Chamber hosts second ‘Dancing with the Joplin Stars’ (Photos)
JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin Chamber of Commerce hosted its second annual ‘Dancing With the Joplin Stars’ event to raise funds for arts in the community. This year, the money...
Q & A: Senator Claire McCaskill
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri) met with reporters Tuesday in Springfield regarding a wide range of issues. Below are some excerpts from the half hour. – What...
Senate to hold redistricting field hearing in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — As the Missouri Senate continues its ongoing work to redistrict the state’s legislative makeup, following losses in the 2012 census, Senate leadership will be seeking input from...
2012 Senate race kicks-off in Joplin
JOPLIN, Mo. — For three hours on Saturday night, Joplin was the nucleus of Missouri politics. Two U.S. Senate candidates, the Lt. Governor and probable gubernatorial candidate, a congressman and a U.S....
“It is a grey day when tragedy in one part of the country serves as a pretext for trampling civil liberties in another. American politicians tend to overreact to crises....
City Council defeats vote on Smoke-Free proposal
(JOPLIN, Mo.) The Joplin City Council voted unanimously to not vote on the ‘smoke free’ proposal they had been considering for weeks. The ordinance that was on the table would have banned...
Op-ed: Eli Yokley: ‘Much to be Thankful for’
Originally posted at PoliticMo.com — (WEBB CITY, Mo.) Happy Thanksgiving, readers. If your family is like most, they have set the table( or are soon to do so) for yet...
Republicans rally base in Neosho
(NEOSHO, Mo.) The Republican Women of Newton County hosted their annual “Bean Feed” Friday night at Neosho High School. A couple hundred people showed up to show their support for...
City Council on smoke-free law: ‘Let the voters decide’
(JOPLIN, Mo.) The Joplin City Council voted Thursday night to put a measure that would ban smoking in public places to a public vote on the April ballot, on a...
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo.) Scott Eckersley’s campaign entered the conversation surrounding the accusations made by Jennifer Case Thursday, by releasing a campaign commercial featuring her comments. Case first emerged with her allegations...