NEW YORK, NY. – You may recognize him as the kid who loves corn. Now, folks are recognizing him for his donation this week.
Tariq “The Corn Kid” visited City Harvest to help the Green Giant mascot unload a truck full of canned corn and other vegetables.
He helped drop off 50,000 cans of corn.
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CARTHAGE, Mo. – The City of Carthage today celebrated the proclamation of a new yearly initiative.
Saturdays will now be celebrated as “Carthage small business Saturday”.
This new initiative starts after Thanksgiving.
Officials say Small Business Saturday is an initiative started by American Express formed in the midst of the 2010 recession.
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JOPLIN, Mo. – Show Me the Ozarks today presented a check to Joplin’s Hope 4 You, a cancer foundation.
The Missouri-based magazine traveled to Joplin today, meeting officials with Hope 4 You at the area Chamber of Commerce.
Money was raised through the magazine’s ‘Covers for a Cause’ campaign, held in late October at Freeman Health System.
Freeman officials say the funds will help ensure local uninsured and underinsured women are able to get mammograms at little or no cost.
Since 2007, Hope 4 You has raised nearly $600,000 for this cause.
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JOPLIN, Mo. – Liberty Utilities in Joplin continues its Liberty Elves campaign this year by including elders in the Christmas celebration.
Each year, Liberty gathered the names of elderly neighbors from local agencies and the ‘Christmas Elves’ help deliver gifts to them.
Officials say that recipients usually range from 65-85 years of age and have no family or close friends nearby during the holidays.
Though the program has changed over the years, Liberty Officials say they are proud to continue their legacy of giving got over 30 years.
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JOPLIN, Mo. – In 2019, the historic Faith Fellowship building was donated to the Alliance of Southwest Missouri.
Officials say they planned to renovate the building, however, the pandemic pushed some of the organization’s plans back.
Now, the renovations are in full swing and the building is back to its former glory.
Today, the Alliance held a meeting to discuss fundraising goals to begin the construction process.
“November 29th will be giving Tuesday and we’re hoping to raise $15,000,” said Director Jen Black. “We did have a donor say that he will match up to $10,000 raised. If we raised $10,000 by the end of the year he will match that 10,000 and we’d surpass our goal of 15 and raise 20,000.”
The donations on Giving Tuesday will go toward construction which they hope to begin in the coming weeks.
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PITTSBURG, Kan. – Today, Little Balkans presented Quilts of Honor to local Veterans.
The Quilts of Honor campaign began in 2010 and since then, the group has donated over 150 handmade quilts to veterans or others such as:
Little Balkans found the recipients of their Quilts of Honor thanks to the help of the local VFW.
The organization says they also craft dolls and lap quilts for local Salvation Army locations.
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JOPLIN, MO.- Armadillos are becoming a staple in Missouri as populations migrate to northern habitats.
Experts theorize that climate change is the reason why. “There’s a couple of theories about why they’re moving north,” said Francis Skalicky, Missouri Department of Conservation media specialist. “One is maybe it’s connected with climate change with another one. Two is just that fields got tilled, as gardens got tilled, it gave them a lot more habitat because what they eat is grubs that are in the soil.”
Armadillos dig in farmland, yards, and pastures searching for insects to eat. Although their digging is a headache for homeowners, farmers, and others; their digging could be beneficial.
“While they’re digging, it can be problematic if it’s around a building or in your garden,” said Skalicky, “In other instances, digging can actually be beneficial because it’s helping to get rid of some grubs that could be garden pests.”
Most of the armadillos in Missouri are the Nine-banded armadillo. The Nine-banded armadillo population is growing due to their adjustment to Missouri’s creeks and wooded areas.
The Wildlife Code of Missouri does allow Missourians to trap or kill nuisance armadillos on their property.
JOPLIN, Mo. – As we prepare for Thanksgiving, the Ozark Food Harvest and other local food banks are seeing an increase in families seeking assistance.
The network of faith-based and community partners served an average of 62,000 people each month,
Officials say this is nearly 12,000 more during the same period in 2020 and 2021.
“We see that as indicative that there are still issues with supply chain inflation and still increased prices for food are really driving families to need access to food pantries and the different partners that we work with across our southwest Missouri area,” Jordan Browning said with the Ozark Food Harvest.
According to the food bank, 21 percent of children in their service area face food insecurity, higher than Missouri’s average of 18.6 percent.
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WEBB CITY, Mo. – A free on-farm winterization workshop will be held from 9 to noon, Tuesday, November 29, at the Webb City Farmers Market’s Fruit Education Site.
The class will be led by Patrick Byers with the University of Missouri Extension and Angela Brattin with Lincoln University Cooperative Extension.
Participants can expect to learn or engage by:
Officials say the workshop is part of a series of workshops at the site focused on growing blackberries, strawberries, and elderberries and is funded through a Missouri Department of Agriculture Specialty Crops Block Grant.
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JOPLIN, Mo. – Start working on those Christmas lists, because Santa Claus is almost here! On November 23rd, Santa makes his grand entrance at Northpark Mall.
Here, he’ll be celebrating the holiday season and hearing Christmas wishes at his workshop in the JCPenney Court.
After his big arrival, Santa will be available from November 23rd to December 24th.
“This is going to be a fantastic season,” says Susan Angelin, Marketing Manager for Northpark Mall. “We’re so excited to welcome Santa Claus back to the mall, not to mention start sharing the great sales going on at your favorite stores!”
Visits are always free, and a variety of photo packages are available for purchase
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