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JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — The option to freeze property tax for senior citizens isn’t common in Missouri. But that could be changing as a big county in our region votes to implement the tax break.
Mar. 5—CARTHAGE, Mo. — Randy Nace resigned as Jasper County coroner and will be replaced at least for now with the only person who has filed to run for the position in November. Jasper County ...
Oct. 8—A Jasper County judge has referred to the Missouri Supreme Court a defense motion seeking his recusal in the case of a convicted child sexual abuser whose life sentence an appeals court ...
Jasper County is located in the southwest portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census , the population was 122,761. [ 1 ] Its county seat is Carthage , [ 2 ] and its largest city is Joplin .
Carthage is located south of the Spring River along US Route 71. Joplin is approximately twelve miles to the southwest and Neosho is about 17 miles to the south. [15]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.69 square miles (30.28 km 2), of which 11.65 square miles (30.17 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) is water.
Built from 1894 - 1895, the Jasper County Courthouse was designed by architect Max A. Orlopp Jr. in the Romanesque Revival-style and built using local Carthage marble, it is the second most photographed building in Missouri. [2] The Courthouse remains in use by Jasper County officials. [3]
Apr. 3—CARL JUNCTION, Mo. — Results of two use tax votes in Tuesday's municipal election prompted different reactions. Carl Junction officials said they were disappointed at the narrow defeat ...
The State Historical Society of Missouri. The Joplin Globe is a seven-day digital edition and five-day print edition daily newspaper published in Joplin, Missouri, United States, covering parts of 14 counties in southwestern Missouri. Ottaway Community Newspapers owned the Globe from 1975 to 2002. [2] Since 2002, it has been owned by CNHI. [3]