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Feds Pay 90% of Joplin Clean-up
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) __ Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Monday that the state will pay Joplin’s share of a multi-million tab for cleaning up rubble on residential property after a devastating tornado...
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Tornado Survivors Receive Mental Health Services From MU
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMOX) – Survivors of one of the deadliest and most destructive tornado in recent history now have access to new mental health services. The University of Missouri’s school of...
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F.E.M.A. Denies Extension of Debris Removal
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he is extremely disappointed the state’s request for an extension of a federal debris removal program in Joplin has been denied. The Federal...
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Boy Scouts Do Good Turn in Joplin
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of Boy Scouts braved 100 degree heat in Joplin on Saturday to clear debris left by the May 22 tornado. Amy Harper drove almost eight hours to bring a group of six Scouts...
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Joplin Businesses Still on Property Tax Rolls
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) __ Businesses destroyed by a deadly tornado in Joplin remain on property tax rolls as if their buildings were standing and their cash registers were ringing, and a southwestern...
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City Starts Demolition Phase of Tornado Cleanup
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin has moved into the demolition phase of its tornado cleanup. The Joplin Globe reports that Joplin city manager Mark Rohr said Monday damaged houses can now be demolished. The...
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Joplin Rebounds After Tornado
JOPLIN, Mo. (CBS/KMOX) – How is the ”post-tornado” recovery coming in Joplin, Missouri ? Mayor Mike Woolston says, “We just completed our debris removal process. We are now moving into the demolition...
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Joplin Restoration Put On Hold To Help East Coast
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some federal money pledged to Joplin, Mo., and other disaster sites is being diverted to help victims of Hurricane Irene, a move that is raising the concern of U.S. Sen. Claire...
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Joplin Residents Have Until Oct. 15 For Demolition
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin residents have until Oct. 15 to demolish structures damaged by this spring’s devastating tornado. The city announced the deadline Thursday. The deadline applies only to...
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Sheryl Crow’s Vintage Car Keeps Helping Joplin
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The couple who bought singer Sheryl Crow’s vintage Mercedes to benefit the Joplin school district has made a $130,000 donation to the district’s recovery fund. The top bid for the...
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Parents In Joplin Find Void In Day Care Centers
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – Working parents in tornado-ravaged Joplin are finding it tougher to find child care after more than half of the licensed day care spaces in the city vanished after the May 22...
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Wreckage Turned Memorial To Remember Deadly Joplin Tornado
JOPLIN, MO. (KMOX) – A piece of twisted wreckage left behind by the powerful tornado that leveled much of Joplin back in May is being transformed into a memorial. Sculptors with the Christian art...
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Volunteers To Replace Books In Joplin Schools
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) Kansas City librarian April Roy wanted to help after she heard that a tornado had devastated Joplin schools, including blowing away schoolbooks in some of the city’s elementary...
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Joplin School Board Approves Construction Timeline
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — Joplin school officials have set a tentative deadline of August 2014 to have five schools destroyed by a tornado rebuilt. The Joplin Board of Education approved the timeline Tuesday...
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Joplin Donated Band Trailer Stolen
JOPLIN, MO (CBS/AP) – They’d just received it six days ago, but now police are trying to find a utility vehicle and trailer donated to the Joplin High School marching band through a tornado relief...
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Kirkwood Has Helping Hands
KIRKWOOD, Mo. (KMOX) - More than 550 volunteers fanned out across Kirkwood, Saturday, for a community-wide day of service. In addition to car maintenance checks at Kirkwood Baptist Church, some...
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Insurer Adjusts, Will Pay “Miracle” Joplin Survivor
ST. LOUIS (AP) Mark Lindquist, whose against-the-odds story of survival and heroism in the Joplin tornado touched people around the world, got some good news Monday: The insurance company that...
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Extreme Makeover Home Edition Reveals 7 News Homes in Joplin
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — After a week of frantic work, seven new homes for tornado victims in Joplin are about to be revealed. ABC’s Extreme Makeover Home Edition has been in Joplin since Oct. 19, rebuilding...
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Joplin To Host Conference On Preservation
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Statewide Preservation Conference is scheduled to get under way this week in Joplin. The Joplin Globe reports that the conference begins Wednesday and will include a...
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Part of Joplin Library Collection Lost in Tornado
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) – The public library in Joplin escaped damage from a tornado that devastated the city, but the institution still lost thousands of dollars’ worth of items when residents couldn’t...
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