For nearly 100 years, the former Joplin Casket Co. housed several different departments of The Empire District Electric Co. The Joplin-based utility purchased the building, located at 931 East 4th St., in 1916, and used it until its operations outgrew…
Church Celebrates the 7th Annual R.J. Taylor Community Christmas Day Dinner
All told, about 716 meals were served on Christmas day. Volunteers came from as far as Columbus, KS to help makes this year’s R.J. Taylor Community Christmas Day Dinner a success. While the dinner was hosted at the Pittsburg Presbyterian church, significant contributions from various churches and community groups made it possible. This year, St. John’s Lutheran church contributed servers and salads. The First United Methodist Church sent over some pies and volunteers. Fir…