Author: Craig Fishel, Zone 4 Councilman, for SGFNN

It was with much sadness that tonight I resigned from my Zone 4 council seat effective Friday Feb. 2. I am considering running for the 136th legislative district. This office is currently held by Kevin Austin. He has announced that he does not plan to run for another term. I…

I’ve never lived anywhere in Springfield but in Zone 4 – the southeast quadrant of the city. I moved to Springfield with my family in 1959, and the first neighborhood I lived in was Southern Hills. It wasn’t even in the city at that time. We rode horses in the field…