City receives substantial housing initiative grant from MO Dept. of Economic Development

City officials were notified late last week of a $3.5 million State of Missouri award toward community revitalization efforts. The City is one of 70 grants awarded by Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) through their Community Revitalization...

St. Louis Ave. & Main St. to close this week due to railroad crossing repairs

UPDATE on Railroad Crossing repairs - Work on the Pennsylvania Ave, Joplin Ave, and Illinois Ave. crossings near 10th Street are complete. Tomorrow morning, Tuesday, March 28, those roads will be opened, & St. Louis Ave. will be closed near C...

Drop-off boxes for retired American flags placed in two Joplin locations

Citizens unsure of how to dispose of their tattered or worn-down American flag now have an easy option: they can place it in a Retired Flag Drop Off Box. The boxes are colorfully painted with stars and stripes and “Retired Flag Drop Box&rdqu...

City’s monthly tree limb drop off program runs from March through October

The City will open the tree limb and brush drop-off site on Friday, March 17 and Saturday, March 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.   This program is open the third Saturday of the month and the Friday preceding that day from March through October. Resi...

City announces Joplin Police Chief Rowland plans to retire June 1, 2023

City Manager Nick Edwards announces that Police Chief Sloan Rowland will retire on June 1, 2023, from the Joplin Police Department, following a 35-year career in various public safety positions. Rowland has served the Joplin community for the past 20 year...

Joplin Recycling Center sets Document Shred Event for April 1

Many people may have personal papers that are no longer needed and are cluttering their houses, but fear of identity theft prevents some people from trashing or recycling these sensitive documents. To help with this issue, the Joplin Recycling Center is h...

Joplin Parks and Recreation Dept. wins awards at state conference

Congratulations to Joplin’s Parks and Recreation Department. During the recent Missouri Parks and Recreation Association annual conference, Joplin Parks staff were recognized for their excellence in service with two awards.

Jessica Johnson, Recre...

Call for Nominations for 2023 Joplin Historic Preservation Awards

The Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Joplin welcomes the public to make nominations for the 2023 Joplin Historic Preservation Awards. Anyone may nominate any individual, entity, or group eligible for one of three awards: The Leslie Simpson ...

Parks and Rec hosts a Flashlight Easter Egg Hunt on March 31

The Joplin Parks and Recreation Department has added a twist to the traditional egg hunt… hunting in the DARK! Children ages 3-10 are invited to hop on over to the Gene Bassman Softball Complex, located within the Joplin Athletic Complex, and p...

Western section of West 32nd St. to close November 21 as widening project continues

Weather permitting, starting Monday, November 21, an additional section of West 32^nd Street will be closed from the east side of Alfalfa Road to the west side of Crane Drive as work progresses toward Central City Road. Detour routes will be posted and acc...

City of Joplin provides update on network security incident