Recovery work detours east/west traffic at intersection of 20th and Main Street

Recovery work
continues in rebuilding Main Street, and startingJuly 24, the west side of the 20^th Street and Main Street intersection
will be closed.  This closure impacts the east and westboundtraffic on 20^th Street. Main Street will not b...

Mark your calendar for Movies in the Park monthly series

Joplin
Parks and Recreation, the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau, and FrankFletcher Auto Group are excited to announce a Movies in the Park series for
2017! Enjoy family favorite flicks for FREE on our inflatable movie screen!Pack chairs, blan...

City of Joplin names new Assistant Director of Public Works- Engineering

Joplin
Public Works Director David Hertzberg recently announced Dan Johnson, PE, CFM,as the Assistant Director of Public Works- Engineering. As assistant, his
duties will include plan reviews for new development, capital improvementproject managemen...

New Joplin Library featured in upcoming Newsmakers show

An upcoming
edition of the Newsmakers interview program on KGCS-TV features a look at thenew Joplin Public Library, with Library Director Jacque Gage.  She
discusses the new facility, highlighting several new items and remindingviewers of t...

Work on new Senior Center begins with groundbreaking ceremony

City officials and representatives from the Area Agency on Aging joined
together to initiate the construction of the new Joplin Senior Center during agroundbreaking ceremony today.<_o3a_p>

The 14,400-square foot Senior Center will be located on the south side
...

Simple tips can reduce ground level ozone levels

Summer’s here!
And so are high temperatures. March through November is Ozone Season, whenground-level ozone becomes a concern as the temperature heats up and the
humidity increases here in the Four States. Even though we can’t see ...

New 100-foot Aerial Fire Truck added to Joplin Fire Department

Community members and Joplin Fire Explorers joined Joplin
firefighters and City officials as they pushed a new 100-foot aerial laddertruck into an empty fire bay at Fire Station #1, as part of an “Apparatus Housing Ceremony” held to...

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...