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12/21/2024

Missouri State's Kiley Bess isn't just a coach's kid. She's also the grandchild of the all-time winningest coach in college basketball history. She scored a team-high 14 points in the Lady Bears' rout of Southern Miss on Friday.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-sports/missouri-state/kiley-bess-lives-up-to-family-name-in-lady-bears-win-over-southern-miss/

12/20/2024

SCOOP: Jack McGee reports State Rep. Melanie Stinnett plans to run for Springfield's senate seat in 2026 when Lincoln Hough terms out. The Republican was recently reelected to a second term representing House District 133.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/missouri-government-politics/recently-reelected-state-rep-melanie-stinnett-to-run-for-springfields-senate-seat-in-2026/

12/20/2024

Time's running out to take a holiday light tour! Our free guide features more than 40 locations across the Springfield area — and it includes a handy interactive map.

See it: https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-culture/your-ultimate-2024-holiday-lights-guide/

12/20/2024

Springfield's Alliance for Healthcare Education has added a conference room to its renovation plans for Cox College. Joe Hadsall reports those plans will leave the historic Helping Hands mural intact.

Learn more: https://sgfcitizen.org/schools/springfield-colleges-universities/alliance-adds-conference-center-to-cox-college-plans-leaves-historic-mural-untouched/

12/20/2024

Queen City Chorale's season of collaboration continues Dec. 22 when it teams up with the Republic High School Chorale for a holiday concert titled "Brightest and Best." The repertoire for the show is designed to appeal to a wide audience.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-culture/arts/queen-city-chorale-celebrates-the-power-of-collaboration-in-holiday-concert/

12/20/2024

Once perfect strangers, Gary Calley and Charles Cooksey have become like family in Springfield's only Medical Foster Home for military veterans. Frank and Joyce Keim have opened their home to 11 men through the Veterans Administration’s program.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/social-issues/foster-program-gives-veterans-a-home-where-they-can-be-part-of-the-family/

12/20/2024

Kickapoo coach Leslie Hanchey wishes she had 18 players like Mikayla Pilley. The all-state guard, team captain and 4.0 student puts up big numbers on the court while shouldering a leadership role.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-sports/sps-schools/kickapoo-senior-guard-mikayla-pilley-continues-to-lead-by-example/

12/20/2024

Missouri State University's Board of Governors got an update on upcoming challenges at its December meeting. Joe Hadsall reports those challenges include receiving state funding and attracting students for the 2025-26 school year

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/schools/springfield-colleges-universities/budget-enrollment-expected-to-be-challenges-at-msu/

12/20/2024

The Musgrave Foundation handed out $780,000 in grants to dozens of Springfield-area nonprofits on Dec. 19. Donations of $100,000 each went to the Springfield Art Museum and Ozarks Technical Community College’s OTC Foundation.

Learn more: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/social-issues/museum-otc-among-groups-to-benefit-from-780000-in-musgrave-foundation-grants/

12/20/2024

Terry Robinson wept as he offered a cascade of “I’m sorry’s” minutes before he was sentenced for accidentally shooting and killing Tyree Crenshaw, a friend and roommate he considered a brother. Robinson was also convicted of making a false report to police.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/defendant-weeps-in-court-over-college-roommate-he-accidentally-shot-and-killed/

12/19/2024

Renee Brumett, executive director of the Christian County Library since 2021, is resigning. It comes two months after Christian County Library Board President Allyson Tuckness resigned, citing public pressure.

Learn more: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/christian-county/christian-county-library-executive-director-to-resign-amid-public-scrutiny-board-turnover/

12/19/2024

The Spyres family is getting together for the holidays and they're putting on a show Friday night at the Gillioz Theatre. Mary Ellen Chiles writes that the “Home for the Holidays” concert will be reminiscent of Bing Crosby’s "Merrie Olde Christmas."

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-culture/arts/spyres-family-performing-home-for-the-holidays-concert-at-gillioz-theatre/

12/19/2024

For the first time in its history, the Springfield Police Department has promoted a woman to captain. Lt. Annesha Umbarger has worked with the department for 17 years/

Learn more: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/for-the-first-time-in-its-history-the-springfield-police-department-has-promoted-a-woman-to-captain/

12/19/2024

The Springfield-Greene County Women, Infants and Children clinic at Kansas and Grand is moving to a new location in 2025. The move, effective Jan. 6, will provide more clinic space for WIC staff and members.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/springfield-greene-county/grand-street-women-infants-and-children-clinic-relocating-to-south-glenstone/

12/19/2024

Ground will be broken in January as the Springfield-Greene County Library District builds a new Republic branch. Joe Hadsall reports the construction cost is $8.9 million.

Learn more: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/springfield-greene-county/final-price-approved-for-republic-library-groundbreaking-set-for-january/

12/19/2024

Terry Robinson was sentenced to three years in prison for fatally shooting fellow Evangel student-athlete Tyree Crenshaw in 2020. Robinson told police there had been a drive-by shooting before later confessing to accidentally shooting his friend.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/ex-evangel-football-player-sentenced-in-deadly-shooting-of-fellow-athlete/

12/19/2024

Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf, collectively known as The Creek Rocks, are the first recipients of a fellowship from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. They're reviving music recorded in the Ozarks nearly 90 years ago. You can hear one of them in this story from Mike O'Brien.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-culture/new-fellowship-sends-springfield-duo-to-d-c-to-unearth-and-reimagine-ozarks-folk-songs/

12/19/2024

UPDATE: Springfield police have announced the identity of the person killed in this morning's crash. Mary Peterson, from Willard, was 86. Her family has been notified. The original post is below.

One person has died after a crash Thursday morning at the intersection of Grand Street and West Bypass. Springfield police have not yet released the individual's identity.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/one-person-dies-in-thursday-morning-crash-in-springfield/

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