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2 results for JOPLIN from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Mon Apr 11, 2011	16D	Janis with the 1971 #1 hit "Me and Bobby McGee"	Ian Livengood	Shortz
Sun Jul 15, 2007	88A	Missouri city	Patrick Berry	Shortz

3 results for JOPLIN from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Dec 14, 1966	1D	Missouri city.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jun 17, 1956	87D	City in Missouri.	Bernice Gordon	Farrar
Mon Jun 16, 1952	5D	City in Missouri, railroad center.	Unknown	Farrar

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