September 24, 2025
The schedule for the Webb City High School Class of 1975’s 50-year reunion during homecoming week has been announced.
On Wednesday, Oct. 1, classmates are to gather at 5 p.m. at Nexus, 105 S. Main St., before riding in the Paint the Town Red Parade. Lineup for the 6 p.m. parade will be at 5:45 p.m.
Classmates are invited to return to Nexus after the parade until 9 p.m.
On Friday, Oct. 3, the class will gather at 5 p.m. at the Webb City Elks Lodge, 1010 N. Madison St., before attending the homecoming game at Cardinal Stadium. Kickoff for the game against Republic will be at 7 p.m.
There will be a tour of the high school at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 4. Classmates are to meet at the Cardinal Dome entrance.
The reunion dinner will be held that evening at 6 p.m., also at the Elks Lodge.
For more information, contact Brad Baker or Karen Cunningham Boyd.
It’s back by popular demand – the Guilty By Association Truck Show. It will be held this coming weekend, Sept. 25-27, 2025.
Some may recall that this event features a parade of many trucks into Joplin, and then they park to offer a truck show on Saturday evening. The truck show will be along West 26th Street near Cunningham Park on Saturday evening, along with food trucks and live music.
The convoy parade of about 400 trucks starts at 6 p.m. Saturday. Trucks will leave the Joplin Petro area, traveling north on Schifferdecker Avenue to 20th Street. Trucks will then turn right, heading east on 20th Street until they reach Main Street. They’ll turn right or south and travel on Main to 26th Street. At 26th Street, they’ll turn right and head west towards Cunningham Park.
Drivers will park their rigs along 26th Street from Maiden Lane to approximately Moffet Avenue. The public is welcome to come out to view the trucks and visit with participants. Food trucks will also be part of the Truck Show this year.
A public concert by country singer Colin Raye will close out this year’s event.
For more info, go to the CVB’s website: VisitJoplinMo.com.
Upsilon Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa met at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 16, at the home of Carolyn Clark. A picnic dinner of grilled hot dogs with side dishes, drinks, and desserts was served by hostesses Carolyn Clark, Janis Jackson and Penny Hoenshell. Twelve members and five guests were present.
Annette Elam, president, welcomed members and guests then led the business meeting.
The altruistic project for the month was providing school supplies donated by chapter members to be distributed to area schools by teachers of the chapter.
The next meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 21, at Little Cubs Academy on the campus of Missouri Southern State University. Members are to bring books to be donated to the Little Blue Bookshelf.
The Joplin Health Department is offering CPR classes this fall.
Doctors have stated that administering CPR outside the hospital can save thousands of lives annually, but about half of Americans say they don’t know how to do it.
Three CPR classes are offered on a rotating basis each month to help citizens at all skill levels:
Friends and Family CPR is especially for new parents, grandparents and babysitters, as well as others.
AHA HeartCode BLS Skills Checkoff is the hands-on skills session check-off to complete the certification for HeartCode BLS.
AHA Heartsaver CPR/AED trains participants to give CPR and use an automated external defibrillator (AED) in a safe, timely and effective manner.
Classes are held in the health department’s WIC classroom. Below is the class schedule.
Preregistration and pre-payment are required to attend any of these classes. Costs range from $20 to $50. Click here to preregister or call (417) 623-6122, ext. 1258 for more information.
