JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) - The former official with the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce has been charged with stealing from an area festival.
The Joplin Globe reports that (http://bit.ly/sSU4fn) 53-year-old Kimberly Lester is a former vice president of the Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce and treasurer for the Boomtown Days Festival of the Four States.
She was charged Friday with stealing thousands of dollars from the festival over three years.
Lester did not return a message left on her phone Friday for comment.
Information from: The Joplin Globe, http://www.joplinglobe.com