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As Haitians wait for TPS decision, Springfield G92 gives $50 K to nonprofits supporting them
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (415+ words) JOSEPH COOKE / STAFF Three local nonprofits that help Haitian immigrants with basic necessities will receive $50, 000 total in grants from faith-based group Springfield G92. Individual donations have been made private "in the interests of community safety" and "for proprietary purposes." "G92 has been…...
Springfield hires South High football legend as boys basketball coach
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (360+ words) Springfield's Chris Wallace talks to the team after a victory against Centerville on Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, at Springfield. David Jablonski/Staff Springfield High School will hire 1994 South High School graduate Chris Wallace as its new boys basketball coach, the school district…...
From Ohio Music Festival to rock downtown Springfield this weekend
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (607+ words) Curt Kiser, of Cincinnati indie band Carriers. Carriers is headlining the From Ohio Music Festival in downtown Springfield. A festival map and full schedule are available at fromohiofest. com. CONTRIBUTED Springfield's annual May indie rock weekend extravaganza has a new…...
Named for a bygone Springfield park, Avalon Park to release debut record in Dayton
4+ day, 20+ hour ago (668+ words) Charlie and Amanda Jackson, of Springfield band Avalon Park. The duo-turned-band is releasing its debut record, "Eta Carinae," on Saturday, May 30 at Oregon Express. NOVENA and John Dubuc's Guilty Pleasures will also perform. CONTRIBUTED In 1900, in Springfield, just west of…...
Springfield to see large general fund revenue decrease with income tax
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (578+ words) Finance Director Katie Eviston discusses the 2026 tax revenue budget at a Springfield City Commission meeting June 17, 2025. Jessica Orozco / staff The city of Springfield is expecting a significant decrease in general fund revenue due to laws related to the "look-back period…...
Springfield City Hall, schools, county hit by bomb threat tied to Haitian issues
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (782+ words) Springfield Police Chief Allison Elliott (right) speaks along with Deputy Director of Public Safety Jason Via and City Manager Bryan Heck at a press conference on a bomb threat to multiple locations across the city Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. MARSHALL GORBY/STAFF…...
Springfield brick colonial for sale is updated, has inground pool
1+ week, 4+ day ago (503+ words) This four bedroom brick Colonial style two story has a finished basement, four bedrooms and sits on an acre lot on the 10th fairway of the South Reid Memorial Golf Course in Springfield. It also has an inground pool. CONTRIBUTED This…...
Springfield crime up slightly; police say Haitians not source, more officers needed
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1756+ words) The Springfield Police Division investigates the scene of a shooting along the 600 block of Euclid Avenue Thursday evening, Dec. 21, 2023. According to police they arrived to find a male laying beside the road with a gunshot wound to the head. The…...
Why some Springfield educators participated in a 150-mile relay race
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (326+ words) Team Global Impact celebrates its completion of the Buck Fifty, a 150-mile overnight relay race through southern Ohio focused on promoting drug-free communities, as a form of professional development. GLOBAL IMPACT STEM ACADEMY / CONTRIBUTED A team of 12 educators from Global…...
Springfield homeless provider to shutter, declare bankruptcy
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (351+ words) The Sheltered Inc. Men's Shelter located on West High Street. BILL LACKEY/FILE Springfield's only dedicated shelter provider to people experiencing homelessness and not necessarily victims of violence will end operations at the end of May. Sheltered Inc. has faced…...