As Jasper moves to create the city’s first residential tax increment finance (TIF) district, council members at Wednesday’s meeting raised concerns about the district’s longevity and its impact on ...

Kaylee Collins, a senior at Colfax-Mingo Community School, was selected as the new student representative for school board ...

1. Introduce/Reintroduce yourself to voters and explain why you are running. Chandler: As a 1982 graduate of Newton High ...

JASPER—The Indiana Uplands READI steering committee and Regional Opportunity Initiatives (ROI) today announced the allocation ...

The Joplin Regional Airport hosts an emergency response exercise, Pittsburg residents discuss housing needs, and the Jasper County Sheriff's Department addresses concerns of safe trick-or-treating.

Former Jasper Mayor David O'Mary is being remembered. O’Mary served as mayor since 2016. According to his family, he died Tuesday.

Mayor David O'Mary died suddenly Tuesday. Linda Lewis heads up the Walker County Chamber of Commerce and witnessed O'Mary's ...

THE CITY OF JASPER IS COPING WITH THE LOSS OF ITS LEADER, MAYOR DAVID OMARI PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY AFTER A SHORT ILLNESS. A ...

As we’ve reported, leaders in Jasper have been working on plans for a new community wellness center. In a release we received Wednesday afternoon, READI grant leaders say $5 million will go to the ...

The Jasper County Sheriff’s Department is investigating a car fire that resulted in police finding human remains inside on ...

Newton County Sheriff Robert Burby says burn ban violations are a problem in Newton County. According to Burby, so far his ...

This Halloween registered sex offenders in Missouri will no longer be required to post a sign stating "No candy or treats at this residence." The signs were previously part of a statute that requires ...