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Inside Joplin Inside Joplin provides in-depth coverage of news for Joplin and SW MO and free obituaries. Turner began blogging in 2003 when he created the Turner Report.

Randy Turner, publisher and editor of Inside Joplin, Inside Joplin Obituaries and the Turner Report, was an award-winning reporter and editor for the Carthage Press and Lamar Democrat, working for various southwest Missouri newspapers from 1977 through 1999. Following his newspaper career, he was a middle school English teacher in the Joplin R-8 and Diamond R-4 school districts. Inside Joplin and Inside Joplin Obituaries were launched in 2013.

These two are being held in the Joplin City Jail after JPD officers found three children in a home filled with a combina...
01/13/2026

These two are being held in the Joplin City Jail after JPD officers found three children in a home filled with a combination of cockroaches, trash and animal f***s. A toddler was locked in a room naked with no blanket, according to the probable cause statement.

The story is on the Turner Report. The link is in the comments.

A Neosho man is being held without bond after being charged with two counts of child molestation and two counts of statu...
01/13/2026

A Neosho man is being held without bond after being charged with two counts of child molestation and two counts of statutory so**my. The story is on the Turner Report. The link is in the comments.

The Newton County Sheriff's Office arrest list, which was just posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries, includes arrests for ...
01/13/2026

The Newton County Sheriff's Office arrest list, which was just posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries, includes arrests for receiving stolen property, assault, supplying liquor to a minor, possession of a controlled substance, child molestation and statutory so**my. The link is in the comments.

01/13/2026

A blog featuring Joplin news, plus news from Jasper, Newton, McDonald, and Barton counties in Southwest Missouri

Willie Everitt, 89, was a bartender and loved the Kansas City Chiefs. Her obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obit...
01/13/2026

Willie Everitt, 89, was a bartender and loved the Kansas City Chiefs. Her obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comments.

Ethain Harris, 32, enjoyed cooking, fishing, fixing things and helping others. His obituary has been posted on Inside Jo...
01/13/2026

Ethain Harris, 32, enjoyed cooking, fishing, fixing things and helping others. His obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comments.

Mary Anderson, 100, was a homemaker and worked for Berkshire Hosiery. Her obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obit...
01/13/2026

Mary Anderson, 100, was a homemaker and worked for Berkshire Hosiery. Her obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comments.

Scott Roughton, 67, was a fireman for the Carthage Fire Department and ran Camp Kyocomo for 27 years. His obituary has b...
01/13/2026

Scott Roughton, 67, was a fireman for the Carthage Fire Department and ran Camp Kyocomo for 27 years. His obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comments.

Tom Simmons, 29, was a freight conductor for Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad. His obituary has been posted on In...
01/13/2026

Tom Simmons, 29, was a freight conductor for Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad. His obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comments.

Sarah Brummett, 86, ran a house cleaning service and an in-home day care. Her obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin ...
01/13/2026

Sarah Brummett, 86, ran a house cleaning service and an in-home day care. Her obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comments.

Bull Wilson, 72, was a truck driver. His obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the commen...
01/13/2026

Bull Wilson, 72, was a truck driver. His obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comments.

Vickie Kennon, 59, worked at Walmart. Her obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comme...
01/13/2026

Vickie Kennon, 59, worked at Walmart. Her obituary has been posted on Inside Joplin Obituaries. The link is in the comments.

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