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36 | 2022 MCDONALD COUNTY DIRECTORY OATS, Inc. is a not-for-profit 501(c)3 corporation providing transportation for thousands of Missourians, including the rural general public, senior citizens and people with disabilities in 87 Missouri counties. OATS (Operating Above the Standard) transportation is available to anyone regardless of age, income, disability, race, gender, religion or national origin. Times and routes do change at times. To Neosho — Second Tuesday To Joplin (Medicals only) — Third Tuesday To Jane — Fourth Tuesday To Noel from Goodman, Anderson, Pineville, Lanagan — Monday, Thursday, Friday To Noel from Goodman, Jane, Pineville, Anderson, Lanagan — Wednesday To schedule a ride on the county bus, call Noel Senior Center — 417-475-3511 or Cleo Crosby, 417-475-6262 McDonald County Committee Meetings — First Friday of every other month (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct Dec). All OATS meetings are open to the public. For fire, police and health emergencies and for emergency ambulance service in the following towns and communities or anywhere else in rural McDonald County: Anderson, Bethpage, Ginger Blue, Splitlog, Hart, Goodman, Jane, Lanagan, Noel, Pineville, Powell, Longview, Southwest City, Tiff City, Stella and Rocky Comfort Non-emergency Numbers County Sheriff — 417-223-4319 Freeman Ambulance — 417-845-1133 Missouri State Highway Patrol — Carthage, 417-359-1500 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Joplin — 417-206-5700 or 816-512-8200; Fayetteville — 479-443-3181 Missouri Gas Energy emergency number — 800-582-0000 Immigration and Naturalization Service — 800-375-5283 Emergency Road, Wrecker and Lockout Services Gardner Service Station and Towing — 13268 U.S. 71, Pineville, 417-223-4494 Ray's Towing and Lockout Service — 202 Forest St., Lanagan, 417-436-2229 M and S Sales and Auto Repair — 20197 Hwy. 59, Noel, 417-475-3619 Public Transportation Emergency Services Area Agency On Aging Office — Senior Center, 624 Johnson Drive, Noel; 417-475-3511 Division of Social Services/Family Support — Children's Division and Senior Services; 929 U.S. 71B N., Anderson, 417-845-6951 McDonald County Senior Center and Nutrition Site – 624 Johnson Drive, Noel, 417-475-3511 Noel Senior Citizens Center – 624 Johnson Drive, Noel, 417-475-3511 Southwest City Senior Center and Nutrition Site — 103 School St., Southwest City, 417-762-3652 Stella Senior Citizens' Center — 719 Carter St., Stella, 417-628-3314 Goodman Senior Center — located across from school; 417-364-7317 OATS (transportation service) — call Noel Senior Center at 417-475-3511 or call 800-770-6287 for individual city contacts; see Public Transportation heading in this directory. VITA Free Income Tax Preparation Service — 1 to 7 p.m. Wednesdays, Late January to April 15, American Legion Post 392 in Pineville. Senior Services McDonald County is a leader in the state in livestock production. The processing of millions of chickens every year in the two poultry processing plants of Tyson Foods and Simmons Foods puts the county near the top in that category. Agriculture has a huge impact on McDonald County and the state, with a diverse agriculture industry that is especially strong in growing grains and oilseeds (soybeans), cattle and hog farming and many further food and forestry processing industries. According to a study of the Economic Contributions of Missouri Agriculture and Forestry, in 2017, agriculture, forestry and related industries in Missouri contributed: • $88.4 billion economic impact • $33 billion in value-added plus $55.4 billion in inputs • 378,232 jobs • $17.5 billion in labor income • $2.2 billion in state/local taxes • $4 billion in federal taxes Overall Contributions to McDonald County Agricultural, forestry, and related industries support 5,020 jobs in McDonald County. Additionally, these industries contribute $1.3 billion in sales, which translates to $316.4 million in added value to the area after $955.9 million worth of inputs are purchased. Of this $316.4 million, $195.6 million is comprised of labor income. Tax revenues generated by the agricultural, forestry, and related industries in McDonald County are $55.4 million. McDonald County has 1,291 farms, that have 299 acres, with 801 square miles in the county, more than half — 603 square miles. A summary of McDonald County farms shows: • 214,707 acres in cropland • 92,111 acres in pasture • 58,413 acres in woodland • 20,774 acres in other farm use. The top three contributors, ranked by value-added, are: • Poultry processing, with inputs of $750.9 million, value added of $196.6 million, sales of $947.5 million, and employment of 3,585. • Broilers, with inputs of $84.2 million, value added of $71.2 million, sales of $155.4 million, and employment of 399. • Beef cattle ranching and farming, with inputs of $14 million, value added of $14.1 million, sales of $28.1 million, and employment of 348. Agriculture