Inside Joplin features news and commentary about Joplin, Missouri, and the surrounding area, including Webb City, Carl Junction, Carthage, Sarcoxie, Neosho, Granby, Seneca, Diamond, Lamar, Golden City, Liberal, Anderson, and Pineville, with information about Jasper, Newton, Barton, and McDonald counties.
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Joplin Police Department Arrests February 28-29
Highway Patrol Arrests February 28-29
Route D to be closed near Stella next week
(From MoDOT)
TRAFFIC ALERT: Route D CLOSED Near Stella Hours March 4-8 for Brush Clearing
Where: Newton County Route D between Newton County Route A and Ozark Street near Stella
When: 7 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday, March 4-8
Traffic Impacts
Route D CLOSED where crews are working
Drivers will have access to driveways and entrances on either end of the work zone but will not be able to travel through the work zone
No signed detours planned
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.
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Joplin Police Department Arrests February 27-28
Seneca man killed in 3-vehicle accident on 86
According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2021 Indian motorcycle driven by Nicholas M. Glover, 22, Seneca, attempted to pass on a curve into oncoming traffic.
Glover was pronounced dead at the scene by Newton County Deputy Coroner Jerry Deems at 5:20 p.m.
The fatality was the seventh this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.
Greenfield man suffers serious injuries after collision with hit-and-run driver
Pineville, Bentonville residents injured in head-on collision
Highway Patrol Arrests February 27-28
Schedule changed for guardrail work on Route 86 in Joplin
(From MoDOT)
TRAFFIC ALERT: Schedule Change for Guardrail Work on Route 86 in Joplin, Phase 2 Now from March 4-8
Where: On Missouri Route 86 (Hearnes Boulevard) between 44th Street and 50th Street in Joplin
When: 7 p.m.-6 a.m., Monday-Friday, March 4-8
Traffic Impacts
One lane of Route 86 CLOSED during nighttime hours in each direction where crews are working installing guardrail between 44th Street and 50th Street in Joplin
One lane of Route 86 will be OPEN at all times in each direction during Phase 2
All lanes of Route 86 will be OPEN during daytime hours during Phase 2
Drivers may experience delays and slow moving traffic
Drivers should watch for crews and equipment close to traffic
Signs and message boards will alert drivers approaching the work zone
Drivers urged to find alternate routes
Check MoDOT’s Traveler Information Map for road closings/traffic impacts
Weather and/or scheduling conflicts could alter the work schedule.
Project Stay features on this week's Newsmakers program
(From KGCS)
Any one of these factors can put a student at risk for not succeeding in college. And that is why Project Stay was created. How this program works to help students is the focus of this week’s Newsmakers.
Project Stay Academic Advisor and Career Coordinator Emily Brower and Project Stay Tutoring Coordinator Jared Carper share details of workshops to help students with typical challenges facing students in higher education. In a video package, we follow two students doing volunteer work with the program who explain how Project Stay helped them with scheduling, supplies and other supports. Another student joins us on set to tell how the program has supported him.
Newsmakers is airing nightly at 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. the week of March 3 on KGCS-TV and will air at 5:30 a.m. Saturday, March 9 on KOAM-TV. It is also posted on the station’s YouTube channel: KGCS - Missouri Southern State University.
KGCS programming can be seen on channel 21 and is also available on regional cable television systems such as Sparklight, Mediacom and Suddenlink Communications. The station operates as a service of the Department of Communications at Missouri Southern State University.
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
Lamar Police Department Weekly Report
Dispatched calls - 153
Reports - 9
Car Stops – 14
DWI – 0
Drug/Paraphernalia Seizure - 0
Total Arrests – 3
Ped/Bike/FIC Cards – 13
Zone, Business & Residential Checks – 236
02/20/2024 Officer took a report of a stolen vehicle from the 1600 block of College St.
02/22/2024 Vehicle stolen from 1600 block of College St. was recovered in Jasper County.
02/20/24 Officer took a report of a stolen vehicle that occurred in the 700 block of Parry St. Investigation continues.
02/23/2024 Officer took a past tense theft report that occurred at Pete’s Convenience Store. A summons was issued for Stealing Under $750.
02/24/2024 Officer was dispatched to the 1200 block of Mill Street in reference to past tense order of protection violation. A report will be sent to the Barton County Prosecuting Attorney for consideration of charges.
02/24/2024 Officer was dispatched to the 1200 block of Mill St. for a domestic in progress. Victim did not want to press charges.
If you have any questions, please feel free to call 417-682-3546 and speak with Chief Joe Moore.
Joplin Police Department Arrests February 26-27
Joplin woman cited for DWI following rollover crash
Highway Patrol Arrests February 26-27
Crowder Theatre presents "The Diviners"
(From Crowder College)Crowder College Theatre department will present The Diviners, written by Jim Leonard, Jr., directed by Annie Smith, March 7-9, 7pm nightly in the Elsie Plaster Community Center on the Crowder College campus in Neosho.
This is the first major production since the technology updates to stage lighting and equipment have been completed. “We are thrilled to show the community the new improvements in the theatre with this production of The Diviners, a story that is equally heartwarming and heartbreaking,” state Annie Smith, Theatre Director.
Cast & Crew members includes:
BUDDY LAYMAN played by Ivy Patrick
JENNIE MAE LAYMAN played by Caroline Cole
FERRIS LAYMAN played by Huxley Wardlaw
C.C. SHOWERS played by Carson Burt
NORMA HENSHAW played by Elizabeth Rose
DARLENE HENSHAW played by Kate McCullough
GOLDIE SHORT played by Hannah Day
BASIL BENNETT played by Jake Butler
LUELLA BENNETT played by Hannah “B-Rad” Bradley
MELVIN WILDER played by Joshua Newhouse-Evergarden
DEWEY MAPLES played by Rory Degraffenreid
Stage Manager – Sara Sargent-Evergarden
Assistant Stage Manager - Savannah Ash
House Manager - Chloe Pfrimmer
Props Manager - Kailee Shellenberger
Light Board Operator - Maxyne Bennett
Run Crew - Elle Coberley, Hannah Nguyen, Aleesia Johnson, & Kailee Shellenberger
Production synopsis: A teen girl afraid of water and a disenchanted preacher strike up a friendship in 1930s southern Indiana. When the girl was young, she nearly drowned leaving her with aching trauma and a longing for her lost mother. The preacher, set on breaking away from a long line of Kentucky family preachers, is determined not to do what he does best.
A wayward preacher. A girl living in fear. A town where everyone is searching for something more. This heartwarming story isn’t to be missed.
Tickets are available for purchase online: https://crowderbookstore.com/product/the-diviners/
$10-Adults (16-31); $8-Senior Citizens (62+); $6-Children (2-12); $8-Crowder Students, Faculty & Staff.
Five elected to Jasper County Extension Council
(From University of Missouri Extension)
Five individuals were newly-elected in the balloting that ended January 19, 2024, according to Charles Davis, council chair.Newly elected members to serve two-year terms are: Ashley Blake, Frances O’Kelley and Dorothy Shull, Carthage; Tami Maneval and Barbara Hunter, Jasper.
These members will join the following hold-over members: Lea Ann Keeling, Dale Lawrence, Gail Lawrence, John Marshall, Tericia Mixon, and Wayne Wilson, Carthage; Lisa Daoud, Sarcoxie; Tom Harter, Joplin; Doug Joyce, Carterville; and Bruce Waggoner, Webb City.
The appointed members to the council are: Tom Flanigan (County Commission) and Michelle Cloud (Farm Bureau).
The council has four major responsibilities. They are: (1) to advise the University of Missouri on needed extension educational programs, (2) approve the extension staff housed in Jasper County, (3) arrange for financing the Jasper County Extension Center and, (4) hold elections to perpetuate the Council.
Officers for the 2024 council were elected at the annual meeting, Tuesday evening, February 13, 2024. They are: Frances O’Kelley, chair; Barbara Hunter, vice-chair; Gail Lawrence, secretary; Wayne Wilson, treasurer: and Tom Flanigan, co-treasurer.
University of Missouri Extension programs focus on the high-priority needs of Missourians. Each county extension center, with oversight by locally elected and appointed citizens, is your local link to practical education on almost anything. More information is available online at http://extension.missouri.edu.
Columbus man sentenced to nine years for battery, assault on law enforcement officer
(From the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)A Columbus man was sentenced to nearly nine years imprisonment earlier today in Cherokee County District Court.
Steven D. Tyner, age 50, received his 107 month sentence after pleading guilty to Aggravated Battery and Aggravated Assault on a Law Enforcement Officer.
Tyner's sentence comes after pleading guilty in two different criminal cases in Cherokee County.
In December 2022, Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputies arrested Tyner at a remote cabin east of Crestline after a woman had been stabbed at that same location. Tyner remained in the Cherokee County Jail until posting bond in March 2023.
In May of 2023, an arrest warrant was issued for Tyner after violating the terms of his bond conditions.
On May 16, 2023, Cherokee County Investigators obtained information about Tyner's whereabouts in Joplin, Missouri.
Through a coordinated effort, Missouri law enforcement located and attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Tyner, who then fled, leading authorities on a pursuit into Kansas.
Once in Kansas, Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputies performed a controlled tactical vehicle intervention, causing Tyner's vehicle to spin out, at which point he was apprehended again.
Tyner is being held in the Cherokee County Jail and has one additional upcoming sentencing scheduled for April 2024 on allegations of violating the Kansas Offender Registration Act.
Tyner is required to register as a violent offender under the Kansas Offender Registration Act after having been found guilty by a Cherokee County Jury in May, 2007 for Attempted Voluntary Manslaughter.
Tyner was prosecuted by the Office of Cherokee County Attorney Kurt Benecke.
Monday, February 26, 2024
Joplin Police Department Weekend Arrests
Joplin man injured in motorcycle accident on 86
Highway Patrol Reports February 25-26
Cherokee County Sheriff warns of tax scams
(From the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office)This time of year, many of us are working on getting our income taxes filed, which can conjure up thoughts of the IRS. Despite only 1% of those who earn less than $200,000.00 being audited each year, 25% have a fear of an audit. Thieves capitalize on that fear and devise schemes to steal your money.
There are various scams thieves will try. One involves calling a potential victim, claiming to be an IRS Agent and saying if payment isn't made immediately over the phone, the Sheriff will come with a warrant and arrest them. Simply put, that's not going to happen.
It's important to know that if the IRS does have questions about your tax returns, they will first notify you by sending a letter through the US Postal Service. They will not call, will not email and will not text you. Any messages received by those means by someone claiming to be a government official, is most certainly a scam.
To help make sure you haven't become the victim of a financial scam it's good to check your credit history. You can do this annually for free by going to annualcreditreport.com or by calling 877-322-8228. Once you obtain the report you can verify there are no fraudulent credit cards or other accounts opened under your name and identity.
Finally, remember these thieves are good at what they do. If you become a financial crime victim, do not be embarrassed, contact law enforcement so we can help mitigate any further loss.