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Ocean Adventures Indoor Playground

Who knew that diving into an ocean of 80,000 balls would be so fun? My daughter did.

I remember the days when I’d spend an hour fixing my hair and putting on makeup,

I step on the boardwalk and hear a plunk as a startled frog heads to the water for safety. A…

Ah, September in southwest Missouri. It’s a time when the weighty summer air dissipates, revealing a clear sky the color…

When cabin fever runs rampant in my house here in Joplin, I become Doctor Mom and order one of the…

Nearly every weekend, I get the urge to get outside and hike. Because I crave variety, I like to switch…

Thousands of I-44 drivers zoom past it every day, unaware that they are so close to this one-of-a-kind attraction: Shoal…

My dad’s the type of guy who devours books about history for fun. I think he’s read every David McCullough…

There are times when the planets align and miraculous things happen. For me, that was last weekend.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Silence engulfed me. It was 8:00 a.m. and all of my…

Joplin is nestled in the rolling hills of the Ozarks, right in the heart of America. This means that while…

In just two short years, Deanna Marroquin has taken her business El Taco Loco from a humble food truck to…

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