Author: Jenny Fillmer Edwards, Park Board, for SGFNN

Believe it or not, the Springfield-Greene County Park Board Scholarship Fund does not send kids to college. At least, not directly. It’s actually designed for younger kids, age 18 and under, who want to play soccer or take ballet lessons or go to summer camp. The scholarship fund allows income-qualifying…

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Looking for a summer job? The Springfield-Greene County Park Board is now hiring for nearly 40 different summer seasonal jobs — 430 positions in all. To fill these positions, the Park Board is partnering with the Missouri Job Center on a Seasonal Hiring Event, Wednesday, March 22, 2-6 p.m., at…

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Hovey House is the little house at 800 W. Hovey that brings the Grant Beach neighborhood together. Saved from demolition several years ago, the house is now home to the Grant Beach Neighborhood Association, Springfield’s first community garden, Grant Beach sports programs and a full schedule of neighborhood activities. More…

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For more than 80 years, Timmons Temple Church of God in Christ served as a church home in Springfield’s African-American community. Today, volunteers are working hard to breathe new life into the historic building. Friends of Timmons Temple are working hard to complete renovations inside and out, following the church’s…

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