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14-03-2025
- General
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Nominations being accepted for Golden Apple awards
Nominations for the 2024–2025 Golden Apple Awards are being accepted through 5 p.m. Friday, March 21. This is the 40th year for the program, which recognizes instructional excellence in Joplin's public and private schools. The online nomination form is available at and can be filled out there. Paper nomination forms are available at local schools and can be returned the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, 320 E. Fourth St. Awards are given in four categories: grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12. Nominated teachers are eligible to win if they are a certified classroom teacher who instructs students on a daily basis, if they are teaching during the 2024-2025 school year and if they have not been a previous recipient of the award. Winners will be announced May 5.
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08-02-2025
- Business
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Joplin, Carthage chambers changing how they meet with state lawmakers
Eggs and Issues has been a traditional event for five area communities for decades, but chambers in Joplin and Carthage are changing things up this year. Joplin Travis Stephens, president of the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce, said Joplin chamber members told the organization that they thought the old format, at which several area lawmakers each talked for a few minutes, had become stale and that they wanted something different. 'In Joplin, what we wanted to do, there are six legislators we always have there, the five local state representatives and the senator," Stephens said. 'We wanted, instead of meeting with all of them together sharing an hour and a half of time, we wanted to really give them that quality engagement with our members.' Stephens said the Joplin chamber will host four events with two lawmakers at two of the events and one lawmaker at two of the events. All events will be held at the chamber office, 320 E. Fourth St. They are scheduled for 9:30 to 11 a.m. on four Fridays — March 7, March 14, April 4 and April 11. Stephens said which lawmaker will attend which meeting is still to be determined. People can get more information or register for the events at Carthage The Carthage Chamber of Commerce decided to meet with state Rep. Cathy Jo Loy, R-Carthage, and state Sen. Jill Carthage, R-Granby, in a more informal roundtable setting recently. Carthage's first event was Jan. 31, and it will hold a followup event sometime in June after the legislative session is over. About 60 to 70 people attended. Chamber President Julie Reams previously told the Globe that the new Carthage Stakeholder Legislative Review is Carthage's replacement for the traditional Eggs and Issues event. 'After many conversations with local chambers that partner on that for the months until May, it just wasn't becoming effective,' Reams told the Carthage City Council last month. 'We decided we're all doing our own thing in making that shift and focusing on our leaders that make those decisions for us in Jefferson City.' Webb City, Carl Junction Chambers in Webb City and Carl Junction are teaming up to hold a more traditional Eggs and Issues event at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 28, at the Route 66 Event Center, 21 S. Webb St. Sydney Crider, membership and marketing director at the Webb City Chamber, said their members liked the Eggs and Issues format. 'So we got together with Carl Junction chamber, and we talked to them about what date would be good, and we got with some of the legislators and talked to them about dates,' Crider said. 'We're inviting all the legislators we would have invited, regularly including House Reps. Bob Bromley, Ben Baker, Lane Roberts, Ann Kelley and Sen. Jill Carter.' People will need to contact the chamber at to make reservations. Neosho Neosho is also sticking with the Eggs and Issues format with an event scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, at Crowder College. Chamber CEO Lauri Lyerla said the Neosho Eggs and Issues event is traditionally held in May after the legislative session wraps up. 'The one thing that's always a little different about ours, and that's why we are not changing it this year, because ours is always after the session is over. The lawmakers are really able to give an update about what was done and where they ended up," she said. Lyerla said the chamber will invite lawmakers from across the area to the event. To make a reservation closer to May 20, people can go to
