The City is set to begin the final phase of Republic Road widening later this year, providing traffic capacity and safety improvements along one of the busiest retail corridors in Springfield. The project will include the widening of Republic Road from three lanes to five lanes between Fairview Avenue and…
Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
The five-year Northwest Project, a $1.2 million initiative funded by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks aimed at lifting people out of poverty with education and resources, released its Year Five Annual Report in April. The Northwest Project influenced 464 lives in southwest Missouri through programming provided by Drew Lewis…
Mark your calendars! Aug. 12, 9 a.m.-noon and 2-6 p.m. Watch the Facebook page at facebook.com/ThePTAClothingBank for updates on additional summer hours.
The much-anticipated O’Reilly Hospitality Management-affiliated Big Shots Golf opened ahead of schedule May 17 at the corner of Kearney Street and Glenstone Avenue. The facility features 56 driving-range bays on two stories with 3,500 square feet of event space, a golf academy for year-round training, full service restaurant and bar…
The Hatch Foundation has awarded Ozark Greenways a $255,000 grant to develop the Lone Pine Bike Park and Greenspace project. The park, which is located in the wooded area between the Galloway Creek Trail and Lone Pine Avenue west of Southern Hills Boulevard, got its start as a grassroots effort…
After having to cancel the 2020 Birthplace of Route 66 Festival due to the pandemic, festival organizers the City of Springfield, Aaron Sachs & Associates, KY3/KSPR/CW, Downtown Springfield Association and West Central Neighborhood Alliance are thrilled to announce that the festival is BACK ON IN 2021! The festival will take…
The Springfield Fire Department broke ground for the new Fire Station 4 Tuesday, April 27 at 2423 N. Delaware. Fire Station 4 is located on the boundary of the Doling and Robberson neighborhoods. The old station was demolished March 26 to make way for the rebuilt station, which will be…
At its April 5 meeting, Springfield City Council voted to remove COVID-19 occupancy restrictions, allow buffet dining and special events under 500 people, moving the community into the “yellow” phase of the Road To Recovery Plan, effective April 16. Unit then, occupancy limitations still apply. Masking in public spaces will still…
On April 6, Springfield voters reelected Mayor Ken McClure, Zone 4 City Councilman Matthew Simpson and General Seat B Councilman Craig Hosmer. Newcomers Angela Romine and Heather Hardinger replace Zone 1 Councilwoman Phyllis Ferguson and General Seat A Councilwoman Jan Fisk, who both decided not to seek reelection. The mayor…
Brookside Drive between Kings and Green avenues will close for approximately seven months beginning Wednesday, April 7 for roadway and sanitary sewer construction associated with the Fassnight Creek Stormwater Improvement Project at the Springfield Art Museum. The closure will remain in place for the duration of the project, which is…