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Author: Melissa Hart, Managing Editor
Angela Knight is bursting with energy in her library media center at Harrison Elementary School. She buzzes around the room, collecting a variety of coding tools for her students to use in their Coding class. “I love the library because of the thousand things it can be,” she says. “I…
Springfield Public Schools’ PTA Clothing Bank at Study Alternative Center, 2343 W. Olive, has announced its dates for the 2017-2018 school year. The bank will open 9-11 a.m. and 2:30-5 p.m.,Thursday Aug. 3 and weekly on Thursdays and some Saturdays thereafter. View the schedule. Families must be referred by their school…
Guests attending Dickerson Park Zoo’s gender reveal party on June 20 were sprayed with pink and blue silly string to announce the sex of the cheetah triplets born May 2. The cubs, named Wally, Glenn and Maggie, and mother, Roni, are still off exhibit to allow for plenty of bonding…
Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines! The Cruise Kearney! initiative to welcome cruising back to Kearney Street kicked off Friday, May 26. Cruise Kearney events are 6-10 p.m. on the second Friday of each month, April through October The Cruise Kearney! initiative came about after City Council unanimously approved a…
As Springfield Public Schools’ students head back to school Wednesday, Aug. 16 and area universities start their fall sessions, Public Works Traffic Engineering reminds drivers to slow down and watch for pedestrians. All school speed zones will be back in effect starting Aug. 16. The flashing beacons are programmed to…
Representatives from registered Springfield neighborhood organizations will be up bright and early for the Bass Pro Marathon Sunday, Nov. 5. But they won’t be running. They’ll be cheering. As a way to show off its hometown’s spirit, Bass Pro has again committed $10,000 this year to fund a contest for…
One of the City’s goals is to develop and maintain our community forest. By partnering with the citizens of Springfield we can rejuvenate, enhance and sustain this valuable community asset through the NeighborWoods program, which has 400 trees available to be planted on the City’s rights-of-way. Homeowners and non-profit organizations within the…