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]]> 991721 Twister: Caught in the Storm – How long did the Joplin 2011 Tornado last? – TechNadu https://houstonnewmedia.org/twister-caught-in-the-storm-how-long-did-the-joplin-2011-tornado-last-technadu/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=twister-caught-in-the-storm-how-long-did-the-joplin-2011-tornado-last-technadu Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:23:13 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=29d3df904b3cda60c64aa680c2240ac7 This EF5 storm tore through the Missouri city, leaving behind unimaginable destruction. But how long did the tornado last, and what made it so ...

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]]> 922945 Joplin remembers 13-year anniversary of tornado – Newstalk KZRG https://houstonnewmedia.org/joplin-remembers-13-year-anniversary-of-tornado-newstalk-kzrg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joplin-remembers-13-year-anniversary-of-tornado-newstalk-kzrg Tue, 21 May 2024 16:03:24 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=33b624e26a434677241e231e632028df ... Missouri city on Sunday, May 22. (AP Photo/Mike Gullett). Joplin Tornado. Damage is seen in a devastated Joplin, Mo. neighborhood Monday, May 30 ...

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]]> 771723 Lincoln’s Allo looking to expand to Joplin, Missouri https://houstonnewmedia.org/lincolns-allo-looking-to-expand-to-joplin-missouri/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lincolns-allo-looking-to-expand-to-joplin-missouri Mon, 18 Mar 2024 03:05:18 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=2084b030e3bcf89730485bd5e83e75a8 The Lincoln-based internet provider is currently negotiating with officials in the southwest Missouri city to offer its broadband internet, ...

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]]> 737516 Theory – Joplin, Missouri Spook Light Isn’t a Ghost But Aliens? – 100.9 The Eagle https://houstonnewmedia.org/theory-joplin-missouri-spook-light-isnt-a-ghost-but-aliens-100-9-the-eagle/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=theory-joplin-missouri-spook-light-isnt-a-ghost-but-aliens-100-9-the-eagle Fri, 22 Sep 2023 11:39:33 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fd25e96a3e691a9fdd69bb373764c91b ... Missouri City with the Poorest Middle Class Has Been Thru A Lot · Missouri City with the Poorest Middle Class Has Been Thru A LotMissouri City with ...

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]]> 663795 The Joys of Joplin Eating and Drinking – Leisure Group Travel https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-joys-of-joplin-eating-and-drinking-leisure-group-travel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-joys-of-joplin-eating-and-drinking-leisure-group-travel Fri, 27 Jan 2023 20:43:27 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=53a2515d3ac43a36145a51f0e99149dd ... serving authentic flavors — Joplin aims to satisfy all the culinary cravings diners are searching for in this southwest Missouri city.

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]]> 533012 Joplin committee to look for funding source for city jobs | Local News | joplinglobe.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/joplin-committee-to-look-for-funding-source-for-city-jobs-local-news-joplinglobe-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joplin-committee-to-look-for-funding-source-for-city-jobs-local-news-joplinglobe-com Thu, 20 Oct 2022 00:23:55 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c3fd2d6e53989f56a059eafa622f5556 During that time, billboards went up in Joplin from a northern Missouri city advertising a wage range of $52,500 to $78,750 for new police hires.

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]]> 447616 Joplin Offers Tourism Assessment Work – Fri., Sep. 9, 2022 – O’Dwyer PR https://houstonnewmedia.org/joplin-offers-tourism-assessment-work-fri-sep-9-2022-odwyer-pr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joplin-offers-tourism-assessment-work-fri-sep-9-2022-odwyer-pr Sat, 10 Sep 2022 05:00:02 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=559ee6cad3ebdba0b72fc021277bfcb5 Joplin, a Missouri city of more than 50K, wants to hire a firm to complete a “tourism venue needs assessment” plan to serve as a blueprint to ...

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]]> 417754 News to Know: Joplin shooting charges, lead cleanup deceit, and 19,000 acres burn in … https://houstonnewmedia.org/news-to-know-joplin-shooting-charges-lead-cleanup-deceit-and-19000-acres-burn-in/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news-to-know-joplin-shooting-charges-lead-cleanup-deceit-and-19000-acres-burn-in Fri, 29 Jul 2022 17:20:00 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=c20c28e6476453a718d7877807735e72 A project manager hired to clean up lead contaminated soil at Granby, Missouri's city park, pleads guilty to a federal crime.

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]]> 385873 Your news: Announcements from WGU Missouri, city of Miami and more – The Joplin Globe https://houstonnewmedia.org/your-news-announcements-from-wgu-missouri-city-of-miami-and-more-the-joplin-globe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=your-news-announcements-from-wgu-missouri-city-of-miami-and-more-the-joplin-globe Sat, 25 Jun 2022 18:05:40 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=999960d8e603d335497b0601ef9407f7 Your news: Announcements from WGU Missouri, city of Miami and more. Jun 25, 2022; 3 min ago. 0. WGU Missouri awards more than $4,200 in grants to ...

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]]> 359128 Joplin mayor: Rally behind slain and wounded officers | OurQuadCities https://houstonnewmedia.org/joplin-mayor-rally-behind-slain-and-wounded-officers-ourquadcities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joplin-mayor-rally-behind-slain-and-wounded-officers-ourquadcities Thu, 10 Mar 2022 04:20:06 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=fc829c3f0376cfca6324c5c93898e3e6 ... did 11 years ago when a massive tornado devastated the southwestern Missouri city. The officer who was killed Tuesday was Cpl. Benjamin […]

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]]> 266382 Joplin mayor: Rally behind slain and wounded officers :: WRAL.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/joplin-mayor-rally-behind-slain-and-wounded-officers-wral-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joplin-mayor-rally-behind-slain-and-wounded-officers-wral-com Wed, 09 Mar 2022 22:18:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=bb3e4747591230df0295a86c77978adc ... Joplin urged residents Wednesday to pull together, just as they did 11 years ago when a massive tornado devastated the southwestern Missouri city.

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]]> 266394 Joplin officer dies in the line of duty, two other officers wounded | KRCG https://houstonnewmedia.org/joplin-officer-dies-in-the-line-of-duty-two-other-officers-wounded-krcg/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joplin-officer-dies-in-the-line-of-duty-two-other-officers-wounded-krcg Wed, 09 Mar 2022 21:44:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=30f8d51a768dfcb7ac01ab6a5e9e5a34 (AP) - Joplin police say one officer has died and a man suspected of shooting him also died after a confrontation in the southwest Missouri city.

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]]> 266397 Joplin mayor: Rally behind slain and wounded officers – KTAR.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/joplin-mayor-rally-behind-slain-and-wounded-officers-ktar-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joplin-mayor-rally-behind-slain-and-wounded-officers-ktar-com Wed, 09 Mar 2022 18:01:44 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=25173f897cfbadae559b6dd8b9905a6f ... devastated the southwestern Missouri city. The officer who was killed Tuesday was Cpl. Benjamin Cooper, a husband and father of two daughters, ...

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]]> 266400 Joplin’s new city clerk on job | Local News | joplinglobe.com https://houstonnewmedia.org/joplins-new-city-clerk-on-job-local-news-joplinglobe-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=joplins-new-city-clerk-on-job-local-news-joplinglobe-com Sat, 26 Feb 2022 21:38:19 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=7219efc1b042fda4ce0260eaa713b3a9 Gollhofer had been active with the Southwest Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers organization and served in numerous officer positions, ...

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]]> 259415 Lessons learned from the Joplin tornado: peer-to-peer mental health programs – WUFT https://houstonnewmedia.org/lessons-learned-from-the-joplin-tornado-peer-to-peer-mental-health-programs-wuft/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-learned-from-the-joplin-tornado-peer-to-peer-mental-health-programs-wuft Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:53:28 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=0a58a593cec2f1ccfd970af9262475a4 ... that killed more than 160 people, the Missouri city of Joplin developed a peer-to-peer mental health program that's been widely replicated.

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]]> 226629 Lessons learned from the Joplin tornado: peer-to-peer mental health programs – NPR https://houstonnewmedia.org/lessons-learned-from-the-joplin-tornado-peer-to-peer-mental-health-programs-npr/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lessons-learned-from-the-joplin-tornado-peer-to-peer-mental-health-programs-npr Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:28:56 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=f6b129f9211d4808f92312976c9121dc As part of a response to a tornado a decade ago that killed more than 160 people, the Missouri city of Joplin developed a peer-to-peer mental ...

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]]> 226631 Virginia Sue Gosch – The Joplin Globe Obituaries https://houstonnewmedia.org/virginia-sue-gosch-the-joplin-globe-obituaries/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=virginia-sue-gosch-the-joplin-globe-obituaries Wed, 01 Sep 2021 19:34:58 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=a6180c4c3e0b8cba8b5e73ee0d359d04 She is also survived by one brother, Jon Davidson and his wife Mary Lou, of Sugarland, Texas; sister in law Roberta Gosch of Cyprus, Texas.

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