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Springfield Sports HOF Class of 2024 has Bears feel
SPRINGFIELD, Mo–The Springfield Area Sports Hall of Fame inducted it’s Class of 2024 Tuesday night. Six individuals and the Hillcrest baseball program made up the class. And the class has a definite Missouri State feel. Among the inductees, legendary Bears softball coach Holly hesse and long time Bears mens soccer coach Jon Leamy. Dennis Heim […]
Voter registration spikes ahead of presidential election
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — We are five weeks from the November election, and counties across the country are seeing a spike in voter registration numbers this month. In Greene County, more than 10,000 new people registered to vote since the beginning of the year — many of them first-time voters — and more than 1,500 people […]
Lady Bears picked fifth in preseason Valley poll
ST. LOUIS, Mo–The Missouri Valley Conference held it’s media day for women’s basketball Tuesday. And the coaches, sports information directors and selected media picked Drake as the overwhelming favorite to win. In our Bear Nation report, the Missouri State Lady Bears were picked fifth, just behind Murray State. Northern Iowa was second and Belmont third. […]
Mary Collette confirms run for Springfield mayor
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A long-time Springfield business owner and C-Street advocate is running for mayor. Mary Collette confirmed with OzarksFirst her candidacy for city mayor in the April 2025 municipal election. Collette is a former Springfield City Council member and passionate advocate for Commercial Street, renovating several buildings since 1980. She has owned Historic Firehouse […]
2024 MVC preseason poll is out. See where Missouri State basketball was ranked, all-MVC picks
The last time Cuonzo Martin coached Missouri State basketball, he threw his arms into the air in celebration as the Bears won their first Missouri Valley Conference title. Thirteen years later, as Martin returns to the Bears' sideline, expectations are much lower as his program plays its final season in the Valley. ...
Boil advisory issued in Everton
EVERTON, Mo. — The City of Everton has issued a boil advisory on Monday, September 30. City officials say they will be taking samples to the Springfield Health Department for testing to see when to lift the boil water order. The City recommends residents boil water for three minutes before use and only use boiled […]
Ozarks Coffee Trail launches for fourth year in a row
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Back for its fourth year, the Ozarks Coffee Trail promises a new twist that will only be available during the 2024-2025 season. The annual event will kick off on International Coffee Day on Oct. 1, and according to a press release from the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB), each participating coffee […]
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