Showing posts with label Joplin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Joplin. Show all posts
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Video- 1717 Marketplace on auction block, developer indicted
A report from KOAM's Lisa Olliges
KOAM TV 7
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Missing 16-year-old girl found
Gwen M. Stanley was located this morning and she is in good health. She had been hiding at a friend’s house and that person has been arrested with charges pending.
Investigators with the Joplin Police Department, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Southwest Missouri Cyber Crime Task Force, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Joplin Police and K-9 officers worked long and hard to bring this case to a successful conclusion.
We want to thank everyone for their assistance with various tips and sending out this information.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Joplin Police Department searching for missing 16-year-old girl
The Joplin Police Department Investigation Bureau is seeking assistance in locating a Missing/ Endangered 16 year old female, Gwen Marie Stanley.
Stanley is described as 5’8” tall, 125 pounds, red hair, and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, blue sweater, black pants and white tennis shoes.
Stanley left church at 2700 E. 44th Street, Joplin, MO on 01/25/14 around 10:30 hours and has not been seen or heard from since. If you know of her current location or have any information as to her location please contact the Joplin Police Department at 417-623-3131 or your local law enforcement agency.
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
New Joplin police chief chosen
(From City of Joplin)
The City of Joplin is pleased to announce the appointment of Assistant Chief of Police Jason Burns to serve as the next police chief for the City of Joplin. Police Chief Lane Roberts announced his retirement on January 13 of this year.
Assistant Chief Burns has worked for the City of Joplin since 1996, starting out as Police Officer II and rising to the current rank of assistant chief. He has served as assistant chief since March 21, 2008.
City Manager Mark Rohr made the appointment earlier today. “I believe Jason can and will continue the high performance of the police department attained under Chief Roberts’ leadership. His level of professionalism is evident as we’ve seen during his tenure in the department.”
Roberts is pleased with this appointment, commenting “I ultimately believe that Jason will prove to be the best police chief in history. I am now leaving my position confident that the department is in good hands.”
Roberts’ last day with the City will be March 28, 2014. Burns will take over the position effective March 29, with an annual salary of $80,000.
For more information, contact Lynn Onstot, Public Information Officer, at 417-624-0820, ext. 204. To contact the Police Department about this announcement, please call 417-623-3131, ext. 696.
Monday, January 20, 2014
Video- Joplin Mayor Melodee Colbert-Kean: How Martin Luther King, civil rights leaders inspired me
A report from KSN's Brad Douglas
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Friday, January 17, 2014
City recognizes FEMA official for help given during Joplin Tornado recovery
(From the City of Joplin)
WHEREAS Richard Serino, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), traveled to Joplin within hours of the May 22, 2011 tornado that devastated our city, to help ensure that needed federal resources were quickly deployed to help the citizens of Joplin and Duquesne and Jasper and Newton counties; and
Melodee Colbert-Kean, Mayor
During a tour of the newly opened Fire Station #4, Mayor Colbert-Kean presented a Proclamation to Richard Serino, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recognizing his work for the community’s recovery following the 2011 disaster.
Serino arrived in Joplin on the morning of May 23, 2011, just hours following the tornado. During his deployment in Joplin, he not only led FEMA operations, but also provided his expertise and counsel to City officials and community leaders as they began the immediate work to help our citizens.
Serino arrived in Joplin on the morning of May 23, 2011, just hours following the tornado. During his deployment in Joplin, he not only led FEMA operations, but also provided his expertise and counsel to City officials and community leaders as they began the immediate work to help our citizens.
“The City of Joplin truly appreciates Rich’s commitment and work immediately following the disaster that expedited the federal response to our area,” said Mayor Kean. “And he has continued to support us to ensure that the resources from the federal level matched the needs identified.”
In addition to this work, Serino hosted a nationwide Think Tank session from the Missouri Southern State University campus in to engage emergency managers across the country in discussions about disaster recovery and in particular, Joplin’s progress. This April 2012 event brought national attention and visibility to Joplin, allowing others to learn about the combined efforts of City officials, community leaders and citizens that were crucial in keeping the recovery process moving forward.
Serino has announced his retirement and will leave his post of FEMA Deputy Administrator on January 23, 2014, making this his last official visit to our community.
“Again, we thank Rich for all of his work and wish him well in future endeavors,” said Kean.
The City Proclamation to Richard Serino is printed below.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS Richard Serino, Deputy Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), traveled to Joplin within hours of the May 22, 2011 tornado that devastated our city, to help ensure that needed federal resources were quickly deployed to help the citizens of Joplin and Duquesne and Jasper and Newton counties; and
WHEREAS Mr. Serino continued to support and assist the City of Joplin throughout the crucial tornado response and recovery periods to make sure federal support was on target; and
WHEREAS In April 2012, Mr. Serino brought national attention and visibility to Joplin by hosting a nationwide Think Tank session from the Missouri Southern State University campus to engage emergency managers across the country in discussions about disaster recovery and in particular, Joplin’s progress; and
WHEREAS Mr. Serino continued to visit and support Joplin during the last two-and- half years to share in our recovery milestones and achievements; and
WHEREAS Today, January 17, 2014 marks Mr. Serino’s last trip to Joplin as FEMA Deputy Administrator prior to his retirement January 23, 2014, and we are honored that he chose this visit as one of his last official acts before returning home to Boston.
THEREFORE, I, Melodee Colbert-Kean, Mayor of the City of Joplin, and on behalf of the Joplin City Council, do hereby proclaim honor and appreciation to
RICHARD SERINO
for his outstanding leadership and dedication in his role to build, sustain, and improve FEMA’s capacity to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards; and further, do hereby encourage all citizens in our community to join in recognizing and honoring Mr. Serino for his distinguished service and contributions to our community.
Melodee Colbert-Kean, Mayor
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Warrant for Joplin businesswoman Amy Jones' arrest will be issued Thursday if she fails to show for court hearing
The former Dream Makers owner has failed to show for her last five scheduled hearings as she faces a felony bad check charge.
The most recent no-show took place January 9, when as was the case with the other four occasions, her lawyer, Brian Glades, was there, but she was not. At that point, Judge Copeland reset the hearing for 9 a.m. Thursday, with a notation in the file that if Ms. Jones is not there, a warrant will be issued for her arrest.
Ms. Jones also faces two felony forgery charges.
The allegations against Mrs. Jones, owner of Dream Makers, a wedding planning business, were spelled out in the following probable cause statement:
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
City of Joplin responds to NIST tornado investigation
(From the City of Joplin)
After review of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft final report entitled “Technical Investigation of the May 22, 2011, Tornado in Joplin, Missouri”, City officials have noted three areas specifically applicable to the City of Joplin and our citizens.
At the request of City Manager Mark Rohr, staff representing the police, fire, public works and emergency management departments studied each of the 16 recommendations listed in the November 2013 NIST draft report. In a summary of their findings, the committee found that the City has already taken steps to address the areas of concern that pertain to municipal operations.
Below is a summary of their findings:
“Recommendation 8: NIST recommends the development and implementation of uniform national guidelines that enable communities to create the safest and most effective public sheltering strategies. The guidelines should address planning for, siting, designing, installing, and operating public tornado shelters within the community.”
Comments on Recommendation 8: Of the three recommendations that City staff reviewed in relationship to City practices and policies, as well as the Joplin citizens, this one seems to be of greatest interest as it speaks to public sheltering. It should be here noted that, while the City supports efforts to shelter the public in the location where they are currently located, there is a constraint placed upon the City that is not well addressed in the report. Simply put, this restraint is TIME.
The average response time for a tornado approaching the City, from when it is spotted to when it first touches down, averages around 10 minutes. This is hardly enough time to: receive the warning; understand it; believe it; personalize it; seek other input; decide to act; and act appropriately. It is only enough time to seek shelter immediately, in place. There is little, if any, time to seek shelter by traveling to another location as is often the case when public shelters are built and advertised as such. To encourage the citizens to travel to a public shelter is to encourage them to be out in the open where they would be subject to the wind and debris produced by a tornado, resulting in possible injury or death.
As a result of this constraint called time, the best advice from this committee is to encourage the building of shelters for personal protection, regardless of the facility – be it home, business, work, school, place of worship or public venue. Such advice will indeed enable this community to create a safe and effective strategy for sheltering the public.
Recommendation 9: NIST recommends that uniform guidelines be developed and implemented nationwide for conducting tornado risk assessments and designating best available tornado refuge areas as an interim measure within buildings until permanent measures fully consistent with Recommendations 5 and 7 are implemented.
Comments on Recommendation 9: Regarding interim measures within buildings the City adopted Council Bill # 2011-024, Amendments to the International Residential code., for the purpose of making certain changes to address issues related to May 22, 2011 tornado. These amendments include:
A. Foundation anchorage to be spaced a maximum of 4 feet on center on the wood sole plate at all exterior walls on monolithic slabs and wood sill plates.
B. Block cells shall be filled with concrete from the footing up.
C. Masonry foundation walls shall have a minimum of one #4 reinforcing bar a maximum of every 4 feet on center.
D. Trusses shall be connected to wall plates by use of connectors commonly known as “hurricane clips”.
“Recommendation 13: NIST recommends the development of national codes and standards and uniform guidance for clear, consistent, and accurate emergency communications, encompassing alerts and warnings, to ensure safe, effective, and timely responses among individuals, organizations, and communities in the path of storms having the potential to create tornadoes.
NIST also recommends that emergency managers, the NWS, and the media develop a joint plan and take steps to ensure that accurate and consistent emergency alert and warning information is communicated in a timely manner to enhance the situational awareness of community residents, visitors, and emergency responders affected by an event.”
Comments on Recommendation 13: The City of Joplin, while recognizing the effort and time required to develop a national code and standard for safe, effective and timely responses by all, has over the last few years developed a policy and procedure for the timely warning of its citizens in the event of an impending tornadic event. This policy and procedure may be seen in the Storm Siren Activation Policy as published by the City on its website, www.joplinmo.org.
Regarding the effort to ensure accurate and consistent emergency alerts and warnings to all concerned, several steps have been taken by the City:
A. Purchasing 4,000 NOAA Weather Radios for citizens without such, and, distributing them gratis.
B.Upgrading the Outdoor Siren Warning System to: full narrow band compliance; two-way radio communications; installation of remote testing and activation software; installation of solar power panels to provide redundant power capabilities to each individual siren; and reworking the siren testing policy to reduce the number of yearly activations.
C. Installation of a new CivicPlus website which enables notification to subscribers of current weather information, via: web, email, SMS, Facebook and Twitter.
D. Budgeting for the installation and operation of a NOAA Weather Radio Transmitting Station within the city of Joplin itself, thus providing a strong and clear signal to all who have a NOAA Weather Radio.
For more information about the NIST report and the City’s conclusions, contact Keith Stammer, Emergency Management Director, at 417-624-0820, ext. 260.
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Monday, January 6, 2014
Reiboldt reports $750 in contributions during fourth quarter
Rep. Bill Reiboldt, R-Joplin, received $750 in contributions over the last three months of 2013 and did not spend a cent, according to his quarterly disclosure report filed today with the Missouri Ethics Commission.
Reiboldt received $500 from the campaign committee for Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, and $250 from the AT&T Pac, according to the report.
He has $18,132,31 in his account.
Reiboldt received $500 from the campaign committee for Rep. Todd Richardson, R-Poplar Bluff, and $250 from the AT&T Pac, according to the report.
He has $18,132,31 in his account.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
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