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Joplin’s Regal Northstar Theater to reopen next month

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JOPLIN, Mo. – Joplin’s Regal Northstar Theater is scheduled to reopen next month.

Regal Cinema’s parent company Cineworld released a schedule for when it’s theaters will reopen nationwide. The Joplin location is set to be open on Friday, May 14. Guests will be required to wear a mask except to eat or drink.

Northstar 14 shut down for the first time on March 16, 2020 amid guidance from the Centers for Disease Control. It reopened Aug. 21, before shutting down again on Oct. 8. It’s remained closed since.

Local senior centers reopening after a year of being closed

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JOPLIN, Mo. – The Area Agency on Aging Region X (AAAX)  announced plans for a soft opening of all seven of its senior centers on May 3. That includes the centers in Barton County, Carthage, Webb City, Carl Junction, Joplin, Neosho and McDonald County.

“After being closed for more than a year, we have started to see a continued decline in COVID-19 cases,” said AAAX CEO Jennifer Shotwell. “In addition, more and more residents are being vaccinated as vaccination clinics pop up across our four counties. I feel confident that we can safely open the centers with minimal restrictions.”

Each center will have activities on specific days of the week. Monday and Friday have been designated for clients to play pool. Tuesday and Thursday have been designated for bingo and lunch service. Wednesday has been designated for cards/games and exercise classes. Officials ask clients call ahead to sign up for all activities, except for pool. However, pool tournaments will not be held at this time. Officials say that may change in the future.

All clients entering the senior center will be asked to wear a mask and maintain physical distancing in order to reduce the transmission of COVID-19. Volunteers will be asked to oversee the activities and to help maintain cleanliness by washing any tables or chairs that are used for activities. Volunteers will also resume delivering to Meals on Wheels recipients at all centers.

The Area Agency expects to bring more activities back as COVID-19 cases continue to decline.

PSU offering high schoolers prizes/scholarships at virtual open house

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PITTSBURG, Kan. – High school students have the chance to win prizes and scholarships at Pittsburg State University’s Virtual College of Technology Open House and Career Expo.

The event scheduled from Feb. 23 – Mar. 10, will offer participants the chance to win prizes and scholarships while investigating careers.

Pre-pandemic, the in-person version of the open house and career expo typically attracted several hundred students who got the chance to tour the Kansas Technology Center, where they investigated technology degree options and career fields, viewed demonstrations, and even tried out equipment themselves.

“When we held a virtual version of the event last November, we didn’t know what was going to happen,” said event coordinator John Iley. “We wound up with 30 schools in six states and about 600 registrants, and the event turned out to be a real success.”

For Spring 2021, the interactive Zoom session will be replaced with a new wrap-up activity to recognize outstanding performances, award door prizes, and introduce students to next steps in pursuing careers in technology.

“In some ways, a virtual event has advantages: it allows participants to really dive in with greater focus, it can be very individualized, and schools anywhere in the U.S. can attend,” Iley said.

College of Technology Dean Bob Frisbee said it will become a permanent part of the open house and career expo.

“In the future, we hope to again host the face-to-face open house, but we will continue to provide the virtual version for those that can’t physically attend — it will be a hybrid event,” he said.

Registration is now open at www.pittstate.edu/ktcopenhouse. On March 12, the COT will post a video announcing the winners of prizes and scholarships.