Debby Woodin

Joplin

City Hall Reporter at Joplin Globe

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ESC, city to discuss plans for old hospital property

6 days ago | joplinglobe.com | Debby Woodin

The Economic Security Corporation has purchased the long-vacant former hospital building at 2008 S. Sergeant Ave. and is working with the city of Joplin to demolish the existing building and build affordable low-income housing at the location. Ryan Peterson, CEO of ESC, said the building was donated, and the plan is to tear it down and partner with Habitat for Humanity to build duplexes at the site. kAmp AC@A@D65 28C66>6?E 36EH66? E96 4:EJ 2?5 t$r E@ 36 5:D4FDD65 |@?52J 2E 2 >66E:?8 @7 E96 y@A=:?
Former speedway opens as Route 66 Fairgrounds and Events Center

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Debby Woodin

An arena that once was a speedway has been repaired and is intended to be the future site of a variety of outdoor events. Kyle Cox of C. Cox Auto Sales said he and others bought the former Joplin 66 Speedway property. “We had originally bought it for the property. It looked like it could be refurbished and make it something that would be good for the community and the Four-State Area,” Cox said. It is a 99-acre tract on Black Cat Road, at the west edge of Joplin, between Seventh and 13th streets.
ESC, city to discuss plans for old hospital property

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Debby Woodin

The Economic Security Corporation has purchased the long-vacant former hospital building at 2008 S. Sergeant Ave. and is working with the city of Joplin to demolish the existing building and build affordable low-income housing at the location. Ryan Peterson, CEO of ESC, said the building was donated, and the plan is to tear it down and partner with Habitat for Humanity to build duplexes at the site.
Joplin airport's ARFF building ready for use

1 week ago | joplinglobe.com | Debby Woodin

City and airport officials and representatives of the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce gathered Thursday to celebrate the new $8.7 million Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting Building constructed largely with federal funding. Mayor Keenan Cortez said the ARFF building, which had been under construction since March 2024, "is a significant component of a successful airport."kAm%96 3F:=5:?8 9@FD6D DA64:2=:K65 7:C67:89E:?8 G69:4=6D E92E 2:CA@CE 7:C67:89E6C A6CD@??6= 42?
Museum fashion display covers (almost) everything

1 week ago | joplinglobe.com | Debby Woodin

Fashions and retail relics once sold in long-closed downtown Joplin stores are on full view now at the Joplin History & Mineral Museum. A runway selection has been chosen from the museum's textile collection to display popular looks that date from the late 1800s to the 1960s. kAm~?6 6I2>A=6 :D E96 |@E96C wF332C5 5C6DD[ 4@?D:56C65 2 D9@4<:?8 D6=64E:@? :?
Former speedway opens as Route 66 Fairgrounds and Events Center

1 week ago | joplinglobe.com | Debby Woodin

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Petitions circulated to recall Joplin council member

1 week ago | joplinglobe.com | Debby Woodin

A recall effort launched against a member of the Joplin City Council will require signatures of 6,711 registered voters to trigger an election. Joplin resident Ron Burch is circulating petitions for the recall of Zone 3 council member Ryan Jackson. Burch launched the effort in opposition to social media comments made April 7 by Jackson as he exchanged comments with others about issues involving intersex and transgender people. kAmqFC49[ C646?E=J 2 4@\492:C>2? @7 y~|~ !C:56[ 5:5 ?@E C6EFC?
Deputies shoot armed man in Jasper

1 week ago | joplinglobe.com | Debby Woodin

JASPER, Mo. — A Joplin man has been charged with first-degree assault or attempt to assault and armed criminal action after he charged Jasper County deputies with a knife when they responded to a call involving a domestic incident in Jasper. Gavon Newton, 43, was shot by a Jasper County deputy after Newton would not follow commands to get on the ground and charged deputies with a knife, according to the Jasper County Sheriff's Department. kAm%96 :?4:56?E DE2CE65 2E `ibh 2]>] $2EFC52J H96?
'A hole in the soul of Joplin': Longtime community leader Betty Smith dies

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Debby Woodin

Longtime community leader Betty Smith, a Joplin resident since 1929 who assisted with the peaceful integration of Joplin schools and the community, died Thursday after an illness. She was 96. Smith’s efforts earned her special recognition in 2021 and 2022 from Joplin leaders. She was presented a city proclamation naming her a “Citizen of Distinction” by Mayor Keenan Cortez and a video of her talking about her endeavors was shown at a Joplin City Council meeting.
Joplin City Council approves expenses for drug investigations

2 weeks ago | joplinglobe.com | Debby Woodin

A special drug task force called the Flex Platoon operated by the Joplin Police Department has seized a quantity of fentanyl within the city limits that would be fatal to 1 million people, Joplin police Chief Richard Pearson told the Joplin City Council this week. The chief on Monday night received approval for funding to provide unmarked cars and secure offices for the special drug investigation unit.