July 30, 2025
Chi Chi Mama’s Breastfeeding Support Group will participate in the World Breastfeeding Week celebration on Saturday, Aug. 2.
The event will be held from 10 a.m. to noon in the Community Room of the Joplin Public Library, 1901 E. 20th St., and is open to everyone in the community, including breastfeeding mothers and anyone who wants to support breastfeeding mothers.
Numerous groups will have displays and information including:
Refreshments and door prizes are included in the event. Sponsors for the celebration are United Health Care, Home State Health, Healthy Blue, and Breastfeeding Coalition of Southwest Missouri.
Chi Chi Mama’s is a Joplin WIC affiliated group and is open to the community. For more information call (417) 623-1928, ext. 1763.
Sky Kings, the remote-contol airplane club, invites spectators to attend their annual Fall Fun-Fly and Swap Meet Saturday, Aug. 9.
Club members and guests will begin flying at 9 a.m. and continue until sunset, as weather permits.
There’s no admission charge for spectators. Chairs, hats and maybe umbrellas are recommended.
The Sky Kings airfield is east of East Street on Sharon Drive.
First Impact, a free program about Missouri’s Graduated Drivers License law, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 at First Presbyterian Church, 511 W. Broadway.
The purpose of the 90-minute program for parents and teen drivers is to reduce the number of motor vehicle accidents involving teen drivers.
Coordinated by the MU School of Medicine, the program is delivered by trained law enforcement officers and facilitators who coach parents by presenting key facts and proven strategies to help parents lower their teens’ crash risk by utilizing the Missouri GDL law.
Gretchen Goddard, a nurse with the Jasper County Health Department, will host the event.
The sign-up form and more information are online.
While Joplin Emancipation Park Days officially begin at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, the public is encouraged to attend a special presentation earlier that day. At 10:30 a.m., Joplin officials and Park Days organizers will speak about Ewert Park’s role in the community over the past 100 years and share plans for its future.
Joplin Parks Director Paul Bloomberg will provide an overview of the park renovation, highlighting its new features and how new park elements will celebrate our history. Community stakeholders and park planning leaders will also share comments about the park, reflecting on both stories of yesteryear and what these investments mean for the park’s future.
All are welcome to attend to view conceptual drawings and hear more about the park’s transformation for the next 100 years. This event will be held in the Ewert Park pavilion, just northwest of the parking lot.
Originally opened on July 12, 1925, Ewert Park covers about 11 acres. Paul Ewert, a U.S. attorney, purchased and donated the land to create a vibrant community park for the African American residents of East Town, Joplin. Many have enjoyed the swimming pool, playground, dance pavilion, and shelter house throughout the years. The pool was upgraded twice during this time. Today, Ewert Park is being renovated with upgraded and new amenities.
The refurbished Ewert Park will offer unique features and fun areas for year-round use, including a splash park for warmer months with a surrounding ice ribbon for ice skating to enjoy in the winter months. A new playground area, basketball courts, and an amphitheater are also planned, along with historical markers noting significant people and milestones related to East Town and Ewert Park.
The park will also incorporate a shelter for gatherings, improved signage and lighting, restrooms, parking, and landscaping.
“In developing these plans, we worked with community members to incorporate the history and significance this park has meant to so many,” said Bloomberg. “This renovation will breathe new life into a great neighborhood park while honoring the strong foundation it served for East Town residents and others in the community.”
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