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Springfield City Council hears from public works director and Hotel of Terror owner as it considers 2 options
5+ hour, 23+ min ago (244+ words) Springfield City Council is considering two bills regarding the Hotel of Terror building, which the City said it needs in order to replace the Main St. Bridge. "That is a really big deal at this particular location," he said, "because…...
20-foot-tall monument planned along historic Route 66 in Springfield
3+ week, 4+ day ago (279+ words) Springfield will soon have a new monument " just in time for the Route 66 Centennial Kickoff Celebration April 30-May 3. A proposal to accept $267,000 in State of Missouri appropriation funds for street and right-of-way improvements surrounding the Queen's Gate 66 monument was unanimously…...
Children's Mercy with Mercy announces longtime pediatrician as a leader for the Springfield joint venture
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (197+ words) A Mercy Springfield pediatrician has been named medical director for the Children's Mercy with Mercy partnership. Dr. John Burson has worked as a pediatrician in Springfield for more than 25 years. Children's Mercy with Mercy announces longtime pediatrician as a leader…...
True crime novel set in Springfield takes new perspective on genre
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (922+ words) Certainly, if I tried to replicate this career, I would not have been able to have done it. It just kind of all happened," said James Owen, nonprofit executive director, film columnist, and now published author. Owen was born and…...
Springfield NAACP, partners and community honor MLK Day
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (340+ words) On a bright blustery Monday morning some 400 plus people gathered and marched in Springfield's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade. They wound from Brightspeed Ice Park north across the MLK Jr. bridge and then down Jefferson to the Gillioz…...
Springfield City Council members plan town halls to hear from constituents
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (301+ words) Springfield City Council members are hosting town hall meetings over the next few weeks. Zone 3 Councilman Brandon Jenson held a town hall in November where he talked about five council priorities the group recently adopted among other things. Five more…...
Events are planned Monday in Springfield for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (131+ words) The annual Martin Luther King Jr. March, hosted by NAACP Springfield, is Monday.The march, themed "Rising Together," starts at 8:30 a.m. at Brightspeed Ice Park, but doors open at 7. Donations of socks, gloves, hats, and hot hands will be collected to…...
Springfield voters will again decide a 3% hotel/motel tax increase for a convention and event center downtown
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (281+ words) Voters will once again decide a 3% increase in Springfield's hotel/motel license tax to help pay for a new convention and event center. City Council voted unanimously Monday night to put the issue on the April ballot " but this time…...
Public meeting about a new convention and event center for Springfield is set for Tuesday
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (186+ words) Springfield City Manager David Cameron will host another public listening session about a future convention and event center for Springfield Tuesday, January 6. Cameron and other staff will answer questions about a proposed project, present results from the online survey conducted…...
Over $542,000 in grants awarded to Springfield nonprofits and educational institutions
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (172+ words) A total of $542,500 in grants was awarded Thursday to 44 nonprofits by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks in partnership with the Jeannette L. Musgrave Foundation and U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management. $292,500 in Jerry Redfern Grants went to 39 nonprofits for projects focused on…...