Jasper County Dissolution of Marriage Petitions

Christopher J. Malone vs. Amanda M. Malone

Rachel B. Cortez vs. Cedric Cortez

Victoria J. Caffey vs. Mark L. Beard

Maurica A. Reitz vs. Jeremy L. Reitz

Blake A. Ames vs. Jamie R. Ames

Jacob D. Ekberg vs. Ashley L. Ekberg

Jessica M. Grant vs. William M. Grant

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

10/29/2026 0120 JASON DALE CARLTON

2900 E State Hwy 76

ANDERSON, MO 64831

WM 43

20769 GATEWAY DR/KUDU RD 800.00

1 NPD POSSESSION OF DRUG PARAPHERNALIA 215.660

2 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 2ND OR 3RD OFFENSE

10/29/2026 0936 KRYSTAL ANN SMITH

828 S Brownell Ave

JOPLIN, MO 64801

WF 41

3200 S RANGE LINE RD/E 32ND ST 0.00

1 `DRIVING WHILE REVOKED/SUSPENDED - 1ST OFFENSE

10/29/2026 1655 TWINSON BONCHY

1206 Stratford Pl

NEOSHO, MO 64850

AM 37

1700 LA QUESTA DR/W

DAUGHERTY RD

0.00

1 `OPERATE VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY WITHOUT A VALID LICENSE - 2ND OF

10/29/2026 26002177

1805 GRABIEL NMN

WM 39

12040 NORWAY RD 0.00

COLLAZO-ROSARIO

14977 Hammer Rd

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

2 SEXUAL MISCONDUCT - 2ND DEGREE

1 DOMESTIC ASSAULT 4TH DEGREE

10/29/2026 26002178

2102 JACOB ANDREW WHITTLE

WM 20

19628 KODIAK RD 0.00

19628 Kodiak Rd

NEOSHO, MO 64850

1 UNLAWFUL USE OF WEAPON - SUBSECTION 1 - CARRIES CONCEALED 

Highway Patrol Arrests October 29-30

Amber L. Latham, 33, Eldon, felony Missouri Parole Board warrants- parole violation

David E. Latham, 51, Eldon, five Cole County felony warrants, two Camden County felony warrants for failure to appear on forgery

Freddy M. Diaz Crespo, 25, Washington, D. C., driving while intoxicated, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Joshua Taylor, 45, Springfield, driving while intoxicated, careless and imprudent driving, failed to drive on right half of roadway

Clayton J. Jacobs, 47, Cape Fair, driving while intoxicated

Bradley A. Hamrick, 40, Rockaway Beach, driving while intoxicated, no valid license, endangerment of a child 

Newton County Sheriff's Office Arrests

10/28/2026 0950 MARK ANTHONY YOUNG

27740 Genesis Lane

CARL JUNCTION, MO 64834

WM 37

915 E COUNTRY ROAD 0.00

1 IN-COUNTY WARRANT

10/28/2026 26002169

2113 KATHIA MAZON TAPIA

WF 29

3329- B S HAMMONS BLVD 0.00

3329 S Hammons Blvd, B

JOPLIN, MO 64804

1 VIOLATION OF ORDER OF PROTECTION ADULT-1ST OFFENSE

10/28/2026 2308 KAYDIN LYNN JUDD

11622 Gateway Dr, 5

NEWTON COUNTY, MO 64850

WM 20

11633 GATEWAY DR 500.00

1 JPD- FAILURE TO APPEAR - NO INSURANCE

2 NPD- PROPERTY DAMAGE

3 JPD- FAILURE TO APPEAR - NO INSURANCE 

Highway Patrol Arrests October 28-29

Isaiah J. Bittle, 29, Parsons, Kansas, Cherokee County felony warrant for possession of methamphetamine

Angelica M. Sales Hernandez, 29, Springfield, no driver's license

Trevor M. Carr, 31, Forsyth, driving while intoxicated

Jeremy L. Rasnick, 43, Hollister, driving while intoxicated

Kameron W. Turner, 25, Neosho, driving while intoxicated, speeding, failed to stop at stop sign

Jess R. Burrous, 65, Amsterdam, driving while intoxicated (drugs)

Jeremia R. Troutner, 36, Bolivar, felony driving while intoxicated, felony driving while revoked, Harrison County, Mississippi felony warrant for possession of methaamphetamine 

Agenda posted for Joplin Parks and Recreation Board meeting

 

Application deadline approaching for Soroptimist International Live Your Dream Awards

(From Soroptimist International of Joplin)

The application deadline for the Soroptimist International of Joplin Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women® is November 15, 2026.

The Soroptimist Live Your Dream: Education and Training Awards for Women® provides women who serve as the primary wage earners for their families with the financial resources to offset the costs of pursuing higher education or additional skills. Most award recipients are single mothers or domestic abuse survivors.

Recipients can use the award for tuition, books, childcare, carfare, or any other education-related expense. Each year, over $2.8 million is provided in cash grants to women in need. Since the program’s inception in 1972, more than $35 million has helped tens of thousands of women achieve their dreams of a better life for themselves and their families—leading to stronger communities, nations, and the world.

The Live Your Dream Award® starts at the club level, where award amounts vary (minimum $1,000). Club-level recipients then become eligible for region-level awards granted in each of Soroptimist’s 29 regions. The first-place region recipients then become candidates for one of three $10,000 finalist awards.
Applications are available at www.joplinsoroptimist.org/awards, or by contacting Kristine Gustafson, Live Your Dream Award® Chair at 417.624.5500 ext.118, or at kristine@joplinclinic.org. Deadline is Sunday, November 15, 2025, and applicants must include written statements from two references.

Soroptimist International of Joplin is part of Soroptimist International of the Americas, a global volunteer organization that provides women and girls with access to the education and training they need to achieve economic empowerment. The Soroptimist Live Your Dream Awards® is the signature project of Soroptimist International of the Americas. Soroptimist, a 501(c)(3) organization that relies on charitable donations to support its programs, also powers LiveYourDream.org—an online community offering offline volunteer opportunities in support of women and girls.

For more information about how Soroptimist improves the lives of women and girls, visit www.soroptimist.org, www.joplinsoroptimist.org, or www.facebook.com/SIJoplin.