The Jasper County Commission will hold public hearings today and Thursday on a number of traffic changes proposed in the county. No one spoke when the first hearing was held Tuesday as part of the regular commission meeting, according to Jim Honey, Eastern District associate commissioner.

Citing its hopes of shifting health care costs and utilizing more time from retired teachers, the Neosho Board of Education granted a contract Monday to a temporary employee company to manage its substitute teacher program.

Kevin Cure, who has served as general counsel for the Cherokee County Commission since 2005, submitted a handwritten resignation to the board on Monday in the aftermath of a landfill controversy.

Children 8-18 years old can enjoy complimentary haircuts before the school year begins on Thursday, July 24 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m at Salon Cosmetique.

“All of the Season’s Pizza employees participated in punching, kicking and pouring hot soup over my body. I was unarmed and defenseless and had to suffer a brutal beating by all of the employees of Seasons Pizza.” – Nigel Sykes, who tried to rob Seasons Pizza restaurant in Newport, Delaware, at gunpoint, only to have the tables turned on him as he tried to get away. Now Sykes is suing for the injuries he suffered during the robbery, and a U.S. district judge has allowed the case to move forward.

A few lucky students will soon have an opportunity to enjoy some of the most exciting nightlife in southeast Kansas. A few spots still remain for the Pittsburg State University Nature Reach Summer Overnight Camp.

Author Dan Trogdon’s nationwide release of “An so It Goes, Vol. 2,” is an inside look into Trogdon’s bent world – a world occupied by odd, but funny notions hinged to the absurd. Using simple line drawings, Trogdon combines unlikely elements into cartoons that sometimes require a little extra thought, but once understood, can be enjoyed many times over.

In preparation for the 2014 -2015 academic year, Northeastern Oklahoma AM College’s (NEO) music program and Miami High School and Middle School have joined forces to offer area middle and high school students a workshop July 28-30 at NEO AM College.

Saniya Ablatt is one of only 98 young women selected to attend the 68th American Legion Auxiliary (ALA) Girls Nation in Washington, D.C., July 19-26.

Companies that insure Detroit’s bonds are repeating their pledge to aggressively challenge the city’s plan to get out of bankruptcy.