Fall 2019 Table Tennis Tournament set for October 18-19

The Joplin Table Tennis Club is hosting its 10^th USATT Sanctioned Tournament on Friday and Saturday, October 18 and 19 at Joplin Memorial Hall.  

With previous successful tournaments, the club is offering prizes totaling $1,300, along with award m...

Public info session on Prop B is Oct. 15; Speakers available for community groups

The public is invited to attend an informational session about Proposition B from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15 at the Joplin Public Library. The meeting is an open house format, allowing citizens to come and go, as their schedules allo...

Teen Department offers teen driving assistance program for parents

Missouri teens are dying in traffic crashes…but they don’t have to. First Impact can help!! First Impact is a traffic safety program that educates parents about Missouri’s Graduated Driver License (GDL) law.

The goal of First...

South St. John’s Boulevard to close from 32nd Street to Old 32nd Street

Weather permitting, retaining wall installation work will close South St John’s Boulevard from 32^nd Street to Old 32^nd Street to through traffic. The closure will be in effect Monday, September 30 through Monday, October 28. This closure is for ...

Officials gather to celebrate Jackson Avenue Bridge opening

Officials with Newton County, City of Joplin, and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) were joined by business leaders and community members today as they held a ribbon cutting to officially open the new bridge over Shoal Creek.

Alan Cook, Newton ...

Kansas City Southern's Holiday Express Train to stop in Joplin on Dec. 15

Kansas City Southern has announced its 9th annual Holiday Express train (attached), which will stop in 20 communities in five U.S. states on 25 dates. Visitors can board the train, meet Santa and his elves and tour the inside of three cars of the festive ...

New Jackson Avenue Bridge opens

Officials with Newton County, City of Joplin, and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) are pleased to open the new bridge over Shoal Creek to vehicular traffic today. The Jackson Avenue Bridge is 444 feet long and 44 feet wide with an 8-foot shar...

Recruitment and retention important factors for upcoming sales tax initiative

On Monday, August 12, the Joplin City Council voted unanimously to place a sales tax initiative on the November 5, 2019 ballot for Joplin voters. The ½-cent sales tax would be designated to support closing the existing Police and Fire Pension P...

Interactive website allows residents to check work of multiple recovery projects in neighborhoods

Earlier this year, the City launched project snapshots on its website, www.joplinmo.org/cdbg-list, providing an overview of all the recovery work being completed in Joplin. Users can easily scroll through each project, noting their description, timeline o...Read on...