Are home prices going down in Springfield in 2026?
Are home prices going down in Springfield in 2026?. U.S. home prices have set monthly record highs for over two years straight, pricing out many homebuyers and keeping more home sellers on the sidelines. Prices skyrocketed during the pandemic and have remained elevated since, largely due to persistent inflation and a...
New food hall, residential projects planned in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, MO – The city council is set to vote on a set of rezoning plans that could pave the way for two new retail-residential projects to be built. At its Monday night meeting, members were scheduled to decide on a zoning change in central Springfield for the proposed Tribecca Park project. The development...
Officer allegedly struck by vehicle during traffic stop in Republic
REPUBLIC, Mo. — A Republic police officer was recently hit by a vehicle after a man was given a speeding citation on Saturday, March 21. According to online court dockets, Chad Sartell, born in 1980, of Bentonville, Arkansas, has been charged with aggravated fleeing a stop in Greene County Circuit Court. The probable...
The city of Springfield offering public tours of Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill in April
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - Springfield Environmental Services is offering tours of the Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill in April. Tours will run from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, April 11; Thursday, April 16; and Wednesday, April 22. Space is limited, and registration is required. Tour participants will...
Springfield man sentenced for chronic DWI
Thomas Unverferth, 67, was sentenced to 7 years probation and 150 days in jail for chronic DWI, speeding and resisting arrest, with a BAC of .178% well above Missouri's legal limit of 0.08%.
From the Darkroom shows Southwestern Bell’s Ozarks buildout in 1965
The Southwestern Bell Telephone Company building in Ash Grove is shown here in February 1965, as construction was underway on a new addition to the company’s headquarters in Ash Grove as part of a major storm-proofing project extending between Springfield and Fair Play. The work was one component of a $1 million...
The Doula effect: Increasing access to support
Kimberly Costello is CEO of the Doula Foundation. The Springfield-based nonprofit has served southwest Missouri for over 25 years. Costello said it’s doing more than ever to address not just the clinical, but the social challenges facing new mothers, families and babies. “We have many families that are suffering...
Mt. Vernon honors decades of dedication to the city
The city of Mt. Vernon recognized longtime employees at their regular meeting on March 10. The city recognized citizens who have given their time to the city, ranging from five years of service to more than 30 according to Rob Harrington, city administrator. “…these individuals have shown an incredible commitment...
Last week’s Springfield restaurant health code violations, Mar. 16-20
Health code violations were observed in 28 restaurants in Springfield, MO last week, with 1 priority violation found in 7 BREW COFFEE and 1 in ASH GROVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, and 1 nonpriority violation found in ALDI FOOD STORE #67 and AMERICAN LEGION POST #639.
This tiny barbershop in Springfield, MO is full of Route 66 History
You might say that Grant Kendall shapes history by cutting hair at his small Springfield barber shop along Route 66. “This is really just an old-fashioned barber shop like it was in the ‘40s,” Kendall says. “Everything is all the same – all this stuff is original.”
