Jeanne’s Webb City timeline: 2007 – 2011

2007 – The Park Board made preliminary plans to build a water park in King Jack Park. The project is still on hold.

2007 – Steve Garrett succeeded Chance Morgan as city administrator on April 2.

2007 – 9.55 inches of rain on June 8.

2007 – Carterville School 1963 – 2007, was demolished as school was let out for summer.

2007 – Talk of the EPA filling Sucker Flat with mine waste from the surrounding super fund site caused some controversy but happened anyway.

2007 – The first home game in the new Cardinal Stadium, with new artificial turf as well as new grandstand, was played on Sept. 7.

2007 – Bess Truman Primary Center, built next to Harry S Truman Elementary School in Oronogo, was dedicated.

2007 – The new Carterville Elementary School was dedicated.

2007 – Kim DeMoss became city clerk.

2007 – The EPA began cleaning up the chat piles and other mine waste between Carterville and Webb City.

2007 – Jack Dawson and Kelli Pryor were inducted into the Webb City R-7 Hall of Fame.

2007 – Memorial Park was rededicated on Nov. 3. A history class at Webb City Junior High School performed research that led to 77 Webb Citians being honored for their ultimate sacrifice during war.

2007 – Chuck Surface became Webb City’s director of economic development.

2007 – December – ICE STORM.

2007 – 55 inches of precipitation, 9.73 inches above normal.

2008 – Drury Students presented their final study survey, full of many ideas on how Webb City could improve.

2008 – The Webb City Mining Days Committee disbanded on Feb. 21, due to a lack of volunteers.

2008 – Terry James retired from the Webb City R-7 School Board on May 1 after serving for a record breaking 35 years.

2008 – Webb City received recognition as Dream City, but the economic downturn prohibited expected benefits from the state.

2008 – Harold Conner and Grace Steele Woodward were inducted into the Webb City R-7 Hall of Fame.

2008 – The Webb City Cardinals were state champs again.

2009 – Hugh Hatcher was inducted into the Webb City R-7 Hall of Fame.

2010 – Mike Copple and Allen L. Hall were inducted into the Webb City R-7 Hall of Fame.

2010 – Another state championship for the Webb City Cardinals.

2011 – Stadium Drive from Madison Street to Main Street was completed, with the base provided by the EPA.

2011 – Webb Citians voted to ban smoking in restaurants, bars and other businesses. But the City Council took that as advisory and declined 3-5 to pass the ordinance.

2011 – The Heritage Clock Tower on the high school campus was dedicated in May as a tribute to educators from every school that had consolidated to form the R-7 District since 1877.

2011 – The Joplin Tornado on May 22. 162 fatalities.

2011 – Heat and drought killed lots trees, plants, and dried up ponds.

2011 – Peggy Wrightsman-Parolin was inducted into the Webb City R-7 Hall of Fame.

2011 – Bright Futures was organized in Webb City.

2011 – The Webb City Cardinals won the state championship.