It’s Christmas In July At That Lebanese Place
That Lebanese Place is hosting a Christmas-in-July event throughout the month. There are three prizes, and winners will be announced on August 1st. The grand prize includes a humidor and two gift cards, including one for just for him in Springfield. How To Join The Celebration Stop by That Lebanese Place during July an
More than 80 local veterans travel to Washington, D.C., on Honor Flight mission
Honor Flight of the Ozarks took 81 veterans and 81 guardians on a daylong trip to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials dedicated to those who served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
On Your Side: Springfield’s West Central neighborhood landlords must register their properties this month
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The clock is ticking for Springfield landlords. Rental properties in the West Central Neighborhood must be registered for the city’s rental inspection pilot program by the end of July. “I think a lot of them need to be upgraded,” said Allen Ward. Ward has...
Great Southern Bank to close 2 Kansas City-area branches among series of closures
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Springfield, Missouri-based Great Southern Bank notified state officials last week that it plans to close several of its banking centers later this year, including two in the Kansas City area. In a June 30 Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification email to Missouri officials, the bank...
GLO Center in Springfield hosts community resource event Monday night
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -The GLO Center is opening its doors Monday night for a community resource evening. From 5:15 p.m. to 8 p.m., neighbors can get connected to food and health resources. The GLO food pantry offers shelf-stable groceries and frozen meats. GLO Center staff say it aims to bridge...
Springfield business still seeing demand for hailstorm damage repairs
SPRINGFIELD, MO — Auto Glass Now is still seeing a need for hail damage repairs nearly three months after the record hailstorm hit Greene County. Leo Norclore, the manager of Auto Glass Now, tells Ozarks First that months later, she still has customers consistently coming to the business needing repairs for April’s hai
Women For Gun Rights Missouri Brings National School Safety Expert Ed Monk to Springfield...
Springfield, Missouri – Women For Gun Rights Missouri (WGR-MO) is proud to announce a full day of free educational presentations on school safety and active shooter response featuring subject matter expert Ed Monk on Thursday, July 30, at the Hatch Auditorium at The Library Center in Springfield. Designed for...
Humane Society of Southwest Missouri kicks off reduced-fee adoption event
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) -The Humane Society of Southwest Missouri is slashing adoption fees to help empty the shelters this month. Now through July 26th, adoption fees for cats six months and older are $25, and dogs six months and older are $55. The shelter says that the price includes up-to-date...
Big Rig Night coming to Battlefield Mall
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The 12th annual Big Rig Night will be held at Battlefield Mall, in the Macy’s North parking lot on Tuesday, July 7. The event will showcase race cars, semi-trucks, construction vehicles, mail trucks, buses, and a variety of first responder vehicles. Any families who visit will have the opportunity to
On Your Side: Cordless vacuums recalled due to battery overheating, causing fire hazard
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) -Rowenta has recalled a cordless vacuum cleaner due to serious injury risk from burn and fire hazards. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, the Rowenta Cordless Vacuum Cleaners with a lithium-ion battery are being recalled. The lithium-ion battery in the v
