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Navigating the job market — Insights for college grads
JOPLIN, Mo. — Getting a job after graduating college could be more competitive this year for college grads. According to the National Association for Colleges and Employers, the overall hiring outlook is expected to drop by 1.9 percent compared to last year. “I just looked in our system and...
Top 5 Plays of the Week – Week 38
JOPLIN, MO — After a week of high school sports & collegiate sports, we showed off our Top 5 Plays of the Week from around the Four States. Play #1: Missouri Southern Lions Baseball — The Missouri Southern Lions are MIAA Champions after they engaged in a shootout with one-seeded Central Missouri, but came out on […]
KCU’s College of Dental Medicine
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Mt. Vernon Shuts out Seneca to Advance to the Class 4 District 11 Title Game
SENECA, MO — The 2-seeded Seneca Indians squared off with the 3-seeded Mt. Vernon Mountaineers in the Class 4 District 11 semi-finals in which Mt. Vernon won, 4-0, to advance to the District Championship. Mt. Vernon came out fired up and started the game with some fireworks after Braden Dodson hit a Inside-the-Park home run […]
Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and Liberty announce 2024 Golden Apple Award winners
JOPLIN, Mo. — The Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and Liberty announced the winners of the 2024 Golden Apple Awards Monday evening. A total of 67 of Joplin’s private and public school teachers were nominated by peers, students, and parents. Here are the winners of the 2024 Golden Apple Awards:
Joplin sales tax revenue & insights into city spending
JOPLIN, Mo. — 27 million dollars, that’s the total the City of Joplin got in sales tax revenue for the first half of the budget. “I’ve done this for four years. so I make a good living at it,” said Jennifer Stevens, Joplin waitress. Waitress Jennifer...
NWS confirms EF-1 in Joplin Monday night
JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin school administrators said a malfunction caused a delay in opening one of its safe rooms during Monday night’s storms. Around nine o’clock Monday night, school administrators sent out reminders about the safe rooms saying they would open when a tornado warning was issued or the tornado sirens sounded.
Joplin suffers damage as storms roll through
JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) — Thousands are without power due to thunderstorms and a radar-indicated tornado. Carterville Police Officer Curt Moseby caught what appears to be a funnel cloud in the Duquesne area that traveled across 249.
Miami's offensive trio one of the country's best going into 2024 (and how the rest of the country compares)
The Miami Hurricanes enter the 2024 college football season with some serious firepower, on paper, on the offensive side of the ball. Washington State quarterback transfer addition Cam Ward, Oregon State running back transfer addition Damien Martinez, and returning slot receiver Xavier Restrepo gives UM one of the most productive trios in the country going into the season.
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