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I Am Joplin: Melodee Colbert-Kean

Back in grade school, my friends and I formed a club called the Busy Bees. Our goal was to perform…

Her eyes are fierce and focused as she aims for the netted enclosure. She steps inside and stares fixedly at…

The main road running east to west across the south side of Joplin is officially known by a number: 32nd…

You know the feeling you get when the underdog that you’ve been rooting for wins the race? That’s the same…

There are happy hours, live music, comedy, open mics, karaoke, painting, and even a hookah lounge to tempt residents, visitors…

If it weren’t for its eye-catching exterior, painted chili pepper red, you might not notice the boxy, ordinary-looking building on…

The carnival is in town! In fact, the carnival is in Joplin every single day of the year.

Friends was a popular TV show when I was in college, and I’ve always wanted to hang out with my…

It’s laughable, really. To think that you could have one of the finest seafood meals you’ve ever tasted inside a…

One of my favorite houses in Joplin is located downtown. However, a family doesn’t live there. Chocolate does.

Admit it. You do it. I do it. At one point every single one of us is guilty of plugging…

“The GPS is telling me to turn here,” said my husband Travis. “Is this it?” I’d been so busy selecting…

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