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Artist hopes Trios gallery plays role in downtown revitalizationFriday, May 1, 2009 @ 11:14PMFrom the smallest of grains come the most intricate of buildings. That’s part of Jorge Levya’s fascination with birds and their nests — the different ways the dwellings are constructed and how they develop as the birds work on them.
James Rickey gets 6-year sentence for Kansas home invasion that led to deathThursday, April 30, 2009 @ 12:59PMJames Rickey was sentenced today in Columbus, Kan., to nearly six years in prison for his part in the 2005 home-invasion death of Dorothy Daniels. The Kansas sentence will be served after he finishes a 10-year sentence in Missouri for convictions in Newton County.
Commissioners to consider age limits for bar patronsThursday, April 30, 2009 @ 11:14AMJasper County Commissioners today directed Blake Wolf, the attorney for the commission, and Tony Moehr, health director, to begin work on a new county ordinance to set age restrictions for people going into bars.
Agency offers wildflower hikeThursday, April 30, 2009 @ 10:29AMThe Missouri Department of Conservation will have a wildflower hike from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Walter Woods Conservation Area, south of Joplin.
Clinic director accepts new jobThursday, April 30, 2009 @ 9:44AMCARTHAGE, Mo. — Michelle Ducre has been named the first, full-time executive director of the Community Foundation of Southwest Missouri. Ducre, now executive director of the Community Clinic of Joplin, will start her new post Monday.
More rain expectedThursday, April 30, 2009 @ 8:59AMFlooding may become a concern in many areas as Oklahoma remains locked in a wet weather pattern. The National Weather Service said another in a series of weather disturbances will move over the region, bringing a chance of rain on Thursday.