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Joplin (Mo.) district will build 1 elementary and close its 2 oldest elementary schools
2019-07-25 21:24:00| American School & University
West Central and Columbia elementary schools will be closed, and a combined school will be built at another location.
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Joplin (Mo.) district haggling with FEMA over recovery funds for damage from deadly 2011 tornado
2017-10-16 22:12:25| American School & University
District contends that it should get an additional $62 million in federal aid to pay for rebuilt schools.
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NIST Joplin Tornado Study spurs changes in building codes.
2015-12-08 14:31:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
ICC's 2018 International Building Code (IBC) and 2018 International Existing Building Code (IEBC), used as basis for building and fire regulations promulgated and enforced by U.S. state and local jurisdictions, will feature changes aimed towards protecting schools and their associated high-occupancy buildings from violent tornadoes. Said changes came about based on recommendations from NIST technical investigation into impacts of one tornado that struck Joplin, MO on May 22, 2011.
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Updated: Man hit by train near downtown Joplin
2015-07-26 04:41:23| Railroads - Topix.net
Joplin police and Kansas City Southern railroad officials work the scene of an accident beneath the Broadway viaduct where a man "trespassing" on the tracks was hit by a train. Posted: Friday, July 24, 2015 10:44 am.
Temporary high school in Joplin, Mo., will revert to retail space (with Video)
2015-07-15 23:53:00| American School & University
The big-box retail space in a vacant mall was converted to a high school after a deadly tornado destroyed Joplin High in 2011. read more