by Bill Pollock | Mar 20, 2012 | Sports Features
Jeff Hafer, a former starter and fan-favorite of the University of Missouri men’s basketball team is teaming up with 23 other basketball players in an attempt to break the Guinness World Record for the longest basketball game to be played. The Joplin native, and...
by Bill Pollock | Mar 7, 2012 | Sports Features
When March Madness arrives in St. Louis for the NCAA Regionals at the Edward Jones Dome, 24 basketball players across the street will be vying for their place in the Guinness Book of World Records while at the same time, helping Joplin, Mo. From Wednesday, March 21...
by Bill Pollock | Feb 4, 2012 | News, Sports Features
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced the 2012 Governor’s Joplin Habitat Challenge. The goal, in partnership with Habitat for Humanity, is to build 35 new homes in the Joplin this year and provide continued aid to the city’s recovery. Speaking prior to the...
by Mike Lear | Jan 6, 2012 | News, Politics / Govt
The State of Missouri’s Budget Reserve Fund has still not been tapped into in response to the disasters of 2011. Governor Jay Nixon hopes it won’t have to be, if only in the short-term. Nixon says it might be used later, as costs are still being assessed...
by Mike Lear | Jan 5, 2012 | News, Weather
A pastor from Joplin says the support that as followed the devastating May 22 tornado is one of the state’s “finest hours.” Some will remember College Heights Christian Church pastor Randy Gariss for presiding over an internationally...
