Globe/Garry Jeffries Bill Barksdale reacts to the frigid waters of Shoal Creek on Saturday after taking part in the Polar Bear Plunge. Dressed as a princess bride, Stephen Crighton plunged into the cold water of Shoal Creek Saturday to raise money for youths who participate in Special Olympics. Crighton, of Willard, and six of his fellow fraternity brothers from Drury University in Springfield traveled to Joplin to participate in the Polar Bear Plunge to benefit the Southwest Missouri Chapter of Special Olympics. Some of those in costume included men in hula skirts, another in a penguin outfit, and others in bikini tops or a bumble-bee outfit, and all ran into the cold waters of the creek on the pledge of at least $50 from friends and family members. Robin Anderson, of Neosho, a representative for the Special Olympics, said the organization was holding 12 similar events statewide to raise money to benefit youths with disabilities. Popular Business directory links - Apartments | Attorneys | Auto Dealers | Auto Parts | Auto Repair | Beauty Salons | Car Rental | Dentists | Doctors | Flowers | Hotels | Insurance | Loans | Mortgages | Movers | Pizza | Realtors | Restaurants | Storage | Tax Preparation | Travel | Featured | More. read more

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Jerry Kill, former head football coach at Webb City High School and the new head coach at Northern Illinois, is one of the feature speakers at the Four-State Football Clinic on Friday and Saturday at the Holiday Inn in Joplin. The clinic, presented by the Joplin Sports Authority, also includes a clinic for youth football coaches on Saturday morning conducted by Jeff Tupper, former standout at Parkwood High School and a starting defensive tackle on Oklahoma’s 1985 national championship team. The afternoon’s college speakers also have a local flavor, including Missouri Southern’s Matt Karleskint on the Southern offense, Pittsburg State’s Tim Beck on Gorilla offense and former Missouri Southern All-American Yancy McKnight on strength and conditioning. Other college coaches on the program are Rion Rhoades of Hutchinson Community College, Scott Maxfield of Henderson State, Moe Lattimore of Kansas State, Steve Patterson of Central Oklahoma and Scott Bostwick of Northwest Missouri State. Popular Business directory links - Apartments | Attorneys | Auto Dealers | Auto Parts | Auto Repair | Beauty Salons | Car Rental | Dentists | Doctors | Flowers | Hotels | Insurance | Loans | Mortgages | Movers | Pizza | Realtors | Restaurants | Storage | Tax Preparation | Travel | Featured | More. read more