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Child vaccination rates dropping in Oklahoma as exemptions rise
By Courtney Bell Oklahoma Voice OKLAHOMA CITY — Cecilia Ramirez spends her summer crisscrossing the Oklahoma City area. She drives a van decorated wit…
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Four establishments fail Joplin Health Department inspections
Four establishments failed Joplin Health Department inspections this week, according to information posted on the department website. Soul's Harbor Fo…
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Missouri ballot measures dominate fundraising for primary
By Rudi Keller Missouri Independent Ballot measure fights are consuming the big money in Missouri elections this summer, with more than $27 million ra…
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Branson newspaper's closing causes problems for Lamar Democrat
The closing of the Branson Tri-Lakes News this week has caused a ripple effect for newspapers that have been printing in Branson, including the Lamar…
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Family ties create rematch in 32nd District State Senate campaign
By Rebecca Rivas Missouri Independent Missouri state Sen. Jill Carter considers herself a “poster child” for school choice, having homeschooled her ch…
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Freeman Physicians Group pours $31,000 into PAC supporting Ellen Nichols
A $31,000 contribution from the Freeman Physicians Group June 11 was the largest contribution made to the Stand for Truth PAC during the last quarter,…
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Eighteen lawyers contribute to Judge Nicholas' re-election campaign
Jasper County Division 4 Associate Circuit Court Judge John Nicholas has received 18 contributions from lawyers who have been in his courtroom or may…
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PAC supporting Jill Carter raises nearly quarter of a million
During the past three months, Show Me Values PAC, the independent committee that is supporting the re-election bid of 32nd District Sen. Jill Carter,…
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Amendment 4 puts rural Missouri at center of fight over ballot power
By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent Supporters of Amendment 4 say it would give rural Missouri a stronger voice. Antwann Rhodes says it would take o…
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Four businesses fail Joplin Health Department inspections
Four businesses failed Joplin Health Department inspections this week, according to information posted on the department website. Los Primos, 2207 W.…
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Nancy Hughes: No fine print
“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so that no one can boast.…
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Missouri Republicans push change that would make it harder to collect taxes on private planes
By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent A single-engine Piper sits on the ramp at the Jefferson City airport, a few minutes’ drive from the Missouri Cap…
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Appeals court rules Joplin child molester should receive life sentence, not 99 years
A Joplin child molester whose first appeal was rejected by the Missouri Southern District Court of Appeals, did better the second time, but it's not q…
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Springfield senator who sponsored Amendment 5 faces stiff primary challenge
By Jason Hancock Missouri Independent Before Curtis Trent can try to run the Missouri Senate floor, he has to win reelection in southwest Missouri. Tr…
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Jason Smith: Working Families Tax Cuts working for Americans
(By Eighth District Congressman Jason Smith) One year ago this Fourth of July, President Trump signed the Working Families Tax Cuts into law. When I w…
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Three businesses fail Joplin Health Department inspections
Three businesses failed Joplin Health Department inspections this week, according to information posted on the department website. Best Western Breakf…
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Financially challenged Joplin Globe dropping Peanuts, Garfield, Beetle Bailey from comics lineup
In a column in today's Joplin Globe , Editor Andy Ostmeyer announced the newspaper is eliminating some of its comics, including Peanuts, Garfield and…
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Four businesses fail Joplin Health Department inspections
Four businesses failed Joplin Health Department inspections this week, according to information posted on the department website. Creek Crew BBQ and C…
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Missouri parent groups organize against Amendment 5
By Annelise Hanshaw Missouri Independent Sarah Laub tried everything to get her son with learning disabilities a better education. She drove him to a…
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Nancy Hughes: In the morning, Lord? But it's too early
“In the morning, O Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation.” Psalm 5:3 (NIV) When my children wer…