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Springfield PAC behind 2022 Galloway rezoning campaign fined for ethics violations
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (51+ words) The fine was brought against a political action committee that was on the losing end of the November 2022 vote....
Long-contested Galloway Village property faces demolition
11+ hour, 15+ min ago (715+ words) More than three years after Springfield voters resoundingly rejected a request to rezone 4. 2 acres in Galloway Village to make way for a mixed-use development proposed by Elevation Enterprises, the property owner is now seeking a wrecking permit for one of…...
Man charged with theft at two SGF Walmarts
6+ hour, 25+ min ago (460+ words) Prosecutors on Monday, May 4, charged a 26-year-old man from Ohio with theft, alleging that he travels the Midwest trying to steal from Walmart stores. Xavier Avery Pasquinelly, of Maumee, is charged in Greene County with allegedly stealing $2, 096 in electronics. Springfield…...
Ryan Schaffitzel honored at Hillcrest retirement ceremony
12+ hour, 3+ min ago (415+ words) Hillcrest High School honors retiring baseball coach Ryan Schaffitzel after 30 years of service. A celebration of his impact on the school and community....
Pokin Around: No 'grace period' for drivers with damaged windshields
17+ hour, 13+ min ago (613+ words) Last week, I was at a traffic light in Springfield when I noticed the car ahead of me had a front windshield so damaged I wondered if the driver could possibly see the road ahead. This was after an April…...
Controversial rezoning case returns to Greene County Planning Board
16+ hour, 58+ min ago (593+ words) For the second month in a row, the Greene County Planning Board will consider a controversial rezoning application for a subdivision proposed west of the Springfield-Branson National Airport." Only this time, the developer is looking to rezone a smaller tract…...
Springfield's Timken Belts plant to close, 280 jobs lost
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (377+ words) One of Springfield's oldest manufacturing plants will permanently close by the end of the year, and more than 280 Springfield workers will lose their jobs. Timken Belts, located at 2601 W. Battlefield Road, has announced its Springfield belt manufacturing facility will permanently close…...
Springfield man accused of assault with hatchet
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (575+ words) Less than three years after he was released from prison on a murder conviction, a Springfield man is accused of attacking a man with a hatchet over the weekend. Christopher Michael Salisbury, 41, is charged with the Class B felony of…...
DEA agent's shooting of Caleb Slay faces legal challenge
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (1841+ words) It was warm and sunny on the afternoon of Nov. 2, 2020, so Springfield couple Bailey Wade and Shawn Tetlow opened the windows in their home on South Maryland Avenue. Wade was tending to their two-month-old son, and Tetlow was sitting on…...
Springfield's Black Oak acquires former Pride Truck Sales property
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (19+ words) Growing private equity firm, Black Oak, purchases former Pride Truck Sales building in Springfield for its headquarters and office space....