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Hundreds honor the fallen at Memorial Day event at Springfield National Cemetery
The mood was solemn but the scene was admirable. Hundreds of U.S. flags — most tiny, some towering — waved under clear and sunny skies Monday at Springfield National Cemetery, where interred remains of Missouri veterans date back to the Revolutionary War. "You're a Grand Ol' Flag" filled the eardrums of dozens of...
SPS board votes 4-3 to reduce, by half, how long a board member can speak on each topic
The Springfield school board voted 4-3 to reduce by half the amount of time each member is allowed to speak on a specific agenda item. Starting with the June 11 meeting, members will have a total of 10 minutes per topic to comment or ask questions. They receive an initial five minutes and...
How and why sinkholes form in the Ozarks
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The heavy rainfall the Ozarks has experienced over the last few weeks has led to some sinkholes opening in roadways across the area. One sinkhole opened up on Richwood Road in Ozark between Highway 14 and Fremont Road. Ozarksfirst drove by the sinkhole Wednesday and found it was repaired. With more rain […]
Power restored to 2,000 Springfield households
UPDATE 6:00 P.M.: Power has been restored to all Springfield homes that reported an outage. UPDATE 12:49 P.M.: Fewer than 50 households in Springfield remain without power. Currently, the largest area experiencing an outage is just east of Kansas Expressway, with 27 customers still without power. According to City Utilities’ outage map, crews are currently […]
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