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/24/2017 1200
DACODA JONATHAN LEE JOHNSON
316 N Mineral Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 24 0 W 26TH ST/S MURPHY AVE 500.00
2 1 RESIST / INTERFERE W/ ARREST
1 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 COMMIT
6 1 COMMIT
8 1 CARELESS DRIVING
9 1 FAIL TO YIELD TO EMERGENCY VEHICLE
10 1 DWS/DWR OR CANCELLED
11 1 NO PROOF OF FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

08/24/2017 1200
JOE RUSSELL MIKSELL
240 W South St NEOSHO, MO 64850 WM 27
1736 W 22ND ST 500.00
1 1 RESIST / INTERFERE W/ ARREST

08/24/2017 1426
VALERIE JEAN DECOCQ
2401 S Pennsylvania Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 49 530 E 34TH ST 0.00
1 1 MENTAL 96 HOUR HOLD

08/24/2017 1600
AMBER RENEA HART
17008331 642 Rockwood Dr GROVE, OK 74344
WF 25 3151 E 7TH ST 500.00
1 1 LARCENY

08/24/2017 1715
JENNIFER DON BELL
17008333 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 46 1401 W 9TH ST/S PORTER AVE 0.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY

08/24/2017 1715
ROBERT LEE HOOPER
17008333 531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 45 1401 W 9TH ST/S PORTER AVE 0.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY
2 1 LARCENY - OTHER

08/24/2017 1645
RASHEIK RAMON COLE
1007 N St Louis Ave, 1 JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 34 MOTEL 6 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
3 1 BENCH WARRANT
4 1 BENCH WARRANT
5 1 BENCH WARRANT
6 1 BENCH WARRANT
7 1 BENCH WARRANT
8 1 BENCH WARRANT
9 1 BENCH WARRANT
10 1 BENCH WARRANT

08/24/2017 1900 
MARY JOSEPHINE KELLEY 
1000 Mineral Ave GALENA, KS 66739 
WF 52 749 W 20TH ST/S JACKSON AVE 500.00 
1 1 DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

08/24/2017 2154
THOMAS JAY ROBINSON
2930 S Illinois Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 17 1101 N RANGE LINE RD 500.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

08/24/2017 2200
RACHAELL NICOLE GRENINGER
1713 S Massachusetts Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 32 600 S PORTER AVE 500.00
1 1 LARCENY
2 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

08/24/2017 2227
RAPHAEL PAUL MARCEAU
831 S Main St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 56 3508 S RANGE LINE RD 225.00
1 1 TRESPASS UPON ANOTHER PROPERTY

08/24/2017 2142
KENDRA DENISE WILLIAMS
2112 S Bird Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
1831 E CAMPBELL PKWY/S ST LOUIS AVE
WF 28 500.00
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
4 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

08/24/2017 2330
DAYWON ELIJAH CARSON
1345 W Emery St TUCSON, AZ 85745
BM 35 3031 S RANGE LINE RD 500.00
1 1 DISTURBING THE PEACE

08/24/2017 2341
JUSTIN DWAYNE RAMIREZ
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 26 531 S KENTUCKY AVE 125.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT

08/25/2017 0134 
CORY JAMES SPENCER 
1219 E Hill St JOPLIN, MO 64801 
WM 30 149 E 4TH ST/S VIRGINIA AVE 500.00 
1 1 DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

08/25/2017 0206
JAMES ARTHUR GRUNDEN III
723 S Jackson Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 20 915 S JACKSON AVE 250.00
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 COMMIT
1 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

08/25/2017 0209
KALICIA COLLEEN IPOCK
915 S Jackson JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 30 915 S JACKSON AVE 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

Diamond man arrested on felony meth charge

The Highway Patrol arrested a Diamond man on a felony meth charge 10:35 p.m. Thursday in Newton County.

According to the Patrol report,  Gordon P. Thomas, 33, Diamond, was arrested for felony possession of methamphetamine, misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia, no insurance and no seat belt.

Highway Patrol arrests Neosho man for DWI, meth, weapons, four felonies, eight misdemeanors

The Highway Patrol arrested a Neosho man 8:52 p.m. Thursday in Newton County on 12 charges, including four felonies.

According to the Patrol report, Jacob S. Ralston, 32, Neosho, was pulled over after a chase and charged with the following crimes:

Felonies- Possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, unlawful use of a firearm, resisting arrest

Misdemeanors- Driving while intoxicated, speeding, failure to display valid plates, failure to equip motor vehicle with two taillights, no financial proof, no seat belt, no valid license, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway

Missouri Blue Alert system is now operational

(From the Missouri Highway Patrol)

Colonel Sandra K. Karsten, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces Missouri's Blue Alert System is now operational. Senate Bill 34, signed by Gov. Eric Greitens on July 6, becomes effective on Monday, August 28, and called for the creation of the Blue Alert System in Missouri. 

“Blue Alert is an important program that lets every law enforcement officer in the state of Missouri know that the community supports them and has their back,” said Governor Eric Greitens. “Our police officers do dangerous work to protect all of us, and this program will help us ensure that anyone who assaults a law enforcement officer is quickly found and brought to justice.” 

According to Section 650.520 RSMo., a Blue Alert can be issued in Missouri if the following criteria are met: 

1. A law enforcement officer is killed or seriously injured in the line of duty; or
2. An officer is missing in connection with official duties; or
3. There is an imminent and credible threat to kill or seriously injure a law enforcement officer; and
4. There is actionable information known about a suspect for a public notification to be helpful to law enforcement; and
5. The law enforcement agency involved requests or approves the alert being issued.

Missouri's Blue Alert System is a cooperative effort that includes the Department of Public Safety, Missouri Department of Transportation, State Emergency Management Agency, Missouri State Highway Patrol, broadcasters and state law enforcement agencies to quickly get word out to the general public of an attack on a police officer or an imminent threat. 

A Blue Alert will work similar to an AMBER Alert and use the same technology. Using television and radio broadcasts through the Emergency Alert System, text messaging, and MoDOT message boards, each Blue Alert will provide the public with a description of the offender, the offender’s vehicle, and license plate number, as available. Cell phone customers should contact their cellular service provider for information on whether Blue Alert text messages will be made available. 

Quickly and widely disseminating this information enlists the public’s assistance in identifying and capturing the suspect, and reducing the threat to the general public and law enforcement officers. 

Agenda posted for Big Springs Plaza CID Board meeting

(From the City of Neosho)

Notice is hereby given that the Big Springs Plaza CID Board will meet in regular session on Thursday, August 31, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., at the City Hall Council Chambers located at 203 E. Main St., Neosho, Missouri.

AGENDA

REGULAR SESSION – BIG SPRINGS PLAZA CID BOARD

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

APPROVAL OF AGENDA

NEW BUSINESS
1. Approval of FY2018 Budget

Comment period on Joplin Transportation Improvement Program amendments begins today

(From the City of Joplin)

The Joplin Area Transportation Study Organization (JATSO) will be voting to add two new projects to the 2016-2019 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). Both projects being added are capital transit projects which includes a replacement trolley vehicle and two new pedestrian waiting shelters for the Metro Area Public Transit System (MAPS).

The TIP contains transportation and transit projects in the Joplin Metropolitan Area that are partially funded by Federal transportation programs over the next four-year period. The public comment period for the TIP amendment begins Friday, August 25 and extends to Thursday, August 31. The proposed amendment can be view on the JATSO website at http://www.joplinmo.org/DocumentCenter/View/7232. Comments can be submitted to JATSO by phone at 417-624-0820, extension 201, or e-mail at tcunning@joplinmo.org.

This public notice, public involvement activities, and time established for public review and comments on the TIP will satisfy the FTA Section 5307 Program of Projects requirements for Metro Area Public Transit System (MAPS).

The public is encouraged to attend this meeting. If there are any questions pertaining to the items that will be discussed at the meeting, or to leave a public comment on the TIP, please contact Taylor Cunningham at 417- 624-0820, extension 201 or by email at TCunning@joplinmo.org.

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Mass Band Day among activities at Missouri Southern next week

(From Southern News Service)

Nearly 800 area high-school students will take the field with the Lion Pride Marching Band for a half-time performance on Thursday, Aug. 31, as the Lions open the 2017 football season vs. Fort Hays State at Fred G. Hughes Stadium.

The annual Mass Band Day performance will include students from high schools in Jasper, East Newton, Exeter, Seneca, Neosho, Webb City, Joplin, Miller, Aurora and Diamond,” said Dr. Rick Espinosa, director of bands at Missouri Southern.

“This is by far our biggest performance in terms of the number of kids on the field,” he said. “We’re going to be performing music from animated films. The Mass Band will play ‘Everything is Awesome’ from ‘The Lego Movie,’ the Lion Pride Band will perform ‘Get Back Up Again’ from ‘Trolls,’ and then the Mass Band will close with ‘How Far I’ll Go’ from ‘Moana.’”

The high-school bands will gather to rehearse the performance at 2 p.m. in the stadium. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Other events scheduled at Missouri Southern include a show by mentalist Chris Carter and lectures offered as part of the Korea Semester.

Tuesday, Aug. 29

Chris Carter: 7 p.m., Webster Hall’s Corley Auditorium. The mentalist’s performance is sponsored by the Campus Activities Board. Free and open to the campus community.

Thursday, Aug. 31

Archery Tag: 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., campus Oval. Similar to dodgeball, students will try to tag one another with foam-tipped arrows.

Top 10 Things Everyone Should Know About Korea: 11 a.m., Corley Auditorium. Author and teacher Gary Wintz will offer an introduction to Korea – it’s people, history, politics and culture. Free and open to the public.

Mass Band Day: 7 p.m., Fred G. Hughes Stadium.

Friday, Sept. 1

Touring North Korea – Absolutely Fascinating (But is it Real?): 9 a.m., Corley Auditorium. Gary Wintz has guided tours all over North Korea – a fascinating, if sometimes clearly staged and contrived experience for tourists. Free and open to the public.

Religions and Spirituality on the Korean Peninsula: 11 a.m., Corley Auditorium. Wintz will offer insights into the historical evolution of religion in both North and South Korea. Free and open to the public.

Joplin city offices to be closed Labor Day, Joplin City Council meeting date changed

(From the City of Joplin)

In recognition of the Labor Day holiday, the City of Joplin offices will be closed on Monday, September 4. This closing includes the Joplin Recycling Center, MAPS and the Sunshine Lamp Trolley services. All City services will resume their regularly scheduled hours on Tuesday, September 5. The City of Joplin Recycling Center will be open their usual hours 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, September 3 of the Labor Day weekend.

Public Safety services and Airport operations will continue to operate throughout the Labor Day holiday weekend, as these departments run 24/7 throughout the year.

The Joplin City Council meeting, regularly scheduled on the first Monday, will shift to Tuesday, September 5. It will be held at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 602 South Main St.

Due to the holiday, residential trash and curbside recycling services will not be picked up on Labor Day, Monday, September 4. Customers who usually have trash and recycling picked up on Mondays will have their trash and recycling picked up on Tuesday, September 5. For the remainder of the week, the residential trash and curbside recycling collection will move forward one day with Friday’s customers having a Saturday pick-up.

The Republic Services Transfer Station in Galena, Kansas will also be closed September 2 through September 4. This “long” weekend is due to Kansas and Missouri solid waste, landfill, and transfer station regulations.



For more information, contact Lynn Onstot, Public Information Officer at 624-0820, ext. 204.

Meth, marijuana and mushrooms- JPD arrests woman with unusually padded bra

(From the Joplin Police Department)

Incident Spotlight

Last night at 9:29 p.m. one of our officers stopped a vehicle at St. Louis and Campbell Parkway for lane violations.

After an investigation, the 54-year-old male driver was arrested for possession of meth and paraphernalia that was in the vehicle. 

The 28-year-old female passenger was arrested for warrants and found to have concealed in her bra meth, marijuana, hallucinogenic mushrooms and a meth pipe. Both were booked on felony drug charges.

Joplin man charged with Cheddar's burglary

(From the Joplin Police Department)

On August 24, 2017 at 0311 a.m a Newton County Sheriff's Office deputy who was in the area of Olive Garden heard an audible alarm. He tracked down the alarm to be Cheddars, 3120 East Hammons. 

The deputy discovered that a glass door on the south side of the business had a rock thrown through it and entry was gained. 

Joplin Police officers were then dispatched to investigate the burglary. Items from the business were stolen during the burglary. Surveillance video still shots were disseminated of the suspect by Facebook and media.

With public assistance and the assistance of the Duquesne Police Department, the suspect was identified. He was taken into custody this morning at 12:07 a.m. at 590 South Prigmore by Duquesne Police Department and transported to the Joplin City Jail. 

The suspect is identified as Dustin Cranfill, 46, Joplin. Charges are being submitted to the Newton County Prosecutor’s Office for burglary.

Highway Patrol DWI Arrests August 24-25

The Missouri Highway Patrol arrested the following people for driving while intoxicated:

Ridgeland S. Willis, 23, Walnut Shade
Jacob S. Ralston, 32, Neosho