Video- Kim Seavy to Joplin City Council: You people disgust me

Kim Seavy begins shouting at the Joplin City Council at about the 30-minute mark in this video.

Mark Rohr: I did not beat my wife

A December 29, 2012, report of a domestic disturbance at former Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr's home appears to be one of the items explored in the nine pages of investigator Tom Loraine's report that not have been revealed to the public.

That call is explored in an article by reporter Debby Woodin posted late last night on the Joplin Globe website:

The domestic disturbance call was made to police at 2:35 p.m. on the Saturday in 2012. The police responded to what an officer described in the report as a “possible physical disturbance.”

One of Rohr’s stepdaughters had called the police, saying Rohr and her mother were arguing and her mother yelled to call 911.

Police reported that Rohr’s wife, Lois, told them that she and Rohr had argued. She is quoted in the report as telling police “It was stupid, we were yelling and I screamed ‘Call 911’ out of anger.” She told the police there was no violence, the report states. Police officers noted that they saw no marks to indicate that she had been hit.

An officer took Rohr aside and spoke with him. Rohr told the officer that one child in the house had hit a younger child, leaving a mark on the younger child’s back. “Mark got onto his stepson, and his wife got mad at Mark. Mark and Lois began verbally arguing,” report reads. It also states that Rohr said he did not hit his wife.

The officers said they then spoke more to Rohr’s wife. She told them “she felt stupid for what she had done due to Mark’s job,” the report reads. “Lois insisted nothing physical happened and no threats were made.”

The officers asked to look at the young son’s back and noted a “small, red mark.” The boy did not seem to be bothered by it, police noted.

“Due to all the statements given it was determined no action was needed to be taken,” noted one of the officers in the report.

Realtors PAC pours $10,000 into Woolston's Joplin City Council campaign

Big money continues to come into Joplin city and school races like never before.

A few moments ago, the Re-Elect Woolston the Tornado Mayor Committee filed a 48-hour report indicating that it had received a $10,000 contribution from the Missouri Association of Realtors PAC.

The Re-Elect Woolston the Tornado Mayor Committee filed its organization papers with the Missouri Ethics Commission Friday, listing James D. Hardy, Joplin, as treasurer, and Woolston as deputy treasurer.

Woolston is one of six candidates running for three at-large council seats. Other candidates are Harvey Hutchinson, Miranda Lewis, Trisha Raney, Ryan Stanley, and Jim West.

The Joplin Globe and the coverage of the Mark Rohr investigation

The firing of Mark Rohr remains the big story on page one of the Joplin Globe on most days, but the Globe seems to be missing the story.

At the top of page one of Thursday's edition, the headline reads "Letter cites advice on firing." The story's lead- "It was special investigator Tom Loraine who advised Joplin officials in the firing of Mark Rohr without cause, a letter written by Loraine shows."

While the headline and lead are accurate, it is once again a case of the newspaper burying the lead and perhaps pushing its own agenda.

The cost of the investigation, which has been the subject of much coverage, comes directly as a result of something serious Tom Loraine discovered about Mark Rohr, something which was more worrisome even than the apparent conflict of interest of City Councilman Mike Woolston or the completely blown out of proportion accusations against Councilman Bill Scearce.

In fact, that is spelled out clearly in reporter Debby Woodin's story:

Loraine, in the Feb. 20 letter, said that as he took depositions in the probe that was to primarily focus on ethical questions regarding Councilmen Bill Scearce and Mike Woolston and an ote from Rohr's desk, "Mr. Rohr's conduct loomed larger than those issues originally outlined concerning Messrs. Scearce and Woolston."

Loraine's contention that Rohr's problems, whatever they were, were far more serious than those alleged against Scearce and Woolston is buried on the page 10A jump, in the eighth paragraph of the story.

That is what is called burying the lead.

The Globe has steered away from whatever it may be that served as a cause for Rohr's firing and instead concentrated on the 10 missing pages and its own "heroic" efforts to make those 10 pages public.

While I, too, think that the pages should be made public and that they will eventually become public, the Globe has spent little time looking into the important revelations that were included in the open session of the report.

Loraine believed the city should dump master developer Wallace-Bajjali. And there is certainly enough in that firm's history, which those read the Turner Report or who have done their own research know, while those who rely on the area's newspaper of record have not heard a thing about it. The firm has been riddled with bankruptcies, been investigated and fined by the SEC, had tor return $1.2 million to investigators, and have been accused in lawsuits of fraud and operating a Ponzi scheme.

Not one word of most of that has ever been in the Joplin Globe.

Woolston's actions were also questionable to say the least. After the Joplin Tornado, public officials should have known better than to get involved in anything involving real estate in the affected area.

Those findings have been almost completely ignored because of the Globe's fixation on Rohr and what appears to be an obvious effort to discredit Tom Loraine.

It also appears to be an obvious effort to affect the outcome of the April 8 election.

Plans for combination library/movie theater scrapped

(From the City of Joplin)

During a Special City Council meeting last night, Interim City Manager Sam Anselm told the Council that plans for a joint project of the Public Library and a movie theatre has changed, and the two projects will be separated. The City will build the library, and the master developer, Wallace Bajjali, will continue its work on the theatre project.

Earlier this year, following a financial review of the proposed public debt structure for the theater portion of the project, Wallace Bajjali officials requested the division of the theater project from the library. City officials sought approval for the separation of the library and the theater from the Federal Economic Development Administration (EDA). In May 2013, EDA announced a $20 million grant to Joplin to assist with the City’s economic recovery following the 2011 disaster. The City and Wallace Bajjali had planned to utilize these funds for the combined library/movie theater project.

“Separating the two facilities allows for the projects to move forward while addressing the unique financial aspects of each development,” said Anselm. “The Library will be funded through the EDA grant and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) bonds. The theatre project will be privately funded and developed by Wallace Bajjali. As a combined project, it became apparent that the financing cost was too much to bear.”

Both City staff and Wallace Bajjali officials agreed the community will benefit from the two facilities being located in close proximity, with enough space to accommodate both projects. Plans for the theatre project include a retail development referred to as Joplin Towne Square.

“We appreciate the EDA’s support of our request,” Anselm said. “This is centrally located in the recovery area, and we know that the construction of an updated library will create a synergy and benefit our community’s redevelopment.”

City staff will begin work on a request for proposal for a Project Manager to develop specifications and estimates of the library project. The new library is anticipated to be 50,000 to 60,000 square feet with additional amenities for their patrons. Currently the library is limited to 35,000 square feet, does not meet ADA compliance, and is landlocked from any expansion at its current location in the 300 block of South Main Street.

“We are excited to get to work on this project,” said Anselm. “We will be working with the Library Board throughout this process and look forward to bringing the community an updated facility for all to enjoy. In addition, Wallace Bajjali has been given the green light to move forward on the theater project and the Joplin Towne Square development.”

The Joplin Globe and those juicy page one rumors

The Joplin Globe spent a considerable amount of space in today's edition exploring whether City Councilwoman Trisha Raney lives in the city limits,

The reason this is a story, the Globe notes, is because of "rumors and Facebook posts."

I am not one of those purists who believe that rumors have no place in the news. Often they play a prime role in the things that happen and therefore, they should be reported and the truth should be discovered.

Debby Woodin, who wrote the page one story, has had a long and solid journalistic career with the Globe. What a shame that the editors are now using her to chase down rumors about Bill Scearce and Trisha Raney.

The story makes it clear that Raney lives in Joplin. The headline does not.

"Council member says she has moved," the headline reads.  If people are not familiar with this story, that headline is certainly not going to make them want to read it. For those who are familiar, it makes it look as if there is still some doubt about where Ms. Raney lives.

The subhead reads, "City Clerk: Council packets delivered to Trisha Raney at Joplin address."

A better use of the time might be doing some research to see where these stories are starting. The rumors, combined with the Globe headline (there are going to be people who will just scan the headlines and say, "Sure, she says she lives in the city" and never bother to read the story) may be enough to make a difference in the April 8 election.

The rumor has already been given credence by the Globe's regular "guest columnist" Anson Burlingame on his blog:

It seems that Trish Raney, very much in my gun sights as a candidate, lived in Joplin when she was last elected. However over the last couple of years she evidently began a relationship and later married a man living in Webb City. Supposedly she now lives in Webb City with her husband but still owns a home in Joplin.

The question of course becomes is she a legal resident of Joplin, which she must be to run for City Council. I make no attempt at a legal judgment on that point. But if someone actually lives “out of town” but still owns property in Joplin, that does not sound like a residence, at least to me. I would think one must actually live in Joplin to qualify as a candidate for city council.

When a writer has someone "very much in my gun sights," (an unfortunate, but telling remark), he had better make absolutely sure he is right. There is a reason, for instance, why I back up what I write with multiple sources and often with supporting documents.

The Globe's role in this election is being carefully scrutinized and it should be. If it wants to explore the Raney story, it needs to find out just who is planting those rumors...and it is time, long past time, that the newspaper cuts any ties to Anson Burlingame. 

Globe fails to run Burlingame's latest attack on council

Whether the editors at the Joplin Globe rejected his blast against the five City Council members or just had not published it yet and he became impatient is not clear, but Anson Burlingame's latest post debuted on his blog and not in the pages of the area's newspaper of record.

Burlingame addressed the issue at the beginning of his post:

Note: This blog was originally submitted for publication as a guest column in the Globe. Lacking such publication in the newspaper I now post it as a blog to reflect my continuing concerns about how Joplin city government is being grossly mismanaged by the Bloc of Five, council members Scearce, Rosenberg, Golden, Raney and Colbert-King.

The rest of the post features Burlingame's strongest commentary to date on the five City Council members who fired City Manager Mark Rohr:

This city is being mismanaged, grievously, by the City Council, meaning members Scearce, Rosenberg, Golden, Raney and Colbert-Kean. They are using their majority power to terminate a great leader and city employee, implication of gross misdeeds by one member of council and all sorts of other underhanded attempts to stall and even thwart the rebuilding effort ongoing in Joplin for almost now 3 years and previously approved by council.

Burlingame offers his remedy for the city's problems:

All five of those members need to be DISMISSED, run out of office, condemned by the public and all other legal forms expression of outrage for their actions. This is not democracy in action as Americans expect it. It is tyranny of the majority, a majority of good ole boys (and girls) that think they can just ride roughshod over a very angry city.

If the Joplin Globe truly vetoed Burlingame's guest column offering, it is a step in the right direction for a newspaper that has taken a hit with its coverage of city and Joplin R-8 issues.

The Globe also had to use considerable space today to counter a rumor that Burlingame helped promote that City Councilwoman Trisha Raney, one of Burlingame's Bloc of Five, is not a city resident. Though the Globe reporting totally put it to rest, I have a feeling the issue is not going to go away.

Burlingame appears to be easily swayed by those who project themselves as strong leaders. He has been wooed by master developer David Wallace (he has written about Wallace guiding him through the process) and he appears to have his views on local education spoon fed to him by C. J. Huff. 

While I would disagree with Burlingame's apparent stamp of approval of Wallace and Huff as strong leaders Rohr, from all appearances was a strong leader, particularly in the days immediately after the Joplin Tornado, but I still have a hard time believing that any group of "good ole boys" as Burlingame and others have characterized the five City Council members would have been naive enough to think that there would not be serious repercussions to firing a man widely viewed as a hero. Whatever was in the pages of the Loraine report that were not revealed to the public was enough in their view to merit his immediate dismissal. If the decision had been based on political considerations, Rohr would still be city manager because it was obvious that Rohr supporters were going to use the firing to attempt to keep council members Trisha Raney and Jack Golden from being re-elected.

When the content of those missing pages is finally revealed, we should find out more about why Tom Loraine's bill went over the $45,000 limit by so much. This has been the part of the story that has bothered me the most. An educated guess would be that once the Rohr information comes to light, whether we agree with it or not, we will have a better understanding of why the report cost so much.

Thoughts on Mark Rohr and corruption on the Joplin City Council

Mark Rohr has been one busy ex-Joplin city manager.

Let's review. In the month since the Joplin City Council fired him by a 5-4 vote he has done the following things:

-He promised to expose corruption on the City Council.

-He called the five council members who fired him liars and damned them all to hell. (He's the one who said they would get their judgment in the next life.)

-He came close to tears (that seems to be a requirement for the people the media have described as heroes of the Joplin Tornado) and shamelessly brought his children into his speech (another thing that those same heroes of the Joplin Tornado seem to like to do).

-He was hired as the new city manager of League City, Texas.

Since Mark Rohr's firing, I have watched the coverage, both online and in print and it has been, for the most part, unabashedly pro-Rohr. In its editorial pages, the Joplin Globe has done everything but tell voters that the two council members who were with the majority and fired Rohr should be voted out of office (and I am sure that editorial is coming).

In their now-independent blogs, former Globe bloggers Anson Burlingame and Geoff Caldwell have referred to the five council members as "The Feral Five," and "The Bloc of Five" with Burlingame insisting that the pages of the Loraine investigation that we have not seen have people describing Rohr as a bully. How he knows this, I have no idea, but that accusation is probably in those pages. Though it does not appear their blogs receive a great deal of traffic, both men are staples on the Globe's editorial page and Burlingame, in particular, has made it clear he intends to influence the outcome of the April elections.

The Globe has painted the five council members as the ones who are responsible for not releasing the entire report, even though the last time I looked there are nine council members, all of whom know what was included in the report...and Mark Rohr knows what is in the report, as well.

The Joplin Tri-State Business Journal also included several pages in its most recent edition that appeared slanted solidly on Rohr's side.

And those media have made Rohr's characterization of the five who fired him as being a part of a good old boy network that is intent on stopping progress from coming to Joplin, sound like a fact, instead of what is, a talking point planted by Rohr to influence coverage from people who were already inclined to be on his side.

Some questions we should consider:

-Where is the corruption that Mark Rohr promised to reveal? It was a great sound bite, but he has not produced any evidence that there is widespread corruption on the Joplin City Council. An allegedly stolen sticky note is not corruption, its elementary school name calling. Unless, of course, Rohr's corruption allegations are centered around his (successful) attempts to woo Globe Editor Carol Stark into fighting his battles with Councilman Bill Scearce.

-Why are the five council members being described as part of a good-old-boy network, when the most secretive group involved in the April city election, the Joplin Progress Committee, has received contributions from many of the major power players in the city- and none of their contributions are going to anyone who voted to fire Mark Rohr. Apparently, they don't make good old boys the way they used to.

-Why is the media acting like Wallace-Bajjali has disproven the accusations in the Loraine report? The last time I looked, all they did was provide their own version of the facts and did not disprove anything.

-Why is the media ignoring the bankruptcies, fraud accusations, and securities violations, as well as numerous lawsuits involving Wallace-Bajjali. As far as I can recall, it has never been brought up in any of the local media except for a paragraph in the Globe, which quoted Mark Rohr as saying none of it amounted to anything.

Some final thoughts

If the Joplin Globe is successful in its legal efforts to force the city to release the complete report, this is what I expect will occur:

-The report is not going to be what the Globe, Anson Burlingame, or any of the other Rohr supporters would expect. The council members who voted to fire Mark Rohr were not taken by surprise by the reaction. Rohr's influence over the Joplin Globe is well known. Two council members, Trisha Raney and Jack Golden, voted to fire Rohr, knowing full well that it could cost them their council seats. That is not the way good old boys usually operate.

-Bullying may have been a factor in Rohr's dismissal, but it was not the deciding factor. I would say there were things that occurred that the five council members saw as Rohr abusing his office. We probably will wonder why the other four did not join them in their vote. The allegations could have prevented Rohr from landing the League City position and could have landed the city in a lawsuit. When Rohr left Piqua, Ohio, he successfully sued someone who accused him of wrongdoing. I reported the following in the June 3, 2007, Turner Report:

The Family Abuse Shelter of Miami County, Ohio, is $3,000 richer, thanks to a settlement of a libel suit brought by Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr against a Piqua, Ohio, businessman who Rohr says defamed him while Rohr was Piqua's city manager.

According to an article in the March 29 Dayton Daily News, Rohr had initially won his lawsuit against Gustin, but the jury voted not to award him any money. A retrial was ordered, but will not be held thanks to the settlement.

Rohr sued Charles "Mo" Gustin after Gustin claimed police cruisers had been to Rohr's house three or four times to check out domestic abuse complaints;

Rohr said his lawyer, Grant Kerber of Troy, suggested the donation. Rohr liked the idea.

"My sole objective was to send a message that you can't go around saying untrue things about someone without repercussions." Rohr said.

Rohr said he thinks he made his point.

Complete video- Mark Rohr's farewell speech, Joplin City Council meeting

Mark Rohr: Loraine report was filled with "gossip, innuendo, and baldfaced lies"

Fired City Manager Mark Rohr told the Joplin City Council and those attending the city council meeting or watching it on television that his firing was a conspiracy.

Rohr referred to the five City Council members who fired him Feb. 4 as "corrupt" and "evil."

Rohr criticized the report that was compiled by Osage Beach private investigator Tom Loraine as being filled with "gossip, innuendo, and baldfaced lies."

When Rohr completed his presentation, about half of the audience began applauding and within seconds were giving Rohr a standing ovation.

The former city manager said the presentation he was giving did not center on the Loraine investigation as much he had originally intended. That was likely a reference to Rohr's new status as incoming city manager at League City, Texas. Prior to that, it was expected that Rohr was going to mount a battle to regain his job in Joplin.

What else he could have added to his comments on the Loraine investigation is unclear. While Rohr dismissed the quality of the report, he offered no specifics as to what he found wrong with it. Though the council, by an 8-1 vote, allowed Rohr to exceed the normal five minute time limit for speakers, Rohr did not go into detail.

He began his presentation with a listing of accomplishments that had taken place during the decade he was Joplin's city manager, including downtown redevelopment, the financial stability of the city, a reduction of violent crime, the neighborhood improvement program, construction of a water park, the city's overall appearance, landing a minor league baseball team and, of course, the work that has been done since the May 22, 2011, tornado and the "city of Joplin has established a national, even worldwide reputation for getting things done."

Rohr recalled the speech he made one week after the tornado at Cunningham Park when he said, the best way to honor the 161 who lost their lives was to channel energy into the rebuilding of Joplin. "bigger and better than it was before the storm."

Rohr's voice began to halt as he recalled the promise he had made during that May 29, 2011, speech. "I gave my word to Joplin citizens that I would be totally committed to that task. That is what we have done until that process was interrupted on February 4."

Joplin Council candidate Miranda Lewis has nearly $10,000 in campaign account

Miranda Lewis, a candidate for a general seat on the Joplin City Council, had $9,975 in her campaign account at the close of the last reporting period, according to her disclosure report filed this week with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

Contributors are listed below:

Gary Pulsipher, Joplin, Mercy Hospital, $250
Sallie Beard, Joplin, retired, $500
W. C. Dandridge, Fayetteville, Mercy Hospital, $500
Virginia Laas, Joplin, retired, $200
The Doris Carlin Team, Joplin, $250
Sarah McConnell, Joplin, O'Shamrock LLC, $250
William Jackson, Joplin, Railroad Salvage and Restoration
James Boyle, Carl Junction, Freeman Health System, $1,000
Michael Wiggins, Webb City, Granny Shaffer's $500
Maryann Mitts, Joplin, Missouri Southern State University, $200
Roper Buick GMC, Joplin, $500
James Riscoe, Joplin, Mercy Hospital, $300
Tobias Teeter, Carl Junction, Medprex LLC, $150
Tom Franz, Webb City, T. J. Franz and Associates, $250
Henry Robertson, Joplin, retired, $1,000
Mitch Stinnett, Joplin, Mercy Hospital Foundation, $200
Cynthia Schwab, Joplin, retired, $250
Stephen Doerr, Joplin retired, $200
James Hoff, Joplin, Mercy Hospital, $200
Harold Cooper, Joplin, retired, $200
Robert Higgins, Joplin, retired, $500.

Mrs. Lewis reported receiving $2,300 from contributors giving $100 or less.

Video- Itemized bill from ethics investigation provided to Joplin City Council members

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KOAM/Fox 14 coverage- Mark Rohr gets new job

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Turner Report promise- No lawsuits, no Sunshine Law requests, why not give me the Mark Rohr report?

As you can hear on the accompanying video, the Joplin Globe and KSN are pushing for the release of the complete Tom Loraine investigation that led the Joplin City Council to fire City Manager Mark Rohr. The Globe is suing, KSN is filing a Sunshine Law request (I am sure KOAM is doing something, too.) The Turner Report is joining the game, but I am taking a different approach. No threats, no public posturing (and no chance of success), I want to encourage anyone who is filled with public spirit, has the information, and wants it to get out, send it to me. You can send it to my e-mail, send it to me by Facebook, or slip it under the windshield wipers of my car. If you want to send an e-mail with some of the highlights of the 10 missing pages, feel free to do so.

KSN video- Mark Rohr accepts League City, Texas position

League City on Rohr's firing: That's just politics; he was already a candidate for our job.

As some have surmised since former Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr was announced as a finalist for the League City city manager post, the application was in the Texas city council's hands well before the Joplin City Council voted 5-4 to fire Rohr.

It all worked out for Rohr, who was hired by a unanimous vote today.

The tumult leading up to his firing didn’t phase the League City Council.

“That’s politics,” Councilman Todd Kinsey said. “He was already a candidate for our city prior to that happening.

“(It) wouldn’t surprise me if that council found out about it and that could’ve been the catalyst for his release.”

Kinsey said he believes Rohr is a perfect fit for League City.

“He has a wide breadth of knowledge in finance, economic development, infrastructure and utilities,” Kinsey said.

“Most importantly he is proven in building partnerships, which is of critical importance in this day and age.”

Kinsey also praised Rohr’s leadership to rebuild Joplin after the 2011 tornado, but still kept the city’s debt at a minimum.

“His track record of leadership and his vast municipal experience will compliment our city staff’s expertise and council’s vision for the city,” Mayor Tim Paulissen, said.

Rohr should feel comfortable in League City since the Galveston newspaper describes the town as having a "sometimes-dysfunctional council."

Rohr is expected to start the job within the next month.

Texas town gives roar of approval with approval of Rohr as city manager

Media reports indicate that fired Joplin City Manager Mark Rohr has emerged as the choice of the League City, Texas, City Council for its vacant city manager post. The vote was unanimous.

Rohr was announced as one of the four finalists last week, made the first cut to two candidates, then was selected for the position.

The Joplin City Council voted earlier this month, by a 5-4 margin, to fire Rohr, who had been city manager for the past decade.

Joplin Progress Committee pours $14,000 into local races, including $1,000 from KC bank

The campaign accounts of six local candidates received cash infusions from the Joplin Progress Committee, according to a 40-day-before-election report filed Monday with the Missouri Ethics Commission.

The report showed $14,000 going to local candidates, with the bulk of the money, $10,000 going to two Joplin City Council candidates.

In addition to the $5,000 received by both incumbent Mike Seibert and Ryan Stanley, the report shows the four Joplin R-8 Board of Education candidates who are either incumbents or who have been anointed by Superintendent C. J. Huff, Board President Jeff Flowers, board member Randy Steele, and newcomers Shawn McGrew and Lynda Banwart each received $1,000 checks.

Those contributing in varying amounts included the realtor cited in the investigative report by Tom Loraine, a company involved in construction of the new Joplin R-8 school buildings, Sen. Ron Richard, frequent Joplin Globe contributor Anson Burlingame.

The largest contribution to this point is the $1,000 given by the Commerce Bancshares PAC out of Kansas City.

The committee had $10,868.34 at the beginning of the reporting period and has received $10,720 since that time and spent $14,639.49, including $484.47 to the Joplin Globe for advertising.

Those who have contributed to the Joplin Progress Committee since January 1 are listed below:

Steve Koelkebeck, Diamond, SMB $500
Cynthia Schwab, retired, Joplin, $500
Commerce Bancshares PAC, Kansas City $1,000
Kenneth Caviness, Joplin, Vintage Stock, $500
Nancy Morton, Joplin, retired, $500
Infinity Publishing Group, Webb City, $500
Rodney Spriggs, Joplin, Vintage Stock, $500
Audie Dennis, Webb City, Boyd Metals, $250
Charles Kuehn III, Joplin, Four State Homes, $500
Pamela Kuehn, Joplin, Four State Homes, $500
Stephen Barnett, Joplin Printing Company, $250
Robert Morton, Joplin, Zimmer US Inc. $250
Joseph Newman, Joplin, Freeman Health, $500
Carpe Diem Investments, Joplin, $500
Kraft Insurance Agency, Joplin, $500
Michael Pence, Joplin, retired, $250
Joy Cragin, Joplin, retired $25
Janet Burlingame, Joplin, retired, $10
Leland Browne, Joplin, retired, $25.
James Hicklin, Joplin, Abbey Title Company, $500
John Hale, Joplin, retired, $300
Joplin Professional Pharmacy, Inc. $250
Anson Burlingame, Joplin, retired, $10
Ivan Crossland, Columbus, Kan., Crossland Construction, $500
Credit Cars of Joplin, $500
Commttee to Elect Ron Richard $500
Gwen Delano, Joplin, works for Ron Richard, $100
Robert Willcoxon, Joplin, retired, $500

Those who contributed during the last quarter of 2013 included the following:

Clifford Wert, Webb City, $500

Jane Cage, Joplin, $500

Paula Baker, Joplin, Freeman Health, $500

Veri Properties, LLC, Carl Junction, $500

Brad Beecher, Carl Junction, Empire District Electric Company, $500

Sharon Beshore, Joplin, retired, $500

Dr. Lance Beshore, Joplin, Leggett & Platt, $500

Michael Wiggins, Webb City, Granny Shaffer's Restaurant, $500

Sara Newman, Joplin, retired, $500

Karen Platt, Carl Junction, Choice Marketing, $500

Jerrod Hogan, American Engineering, Inc. $500

Bennie Crossland, Joplin, Crossland Construction Company, $500

Fred Osborn, Carl Junction, Mercy Hospital, $500

Nancy Good, Joplin, Waco Title, $500

Troy Hill, Joplin, BKD, LLP, $500

Henry Robertson, Jr., Joplin, retired, $500

Joplin Building Material Company, $500

Randy Moore, Joplin, Eagle-Picher, $500

J. Hipple Investments, Carl Junction, $500

Ronald Gates, Joplin, Empire District Electric Company, $250

Gary Pulsipher, Joplin, Mercy Hospital, $500

T. J. Franz and Associates, Webb City, $500

Scott Brothers, Webb City, The Insurance Center, $250

Video- KOAM report- Joplin investigator bill to remain secret

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Complete video- Joplin City Councilman Mike Woolston's press conference

From the Joplin Regional Business Journal