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🌱 How Joplin-built batteries helped power NASA’s latest trip around the moon

Morning Joplin! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Joplin-built batteries helped power NASA’s latest trip around the moon
  • How a new four-year plan could reshape health across Joplin
  • What big decisions is Joplin City Council set to make Monday?

Also on today's calendar: Joplin Empire Market.

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A severe p.m. t-storm; warm, with a high of 80 and low of 44 degrees.
  • Saturday: Mostly sunny; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 61, low: 39.
  • Sunday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Eaglepicher batteries were used on the Artemis 2 program (koamnewsnow.com) — Joplin-made EaglePicher batteries just powered NASA’s Artemis 2 Orion spacecraft around the moon, putting local manufacturing at the heart of a major human spaceflight milestone. The longtime Joplin company supplied primary power and safety systems, showcasing high-tech jobs and aerospace expertise based right here in southwest Missouri.
   

2. One Joplin will launch a four-year health and wellness initiative (koamnewsnow.com) — A new four-year Thrive Joplin Project is rolling out to tackle health, housing, transportation, and other wellness challenges across Joplin and nearby communities like Webb City and Carl Junction. Backed by more than 150 organizations and extensive local surveys and focus groups, the plan aims to remove key barriers to health and bring more underrepresented voices into regional decision-making.
   

3. Ryan Jackson social media comments on tap for Joplin City Council Monday (blogspot.com) — Joplin residents can weigh in Monday as City Council tackles trash service contracts, major 7th Street sewer and lighting projects, and a new Active Transportation and Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan. The agenda also includes housing agreements, budget adjustments, annexation and rezoning proposals, new police vehicles, and a scheduled discussion of Ryan Jackson’s recent social media and TV comments.
   

4. Joplin Baseball Earns the Victory Over Pittsburg at Home (fourstateshomepage.com) — Joplin High School’s baseball team rolled to a 13-2 win over Pittsburg in a game moved from Kansas to Joplin because of field conditions. Pitcher Brecken Green racked up seven strikeouts, and the Eagles broke the game open with late-inning offense after both teams traded early runs.
   

5. Historic T-33 fighter jet goes on display at Joplin Airport (fourstateshomepage.com) — A newly restored T-33 Shooting Star fighter jet is now on public display at Joplin Airport and will eventually anchor a planned Veterans Honor Park near Highway 171 and Dennis Weaver Drive. The Freedom of Flight Museum spent significant effort sourcing original parts and authentic paint, and organizers are still raising funds to complete the park that will honor local veterans.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Anyone in the area of 24th and Ozark ave loose a fuzzy cat with white feet?
    If you post a picture of someone you are missing I'll see if any of them match! She is the sweetest girl and has taken shelter under my house and I'd… (Nextdoor Rosedale)
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    Peco was last seen in 64801 on 2026-04-12. Share this message and help find Peco: https://www.neighborhoodalerts.com/alerts/ab57fb7a-485a-45cb-8df5… (Nextdoor Roanoke Terrace)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Joplin

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.

Stay in the loop with what's happening in Joplin

Never miss out on local news and events that matter to you.