Andy Ostmeyer

1 day ago | joplinglobe.com | Andy Ostmeyer

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1 day ago | joplinglobe.com | Andy Ostmeyer

Lifelong Missouri birder Jeff Cantrell came across a first in 2013. He discovered fish crows had built a nest in a large sycamore in Roaring River State Park in Southwest Missouri, less than an hour from Cantrell's home. kAmQ(6 ?6G6C 925 7:D9 4C@HD :? $@FE9H6DE |:DD@FC:[Q 96 D2:5]k^Am kAmx? 724E[ 96 D2:5 96 H@F=5 92G6 925 E@ EC2G6= E@ E96 |:DD@FC: q@@E966=[ @? E96 @E96C 6?5 @7 E96 DE2E6[ @C 6=D6H96C6 :? E96 E96 $@FE96C? &?:E65 $E2E6D[ E@ D66 7:D9 4C@HD[ H9:49 2C6 D:>:=2C :? 2AA62C2?46 E@ E96 4@>>@?

1 month ago | joplinglobe.com | Andy Ostmeyer

Two more cases of chronic wasting disease have been detected in Jasper County's wild deer population, according to the Missouri Department of Conservation, bringing the total to three so far. The first case was detected from deer sampling during the 2023-24 hunting seasons, northwest of Joplin along Center Creek near the Kansas line.

Jan 16, 2025 | yahoo.com | Andy Ostmeyer

Jan. 16—Work to connect two popular rail-to-trails in Jasper County could begin this spring. The Joplin Trails Coalition plans a meeting to update the community on the project from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Joplin Public Library's west Community Room. "We're going to focus on plans to connect the Frisco and Ruby Jack through the Cardinal Valley Habitat," said Bob Herbst, project manager for the Joplin Trails Coalition.

Jan 16, 2025 | joplinglobe.com | Andy Ostmeyer

Work to connect two popular rail-to-trails in Jasper County could begin this spring. The Joplin Trails Coalition plans a meeting to update the community on the project from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, in the Joplin Public Library's west Community Room. "We're going to focus on plans to connect the Frisco and Ruby Jack through the Cardinal Valley Habitat," said Bob Herbst, project manager for the Joplin Trails Coalition.