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3 weeks ago | 
fourstateshomepage.com | McKinzie Payton |Dave Thomas
FORT SCOTT, Kan. — Young artists use their talents to honor the forgotten heroes of history. The Lowell Milken Center for Unsung Heroes announced the 34 winners of its tenth annual “ARTEFFECT” competition on Monday. More than 1,000 students in grades 6 through 12 competed, representing 40 countries around the world.
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Mar 29, 2025 | 
fourstateshomepage.com | McKinzie Payton |Tiffany Alaniz
NEOSHO, Mo. — It was a time to share on the square in Neosho on Saturday. Eastside Social closed for the day to host the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks’ second annual fashion show benefit. Organizers sold just over 100 tickets to the event, where breast cancer survivors modeled fashion inspired by Emily in Paris. In addition to the runway, attendees raised money with a pass the purse auction. Outreach director Regina Hammons is hopeful the event will surpass the $15,000 raised last year.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
fourstateshomepage.com | McKinzie Payton
Posted: Jan 14, 2025 / 04:08 PM CST Updated: Jan 14, 2025 / 04:08 PM CST SHARE JOPLIN, Mo. — The City of Joplin’s utility drop box is back in business. It was damaged during Friday’s wintry weather. Repairs have been made and the box has been reinstalled for public use.
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Jan 14, 2025 | 
yahoo.com | McKinzie Payton
JOPLIN, Mo. — The City of Joplin’s utility drop box is back in business. It was damaged during Friday’s wintry weather. Repairs have been made and the box has been reinstalled for public use. Customers can once again drop off their utility payments outside the Newman Building downtown. The city is thanking everyone for their patience while the box was out for repairs. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
fourstateshomepage.com | McKinzie Payton
JOPLIN, Mo. — Another year brought a special visitor today to the NICU at Freeman Health System: Santa. Spencer Ellis, a member of the International Brotherhood of Real Bearded Santas, stopped by the facility to take pictures with the babies and create happy memories for families going through a difficult time. This tradition is close to “Santa Spence’s” heart, as both of his daughters are NICU nurses.
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Nov 15, 2024 | 
fourstateshomepage.com | McKinzie Payton
PITTSBURG, Kan. — Kansas leaders finish out six months of leadership training in Pittsburg today. The Leadership Crawford County Class of 2024 was nominated back in May. From June to November, they’ve spent one day a month getting a behind-the-scenes look at the opportunities and challenges of working in Crawford County, all while developing leadership skills they can use to take an active role in improving the community for everyone.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
fourstateshomepage.com | McKinzie Payton
ARMA, Kan. — A number of nursing home residents in southeast Kansas will soon be blanketed with love and blankets. Two hundred thirty lap blankets have all either been hand-crocheted or hand-knitted by a group of 12 ladies. The women are part of a club, ranging in age from 35 to 85, and have been doing this now for a couple of years. All of the blankets were collected during their meeting today at the Arma City Library and will be delivered to residents of area nursing homes.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | McKinzie Payton
ARMA, Kan. — A number of nursing home residents in southeast Kansas will soon be blanketed with love and blankets. Two hundred thirty lap blankets have all either been hand-crocheted or hand-knitted by a group of 12 ladies. The women are part of a club, ranging in age from 35 to 85, and have been doing this now for a couple of years. All of the blankets were collected during their meeting today at the Arma City Library and will be delivered to residents of area nursing homes.
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Nov 12, 2024 | 
fourstateshomepage.com | Mike Olmstead |Josh Oldham |McKinzie Payton |Jessica Schaer
A number of Veterans Day ceremonies were held today. You can see our post from last week’s early Veterans Day celebrations here. JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin Area Habitat for Humanity was part of one Monday morning at the American Legion and VFW posts in Webb City. Seven local veterans, who’ve been involved with Habitat either as volunteers or recipients of housing services in the past, were recognized for their military service.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
fourstateshomepage.com | McKinzie Payton
ANDERSON, Mo. — Patriotism is on display in McDonald County. Students with the McDonald County High School JROTC are busy raising around 500 flags across the county in honor of Veterans Day. Local businesses will display the flags for the next two weeks. The goal of the program – “stitching the community together one flag at a time.”And even more importantly…“Pride. Pride for our country. And pride for our county,” said MSgt. Mason Burton, SGM.
