CARTHAGE, Mo. — Glendy Lopez didn’t think she could do Friday mornings, but said her boss insisted. So instead of Friday afternoons at Dr. Fly’s Salon in Carthage, Lopez would have to work mornings at their Joplin location.
Veterans got a unique way to enjoy St. Patrick’s day over in Neosho, Missouri. The Neosho National Fish Hatchery hosted their 7th annual Rainbows for Veterans event, Saturday.
Hundreds of local residents participated in Saturday’s Memorial 5K at Neosho County Community College. The event honored Sherry Bingham, Ciara Edwards, and Sammy McMillian, who died in November following a collision with a deer.
After two prospective pay plans for city workers didn’t fit wage demands or the city budget, Joplin officials are once again reworking the wage puzzle.
Many of the candidates for Joplin City Council have similar concerns about the city budget and pay for employees, particularly police and firefighters, but offer different strategies for dealing with those issues.