Hotel guests become friends after joplin tornado - Jefferson City News Tribune Online
28 May 2012, 4:19 am
joplin, Mo. (AP) — "Big Fat Lies" is the name of the game. Usually, the men and women square off against each other, said Randy Stanley, who has served as a game moderator of sorts. The game, developed by Mental Floss magazine, is a deceptive ...

Mo. man charged with defrauding joplin victims - Jefferson City News Tribune Online
27 May 2012, 4:16 pm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Nixa contractor faces federal charges for allegedly stealing from elderly victims of last year's joplin tornado. The Springfield News Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/LrnEv6) that 57-year-old Terry Alton Parker has ...

joplin's Jeremy Lynn takes fifth at state tennis - joplin Globe
26 May 2012, 11:55 pm
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Jeremy Lynn became just the second joplin tennis player to earn an individual state medal on Saturday, winning a pair of matches to claim fifth place at the MSHSAA Class 2 Individual Championships at the Cooper Tennis Complex.

Avid Collector Seeks Vintage Janis joplin 1968  Roller Rink Concert Poster in Alexandria, Virginia - YAHOO!
25 May 2012, 6:56 pm
Andrew Hawley, from Vintage Rock Posters, announces his search for original Janis joplin Roller Rink concert posters. The show was in Alexandria, Virginia on October 20, 1968. The boxing style poster was created by the famous poster artist Dail W.

joplin walk was a time for bonding - joplin Independent
24 May 2012, 4:05 pm
Mark LaPerle, a Christian/folk/pop/ singer/musician from Bedford, Virginia performs for city of joplin officials and a huge gathering at Cunningham Park, the final destination for the Walk of Unity held on May 22, 2012. An amazing number of people coming ...

Laurens County man's journey to joplin began with single step - Macon Telegraph
23 May 2012, 6:58 pm
Ben Tarpley did not hear the roar of the winds after one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in history slashed through the South last spring. He was walking through the woods and sleeping under a canopy of stars on the Appalachian Trail, miles ...

The Convoy of Hope Rolls into joplin with Two Events in One Day - YAHOO!
23 May 2012, 6:51 pm
After nearly a year of planning, a diverse group of hundreds of joplin-area residents is preparing to host neighbors at what it hopes will be the first step on the path out of poverty. Local businesses, churches, government agencies and nonprofits will ...

New steeple placed on joplin, Mo., LDS chapel as part of anniversary events - Deseret News
23 May 2012, 11:49 am
A steeple was placed on a chapel of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in joplin, Mo., on May 22 as part of the Unity Walk marking the first anniversary of a deadly tornado. joplin Missouri Stake President Creed Jones gave thanks ...

Utah fire chief recalls day of devastation in joplin - ksl.com
22 May 2012, 8:40 pm
LAYTON — On the first anniversary of the tornado that devastated the city of joplin, Mo., residents of the city spent Tuesday remembering the 161 people who lost their lives in the costliest tornado in half a century. Many who were in the tornado's path ...

Survivors of tornado in joplin for march - Washington Times
22 May 2012, 8:04 pm
joplin, MO. | A year after a massive tornado tore through joplin, thousands of survivors and others touched by the storm’s fury made a somber march through some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in a town dedicated to remembering its losses but ...