Joplin Police Department Arrests January 25-26

01/25/2017 0800
DARRYL WAYNE MILLER
1408 E North St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 54 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 BENCH WARRANT
3 1 BENCH WARRANT
4 1 BENCH WARRANT

01/25/2017 0800
STEVEN JOHN MARTIN
1706 W 3rd St JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 34 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

01/25/2017 0900
CHERITY MARIE ROLAND
2330 W 76 BRANSON, MO 65616
WF 29 303 E 3RD ST 496.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 COMMIT

01/25/2017 0900
CHARLES WAYNE WILLIAMS
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 26 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 BENCH WARRANT
3 1 BENCH WARRANT
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 COMMIT

01/25/2017 0800
HANNAH MICHELLA MYERS
6336 Gateway Drive JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 20 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT

01/25/2017 1022
CIERRA NICOLE WALKER
104 S Patterson Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
BF 31 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

01/25/2017 1245
KENDRA LEA ASHLEY
415 S 7th BAXTER SPRINGS, KS 67357
WF 25 2948 E 32ND ST/S RANGE LINE RD 175.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT

01/25/2017 1547
ERICA FAYE TYGART
412 Hilltop NOEL, MO 64854
WF 30 5615 W 32ND ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 BENCH WARRANT

01/25/2017 1535
CHRISTINA ELIZABETH DHAR
1827 S Picher Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 24 1827 S PICHER AVE 500.00
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

01/25/2017 1830
TANDRA KHRISTINA SAMPSON
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 38 2949 E 15TH ST/S RANGE LINE RD 225.00
1 1 POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA

01/25/2017 1715
JEREMY JACOB GREEN
225 Tower Rd GRANBY, MO 64844
249 E 8TH ST/S PENNSYLVANIA AVE
WM 37 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT

01/25/2017 1825
MIA SAMANTHA M SCHULZ
1700 W 30th St JOPLIN, MO 64804
931 N LONE ELM RD/W MURPHY BLVD
WF 32 300.00
1 1 COMMIT

01/25/2017 2010
EDDIE LEE PAYNE
723 N Jackson Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 32 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

01/25/2017 2315
JOHN TYLER GOSWICK
2701 S Joplin Ave JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 26 303 E 3RD ST 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT

01/25/2017 2353
TREVOR ELLIOT BYRD
WM 26 2615 S BYERS AVE 0.00
1 1 LARCENY

01/25/2017 2340
DAVID JAMES WILEY
114 N Cox Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 25 401 N CONNOR AVE 500.00
1 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT

01/26/2017 0135
JOEY ALLEN CAULK
1023 Arcadia Ln JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 46 131 W 5TH ST/S JOPLIN AVE 0.00
1 1 SAFE KEEP

01/26/2017 0650
SHARON KAY GODFREY
611 S Walnut Ridge Dr DUQUESNE, MO 64801
WF 35 1600 E 7TH ST 0.00
1 1 NO VALID DRIVERS LICENSE

Jasper County Weather Spotter training class set for February 7

(From Joplin Emergency Management)

The 2017 Jasper County Weather Spotter Training Class will be on Tuesday, February 07 at 6:30 PM.

The class will be held at the Anderson Auditorium (Police Academy), MSSU, 3801 E. Newman Road.

There is no address on the building itself. It is on the North side of Newman Rd, directly across from the main campus entrance.

The class is open to anyone who wishes to attend. There is no charge, nor is there any need to pre-register. Just come as you are and enjoy 90 minutes of interesting weather information presented by a Meteorologist from the Springfield Office of the National Weather Service.

Springfield man charged with DWI following accident near Sarcoxie

(CORRECTED VERSION)

A Springfield man was charged with driving while intoxicated following a one-vehicle accident 3:40 p.m. Wednesday on MO 37 three miles south of Sarcoxie.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2000 Lincoln LS driven by Christopher B. Douglas, 25, Springfield, crossed the center line, overcorrected, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.

A passenger, Dakota K. Maynard, 21, Neosho, was treated for minor injuries at Freeman West Hospital, Joplin.

Douglas was also charged with careless and imprudent driving and for not wearing a seat belt.

Highway Patrol DWI Arrests January 25-26

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

Kimberly G. Piper, 28, Strafford
Brittany A. Gray, 29, Joplin
Christopher B. Douglas, 25, Springfield
Brandon L. Mosner, 33, Republic

Reception planned for longtime Lockwood teachers' 50th wedding anniversary

A reception for  longtime Lockwood High School teachers Larry and Melinda Dixon 50th wedding anniversary will be held Saturday. Jan 28, 2 to 4 pm at First Baptist Church, Lockwood, Fellowship Hall. Friends and family are invited.

After meeting over a game of cards in the student union at Pittsburg State University as freshmen in 1965, Larry and Melinda (Peebles) Dixon married two years later and have continued to be partners in life for 50 years.

 Melinda grew up in Wichita, Kansas, the daughter of Harry (HAP) Peebles, a country music promoter across the Midwest, and Phyllis Peebles, a registered nurse. Larry grew up in Heavener, Oklahoma, the son of railroad engineer, Carl, and Francis Dixon. Both chose Pittsburg State University, following older siblings – Jim Dixon and Carol Peebles.

The couple were married Jan. 25, 1967, in Pittsburg State's Timmon's chapel, after finishing finals the day before. The ceremony was officiated by Bro. Albert Moore, an old family friend. Best men were Bobby Jack Duncan and Bob Hall and maids of honor were Nancy Thornhill and Margie Alger. Melinda’s dream was and became teaching.

Melinda’s first year of teaching, after graduating with two bachelor’s degrees in history and Spanish, was at Lockwood High School in the fall of 1968, where she taught Spanish, American and Missouri history, sociology and psychology. She taught at Lockwood High School for another 43 years, taking off one year to work on her Master's degree while Larry was deployed overseas.

In the late 1970s, she also took on the role as part-time high school counselor. In the community, Melinda was involved with teaching Sunday School and Vacation Bible School classes at First Baptist Church, as well as serving as Sunday school superintendent for 15 years. She served nearly 20 years as president of the local chapter of the women educator’s sorority, Delta Kappa Gamma, being the first Lockwood teacher to join in 1976.

Melinda dedicated herself to Lockwood’s Scholars Bowl (academic) program, which began only as a Monett radio program quiz tournament once or twice a year in 1972. By 1975, she had the shop teacher build a set of wooden buzzer boxes and was traveling with a team to nearby tournaments.

In 1977, with the help of Larry, she instigated the Lockwood Invitational Tournament, which became one of the premier academic tournaments of the area. In 1985 she drafted the by-laws for the original Midwest Conference Scholar’s Bowl tournament and soon after, she and Larry started L&M Question Service writing tournament questions. They also became involved with the Missouri Academic Coaches Association in the early 1990s, being part of the organizing for academic teams to fall under the Missouri State High School Activities Association.

Larry and Melinda then, in conjunction with Lamar's academic coach, created the Mind Games tournament in 1993 One of the largest annual tournaments ever in southwest Missouri it averaged 64 teams participating (with a high of 78) until its demise in 2012 with Melinda's retirement. Melinda was honored with the Carol Farmer Founder’s Award from the state coaches’ association in 1997 and served as the organization’s president in 2000. Her academic teams won over 1600 hundred games with her as coach finishing first in over 60 tournaments with teams finishing 2nd, two 3rds, and a 4th in state tournament competition.

In 2013, she was recognized through the University of Missouri-Columbia Missouri Scholar’s Academy as an Outstanding Teacher, nominated by former student John Barber.

Larry earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in chemistry from PSU and received his commission as a second lieutenant through the ROTC program. He attended signal corps officer basic at Ft. Gordon, Georgia, and then was assigned as communications officer to a Pershing Missile Battalion at Fort Sill, Oklahoma in 1969. He was then deployed to Vietnam to the 39th Signal Battalion as the Battalion Wire Officer and later Battalion Adjutant at a base called “Plantation” between Long Bihn and Bihn Hoa. As wire officer, he was responsible for all of south central South Vietnam's military telephone lines and, later, as adjutant for the entire battalion's administration. Before he was sent home in 1971, he was awarded the bronze star for service.

Upon his separation from service he went to work for Eagle Pitcher Industry as a power systems engineer. During his three years there his assignments included analysis of NASA's Lunar Rover's batteries, development of batteries for the Space Shuttle, and various missile battery systems for the defense department including the Tomahawk cruise missile. He left that position to be able to spend more time with his wife and new daughter. He taught science at Miller High School before being hired at Lockwood High School, where he taught full-time until 2001 and then continued part time for another 10 years. He was named a Joplin Globe Distinguished Educator in 1993 after being nominated by former student Justin Ogden, who is now an orthopedic surgeon in Lamar.

In the Lockwood community, Larry continues to teach Sunday school at First Baptist Church. He previously has served on the city’s Park Board and currently is a member of the Library Board. Larry and Melinda were the grand marshals of the 2015 Lockwood September Days, as representatives of teachers in the community. They enjoy hearing updates from their former students and have taken advantage of their retirement to spend more time with family and growing a vegetable garden. They also continue to write questions for academic tournaments and provide occasional tutoring for local youth.

Joplin Police Department Arrests January 24-25

01/24/2017 0900
SAVANNAH LYNN JACOBS
1123 Grand CARTHAGE, MO 64850
WF 26 303 E 3RD ST 273.50
1 1 COMMIT

01/24/2017 0751
CRYSTAL LEE HAASE
1027 N Moffet Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 44 W 10TH ST/S BYERS AVE 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT

01/24/2017 0900
JULIA CHRISTINE TUCKER
9628 County Ln 245 WEBB CIITY, MO 64870
WF 22 303 E 3RD ST 197.50
1 1 COMMIT

01/24/2017 0900
SHARI LYN LAW
3415 Bay Rd JOPLIN, MO 64804
WF 47 303 E 3RD ST 498.00
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
4 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

01/24/2017 0848
MARCUS LAMONT JOHNSON
821 S Picher Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
BM 26 821- S S PICHER AVE 225.00
3 1 COMPLIANCE W/ REQUEST FOR INFO BY POLICE OFFICERS
1 1 POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA
2 1 OBSTRUCTION / RESISTING

01/24/2017 0900
STEVEN GREGORY PRALL
951 South Malang Road JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 26 303 E 3RD ST 523.50
1 1 COMMIT

01/24/2017 0900
JOHN ROBERT HESS
323 S Main CARTHAGE, MO 64836
WM 47 303 E 3RD ST 426.50
1 1 COMMIT

01/24/2017 0928
DONNA FAYE OLSON
106 N Oak Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WF 51 1501 N RANGE LINE RD 0.00
1 1 LARCENY - SHOPLIFTING

01/24/2017 1022
TODD MIKEL MITTS
706 N Washington CARTERVILLE, MO 64835
WM 50 303 E 3RD ST 471.50
1 1 COMMIT

01/24/2017 0935
DAVID TYLER INGLE
602 W 5th St, 104 JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 28 602 W 5TH ST 225.00
2 1 EXCESSIVE NOISE
1 1 RESIST / INTERFERE W/ ARREST

01/24/2017 1120
JAMES ALEN WALKER
412 W. 21st Street GALENA, KS 66739
WM 27 303 E 3RD ST 301.50
1 1 COMMIT
2 1 COMMIT
3 1 COMMIT
4 1 COMMIT
5 1 COMMIT

01/24/2017 1306
DAVID ELZY MARTIN
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 45 932 E 34TH ST 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

01/24/2017 1330
TERRY SHANE GREENHAW
411 S Highland Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 44 349 E 8TH ST/S KENTUCKY AVE 0.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 BENCH WARRANT
3 1 BENCH WARRANT
4 1 BENCH WARRANT
5 1 BENCH WARRANT

01/24/2017 1430
RAYMOND LEE SEVERS
531 S Kentucky Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 35 849 W 11TH ST/S CONNOR AVE 0.00
1 1 SAFE KEEP

01/24/2017 1330
JOSHUA DAWAYNE MILLER
925 S Chestnut Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
WM 26 303 E 3RD ST 500.00
1 1 BENCH WARRANT
2 1 BENCH WARRANT
3 1 BENCH WARRANT

01/24/2017 1558
CRASHAWNA DENEE PERRY
WF 28 2149 W 2ND ST/S MCKINLEY AVE 500.00
607 N Sergeant Ave JOPLIN, MO 64801
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
3 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
4 1 COMMIT

01/24/2017 1825
KYLE JORDAN FORD
731 W 14th St WEBB CITY, MO 64870
WM 22 1427 W 4TH ST/S MAIDEN LN 500.00
1 1 FAIL TO APPEAR
2 1 FAIL TO APPEAR

01/24/2017 2251 
LINDSAY RANAIE HALL 
1438 Wyndham Ln CARTHAGE, MO 64836 
WF 27 1503 S RANGE LINE RD 500.00 
1 1 DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 

01/25/2017 0100
ANTHONY MICHAEL LEE CARLISLE
4301 West 25th Pl JOPLIN, MO 64804
WM 36 4301 W 25TH PL 0.00
1 1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT--CITY

Neosho Area Fire Protection District receives $15,396 grant

(From the Neosho Area Fire Protection District)

The Neosho Area Fire Protection District was recently awarded $15,396 in grant funding from the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. The grant funding was used for the purchase of AED units, Pulse Ox meters and a Rad57 handheld CO monitor.


We are very fortunate to have been awarded this life saving equipment from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. This equipment will help us improve our life saving capabilities for the citizens and visitors in the Neosho area. It is our hope that having these devises will help ensure a life can be saved, there are too many stories of lives being lost because these devices were not readily available. Of the calls we make, approximately 65% are medical in nature. Having the proper equipment on scene of a medical call can make a difference in the outcome for all involved.


The Neosho Area Fire Protection District operates from three stations within the 93 square mile district in south central Newton County. Through a contract with the City of Neosho Fire Department, all district equipment and apparatus provided by the District is available for use in the entire area, including the City proper. Manning is provided by the City with two stations manned full time and one unmanned station.


The Neosho Area Fire Protection District would like to thank the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation for selecting us to receive this grant. Their support to local first responders is a model examble of how we should all give back to our fellow brothers and sisters in our communities.


In 2005, the Firehouse Subs founders established the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation with the mission of providing funding, life-saving equipment, and educational opportunities to first-responders and public safety organizations. Through the non-profit 501(c)(3), Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation has given more than $24 million to hometown heroes in 46 states, Puerto Rico and Canada. To learn more, visit www.firehousesubsfoundation.org.