Utility and stormwater work to cause lane shifts on Illinois Avenue, south of 7th St.

Utility work and stormwater construction on Illinois Avenue, just south of 7th Street, will cause lane closures and possible traffic delays starting Monday, Oct. 21. Work is expected to take approximately four weeks.

On Monday, southbound drivers will expe...

Stormwater work to cause lane closures along Illinois Avenue, near 7th Street

Stormwater construction near 7^th Street and Illinois Avenue will cause lane closures and possible traffic delays in this area. Work begins on Monday, October 21 and is expected to continue for approximately four weeks. The project will expand the stormwat...

Road closure on Murphy Blvd between Main St. & Sergeant Ave.

There will be a road closure on Murphy Blvd between Main St. & Sergeant Ave. .  The closure will begin Friday, October 18, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. and will remain closed through Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.

Closure is due to Kansas City S...

Public info session on Prop B is Oct. 15; Speakers available for community groups

The public is invited to attend an informational session about Proposition B from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 15 at the Joplin Public Library. The meeting is an open house format, allowing citizens to come and go, as their schedules allo...

South St. John’s Boulevard to close from 32nd Street to Old 32nd Street

Weather permitting, retaining wall installation work will close South St John’s Boulevard from 32^nd Street to Old 32^nd Street to through traffic. The closure will be in effect Monday, September 30 through Monday, October 28. This closure is for ...

Officials gather to celebrate Jackson Avenue Bridge opening

Officials with Newton County, City of Joplin, and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) were joined by business leaders and community members today as they held a ribbon cutting to officially open the new bridge over Shoal Creek.

Alan Cook, Newton ...

Kansas City Southern's Holiday Express Train to stop in Joplin on Dec. 15

Kansas City Southern has announced its 9th annual Holiday Express train (attached), which will stop in 20 communities in five U.S. states on 25 dates. Visitors can board the train, meet Santa and his elves and tour the inside of three cars of the festive ...

New Jackson Avenue Bridge opens

Officials with Newton County, City of Joplin, and Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) are pleased to open the new bridge over Shoal Creek to vehicular traffic today. The Jackson Avenue Bridge is 444 feet long and 44 feet wide with an 8-foot shar...

Recruitment and retention important factors for upcoming sales tax initiative

On Monday, August 12, the Joplin City Council voted unanimously to place a sales tax initiative on the November 5, 2019 ballot for Joplin voters. The ½-cent sales tax would be designated to support closing the existing Police and Fire Pension P...

Interactive website allows residents to check work of multiple recovery projects in neighborhoods

Earlier this year, the City launched project snapshots on its website, www.joplinmo.org/cdbg-list, providing an overview of all the recovery work being completed in Joplin. Users can easily scroll through each project, noting their description, timeline o...Read on...