Joplin High School alumnus Othellis Roper, 20, now a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, is just one example of the thousands of lives that have been affected by the school’s Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program…

CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Longtime fire Chief Bill Dunn will continue to be part of the Carl Junction Fire Protection District through a new awning that bears his name.

A construction contract to build the controversial Mohaska Trail will be considered by the City Council at its meeting Monday.

The Joplin Globe publishes summaries of routine and follow-up inspections performed by the Joplin Health Department.

The following road and bridge projects are underway:

The following are five of the top stories published in the Globe during March 25-29. In case you missed them, here’s a recap:

If Missouri American Water is successful in its effort to build a reservoir in northern Newton County, the approximately 50 landowners in the lake’s footprint may not be the only ones whose way of life and homes are affected.

In advance of Tuesday’s Joplin Board of Education election, The Joplin Globe posed questions to the three candidates vying for two available seats.

DIAMOND, Mo. — Former President Harry Truman is coming to George Washington Carver National Monument.

A North Middle School teacher was released from the hospital Thursday afternoon after being struck by a vehicle while helping students cross the street after school, the Joplin School District announced.