Choral director Melinda Benham recognizes state show choir members Tuesday during the school board meeting. The students are Fin Brown, Silas Frank, Kyahn Ely, Kane Ely, Lily Clark, Ty Cahoon, Anne Marie Wright, Anna Beth Trueblood, Bailey Moore, Charity Brower and Addy Ragsdale. State music awards Melinda Benham, choral director, and Butch Owens, band director, report the

Riley Melton wins fourth place in floor exercise at the Regional Championships in Minneapolis, Minn. (JILL MELTON PHOTO) Riley Melton’s floor exercise routine wins 4th at regional gymnastics On Saturday, April 23, 2022, Riley Melton competed in the Level 9 – Region IV gymnastics championships, where she finished in fourth place on the floor exercise.

Fast & Furriest 5k to be held May 14 in King Jack Park King Jack Park will be the site of Joplin Humane Society’s second annual Fast & Furriest 5K run at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 14. It’s an event for animal lovers and athletes alike. ll experience levels are welcome, including well-socialized dogs on

Bethanie Day Anne Marie Wright Day and Wright picked to attend fine arts academy Webb City High School sophomores Bethanie Day and Anne Marie Wright were recently selected to attend the Fine Arts Academy at Missouri State University in Springfield this summer. After two years off due to COVID restrictions, the program is back this

Tom Reeder runs his last Easter egg hunt as director of Webb City Parks and Recreation Tom Reeder couldn’t have picked better weather for his last Easter egg hunt as director of Webb City Parks and Recreation. Hundreds turned out Saturday for a series of hunts in King Jack Park. Reeder hopes to get several

Ella Hensley Trevor Peterson Ella Hensley and Trevor Peterson are going to Scholars Academy Ella Hensley and Trevor Peterson selected to attend Missouri Scholars Academy Webb City High School sophomores Trevor Peterson and Ella Hensley have been selected to participate in the 2022 Missouri Scholars Academy. Selection is based on standardized test scores, essays, teacher

Scotter’s Coffee staff members had the honor of cutting the ribbon Friday at the new store at 702 S. Madison St. Scooter’s Coffee welcomed to town The Webb City Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting Friday at the new Scooter’s Coffee store at 702 S. Madison St. Among those attending was Bob Palmer,

Center manager Cheryl Barchak displays the cake before cutting it to share with a dining room full of senior citizens Thursday. Many of them were wearing green for St. Patrick’s Day. Senior Nutrition Program has been in Webb City for 50 years The Webb City Senior Citizens Center celebrated the 50th year of the Senior

145th birthday service 10:45 a.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church   First Presbyterian Church of Webb City will celebrate its 145th birthday Sunday, March 27. Sunday, March 27, is the same date that the church was organized in 1877 by the Revs. Rex Campbell and W.S. Knight. The current church building, at Broadway and Ball

READERS THEATRE – (FRONT) Fin Brown, Lilly Shea, Nikki Owens, Grace Dalrymple, McKenzie Jones, Bria Brattin. (BACK) Elijah Smith, Anna Beth Trueblood, Kyahn Ely, Kaeden Tebbets, Lily Clark and Kameron Bennett. (TEAM PHOTOS) (FRONT) Bria Brattin, Lilly Shea, Charity Goodson, McKenzie Jones. (BACK) Fin Brown, Alex Tyndall, Wyatt Wolfe, Evan Garrison and Yaisa Walker, time keeper.

Derek Snyder plays catch in spring-like weather Monday King Jack Park.  Survey result:  Warm days preferred for play Monday There was no school either day, but playing in the upper 60s is obviously preferable to playing in the teens. Wednesday Members of the No. 10 Army JROTC air rifle team in the nation are Zachary Chronister,

Neighborhood OPINION We’d love it even more if we had a …  Congratulations to our community leaders who have done so much to sustain, maintain, and grow Webb City! Thank you to business owners who provide everything anyone would need from farm equipment to nuts and bolts, beautiful flowers, delicious food, brand new hotel accommodations,

Webb City’s speech and debate team displays the Fair Grove Invitational third-place sweepstakes team they won Saturday. Speech and debate brings home 3rd place in sweeps from Fair Grove  The Speech and a Debate Team competed at the Fair Grove Invitational this Saturday and placed 3rd in Sweeps with 13 Finalists and 2 Tournament Champions.

Welcome to the neighborhood It’s gone now, but there was enough snow last weekend to build snow people on Matthew Circle. New 24-hour help-line program for students and parents almost ready Getting acquainted with the district’s new 24-hour help-line is one of the things did Monday during their professional-development day. Paper is a 24/7 chatline

Retiring officer Greg Pachlhofer is honored by Police Chief Don Melton, to applause during the Webb City Council meeting Monday. After 31 years with WCPD, Greg Pachlhofer choses to go fly fishing full-time Although he has enjoyed his 31 years with the Webb City Police Department, Patrol Officer Greg Pachlhofer told the Webb City Council

Jill needs more room to sell her Deals  Jill Elbert has a hobby of finding deals. The problem is she’s found too many for herself. She started selling her surplus out of her garage a year and a half ago – and ran out of room. On Thursday, the Webb City Area Chamber of Commerce

Donated food from kids for Christmas baskets collected Friday was the day all of the donated canned goods from the schools is brought to Emmanuel Baptist Church for sorting and pickup by organizations that will be delivering Christmas baskets. Organizer Jerry Fisher said he’s not sure why, but there are only 60 families who have

The Cardinal Marching Pride Band was a highlight of the Joy of Christmas parade downtown Wednesday night. Thousands enjoy Webb City Christmas Parade on a pleasant night Junior high students promoted their Nutcracker production. Carterville had an even better evening for its Christmas parade on Saturday, followed by cookies with Santa at the Community Center.

Santa and his pal, Police Chief Don Melton, cause a stir as they make an entrance Saturday at Walmart for the annual Shop with a Cop event. Shop with a Cop resumes Enough money was raised this year for 88 children to go shopping. A year ago, because of the pandemic, the children still got

Among those competing at the Monett novice tournament were: (FRONT) Bria Brattin. (STANDING) Ren Osburn, Nina Nguyen, Alex Tyndall, Devin Tusinger, Joyce Stapleton and Jordyn Dickey. Debate team brings home trophies from two tourneys The Webb City speech and debate team brought home 14 trophies – including six championship trophies – from two tournaments last

Look for the Natural Gas Cost portion of your Spire bill to nearly double. In this case, the charge for 103 CCF would be $81.37 instead of $41.63. Natural gas cost on Spire bills to nearly double Cold February is a big factor Spire natural gas customers should expect higher bills soon to make up

Jim Latimer Veterans stand as their service songs are played by the band. Johnny Byrd Max Baker and other veterans during the National Anthem. Webb City honors its veterans Stan Newby and Johnny Byrd enjoy driving by the students. They joined the Navy on the buddy plan – and never saw each other again until

HOLIDAY MARKET – Shoppers traveled in packs Saturday during Webb City’s annual Holiday Market downtown. It was so successful you could barely find a parking space. Webb City Theatre presents ‘Freaky Friday: A New Musical’  The Webb City High School Theatre Department is performing Disney’s “Freaky Friday: A New Musical” this weekend in the Ronald

 A winding line of parents and grandparents snakes through the City Council Chambers at City Hall Saturday morning in the hunt for Polar Bear Express tickets. Sorry, you’re probably too late to buy Polar Bear Express tickets Most of the 4,400 were sold Saturday Parks and Recreation Director Tom Reeder handles a transaction. Tickets are

A maple tree sticks out on Oakland Street in Webb City. Students to honor veterans during assembly in Cardinal Dome All veterans are invited to attend a Veterans Day assembly at 9:30 a.m. in the Cardinal Dome. The assembly was last held in 2019 because the pandemic caused its cancelation last year. There will be

TURKEY AND NOODLES WEEKEND Sacred Heart’s 72nd annual Turkey Dinner Sacred Heart Catholic Church will hold its 72nd annual turkey dinner, silent auction this weekend. The dinner begins at noon each day and will be available – carry-out only – until 7 p.m. Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday. It includes turkey, dressing and all the

The welcome mat is our for trick-or-treaters at First and Roane streets. Neighborhood ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND FUNDRAISER 11 a.m. – 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4 The Joplin Association for the Blind and Low Vision Enhancement Center will hold its annual Chili and Soup Fundraiser Thursday, Nov. 4. There will be no indoor dining, just

City staff raising money for Senior Citizens Center, United Way and WC CARES with annual event 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21Delivery or drive-thru only at WCFD (Sentinel was published after the delivery order deadline) Webb City employees will hold their annual Badges & Burgers fundraiser Thursday to benefit the Webb City Senior

Junior high show choirs to sing and serve desserts to raise funds

Lamar-based firm remodels the former U.S. Bank building for its third location

PAINT THE TOWN RED

Need red balloons to Paint the Town Red?

Paint the Town Red next week

Somber ceremony recalls moments of plane crashes and recent deaths during evacuation

Webb City to observe 9/11 anniversary Saturday at King Jack Park

Annual Iris sale returns Saturday

End of Summer Bash Friday night

Sales Tax Holiday weekend starts Friday

Foxberry Cottage Clubhouse remodeled

Final band scheduled to come back in August

Movie night, bands, dancers, petting zoo, food trucks, kites, monster trucks, cool cars and the perfect end – fireworks

Former Webb City superintendent is without a job July 1

Let Freedom Ring patriotic celebration set for July 3

Neighborhood FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY PICNIC All who are interested in the purpose and activities of the Friends of the Library organization are invited to attend a free picnic at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 14, in the pavilion area near the splash pad in King Jack Park. The Friends support the Webb City Public Library. 

Carthage Preservation awarded for restoring the city’s oldest house

Carl Junction first-Saturday breakfast to return in August

Memorial Day weekend

New NAPA store opens

Dance recital; first Wine Walk; help for energy and cable bills

WCCTA honors Kim Jones, Simpson Funeral Home and Webb City Choir Boosters

Shoppers squeeze in downtown boutiques

Darling Daisy joins other downtown boutiques