Posted on: December 6, 2023
Under New Business of the December 4, 2023 City Council meeting, Council members voted and approved Anthony Monteleone to fill the vacant General Seat on the Council. He will serve until the next City Council election in 2024. Twelve citizens ha...
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Posted on: December 1, 2023
Joplin Parks and Recreation and Missouri Southern State University, are partnering once again to bring an activity challenge to the community this holiday season.
The Roll-n-Stroll is an inclusive activity challenge open to anyone who w...
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Posted on: November 29, 2023
A Public Meeting to discuss proposed changes to the City of Joplin’s downtown historic design guidelines will be held on Tuesday, December 12. Joplin Historic Preservation Commission members and City staff seek input from citiz...
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Posted on: November 17, 2023
With a recently awarded $1.74 million Recycling Education Outreach (REO) grant, the City of Joplin looks forward to working with its partners to develop more awareness and opportunities about recycling for our area residents. The City joined Region M Wast...
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Posted on: November 13, 2023
The City of Joplin will start the annual residential leaf pick-up program on November 27, the first Monday after Thanksgiving, weather permitting.
To address all areas of Joplin, the City utilizes two crews that start in outlying areas and work t...
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Posted on: November 13, 2023
Joplin Mayor Doug Lawson is announcing the resignation of Councilmember Kate Spencer from the nine-member Council. Spencer was elected to a General Seat in 2022.
“Kate contacted me today about resigning her seat and explained it is for ...
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Posted on: November 7, 2023
Citizens interested in running for a City Council seat in April 2024 may pick up their nominating petitions from the City Clerk starting Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Petitions must be returned to the City Clerk by 5 p.m., Tuesday, January 9, 2024, to be el...
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Posted on: October 27, 2023
Refresco, a nationwide beverage bottling manufacturer, announced today that it will expand its Joplin location, investing more than $30.5 million and creating 40 jobs. The company’s expansion includes the addition of a new production li...
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Posted on: August 31, 2023
Joplin City Manager Nick Edwards is pleased to announce that Rich Pearson has been named as the Chief of the Joplin Police Department.
Pearson is currently serving as Captain of the Jefferson County Public School System Police Department in Louis...
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Posted on: July 10, 2021
As you may know, on July 7, 2021, we discovered a network security incident that resulted in an interruption to our internet, email, and phone services. After discovering the incident, we isolated the impacted systems, contacted law enforcement, and launc...
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