NEOSHO, Mo. — Crowder College President Jennifer Methvin will soon leave her position in order to be the next chancellor of Arkansas State University-Beebe.

When the odor in southeast Joplin is particularly strong, even Tiffany Fox’s dogs don’t want to go outside.

A judge sentenced a 22-year-old Joplin man last week to consecutive terms totaling 20 years in prison for an assault of his mother and stepfather that left both seriously injured.

WEBB CITY, Mo. — Spring weather couldn’t come fast enough as hundreds of shoppers gathered Saturday inside the King Jack Park pavilion, eager to unearth the freshest produce at the first Webb City Farmers Market of the regular season.

The Joplin Empire Market will host an opening day celebration from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at its newly finished venue, 931 E. Fourth St.

Last fall, I was looking through the Joplin Morning Tribune and found a feature headlined: “A Noted Indian Scout Is Spending Last Days of Life Near Joplin,” by Otto Ruhl. Ruhl worked as a reporter for the Joplin Morning Tribune…