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South African consulate brings school supplies on Nelson Mandela’s birthdayMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:53AMThe Joplin School District today received a gift of school supplies from the South African Consulate General in Chicago on Nelson Mandela’s 93rd birthday.

Human Society finances another Missouri initiativeMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:53AMThe Humane Society of the United States has contributed nearly $93,000 toward a Missouri initiative that would make it harder for state lawmakers to change voter-approved measures.

Some businesses see spike in demand after DUI lawMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:52AMCompanies that provide ignition-locking devices for vehicles are preparing for a surge in business after a new state law requiring more drivers to use them went into effect on July 1. The demand for ignition interlock systems began even before Kansas enacted the law that requires more people to install the devices after being convicted of drunken driving,

Guymon working to attract wind power companiesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:52AMOfficials in Guymon are working to attract wind power companies to the Oklahoma Panhandle city.

Susan Redden: Campaign contributions already adding upSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:23PMThere is life in 95-degree plus temperatures. I proved it to myself Saturday morning when I took a turn around Carthage to see if anyone was moving in this unbearable heat, and if so, how they were coping.

Andra Bryan Stefanoni: Pittsburg shop will have you in stitchesSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:23PMIt wasn’t earth-shattering news last week, but welcome news indeed, that The Finishing Touch, a frame shop at 622 N. Broadway in Pittsburg, is now an official DMC embroidery floss distributor. It’s the only place in town to get it.

Young Iraqis learning lesson in aftermath of Joplin tornadoSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:22PMTwo weeks ago, Hiba Muhsin Ahmed was attending classes at a university in Iraq. Sunday, she and a group of Iraqi exchange students took part in Joplin’s recovery effort. Ahmed says the damage from the EF-5 tornado that struck Joplin is similar to the damage in areas of her home town of Najaf.

Book Review: Craft Challenge: Dozens of Ways to Repurpose Scarves by Nathalie MornuMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:40PMUnwrap the full potential of the multi-fabulous scarf!

Creativity comes to the surfaceSunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:48PMWHILE the fashion business spins on madly around her - quicker, cheaper, slicker and more slippery with celebrities, ''hot trends'' and trickier operators every year - Melbourne designer Megan Park works calmly at its centre, fussing over yarns and tracks of fairy stitches, poking through piles of pretty stones and bright beads for inspiration.