Posted on: March 22, 2023
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...
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Posted on: March 16, 2023
Beginning Monday, March 20, Murphy Blvd will be closed to the West of Main Street, weather permitting. This road will be closed for the duration of the week and will allow for the foundation work and wiring for the automatic floodgates near the low-water ...
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Posted on: March 9, 2023
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...
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Posted on: March 6, 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...
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Posted on: March 1, 2023
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...
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Posted on: February 23, 2023
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...
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Posted on: February 23, 2023
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 ...
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Posted on: February 15, 2023
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...
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Posted on: November 15, 2022
Weather permitting, starting Monday, November 21, an additional section of West 32nd 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...
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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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