When called onstage at the Joplin High School Performing Arts Center, veteran teacher Erica Doennig had one piece of advice for new teacher Juneau Lopez.
A Kansas prosecutor says a police raid on a small weekly newspaper wasn’t supported by evidence. The newspaper’s staff scrambled to print the new edition Wednesday without their cellphones and computers seized in the raid. The White House Press Secretary…
1. Young anglers can fish for free at Kids Fishing Day from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday at Roaring River State Park. An area of the park will be designated as a fishing area for youths 15 and younger.…
The Oklahoma Supreme Court will consider a reparations case from survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre after a lower court judge dismissed it last month. The high court’s decision gives hope to advocates for racial justice that government may…
The next Third Thursday will take place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in downtown Joplin. The theme will be “Dog Days of Summer,” and it is a collaboration of the Downtown Joplin Alliance and General Mills/Blue Buffalo.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri State Board of Education unanimously approved an exemption for 19 school districts, including Neosho, and one charter school to measure student achievement using alternative assessments instead of the state’s prescribed methods.