A Springfield woman is hospitalized after being shot Wednesday morning. Police were called to the Timbers at Southwinds apartment complex with reports of a shooting. They found a woman suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. Police have not released information on the shooter other than to say they are not in custody. This is a […]
Receptionists are usually the first person a customer, client or listener will see. The first impression. Sometimes the face of the company. Thanks to all the hard working receptionists out there. Don’t forget to say thanks to yours. We shout out to Deana here at Zimmer. She’s more than a receptionist, but she is the […]
The exclusive provider of blood for patients at 44 area healthcare facilities says reserves of A and O blood types are alarmingly low, with less than a one-day supply available. The Community Blood Center of the Ozarks has issued an emergency appeal for donors with those blood types, asking them to give immediately at a […]
The man accused of killing Calvin Allen, Jr. at the Ozark Inn in 2019 has been found guilty of murder. Seth A. Gomez, 21, was found guilty of murder in the first degree and armed criminal action by Judge Jason Brown Monday following a bench trial in April. The prosecution showed that Gomez attacked Allen […]
If Governor Parson signs it into law, Missouri will have its first gasoline tax in decades. The GOP-led Missouri House voted 104-52 on Tuesday to gradually raise the state’s 17 cent gas tax to pay for road and bridge maintenance. The tax would go up by 2.5 cents per year until it hits 29.5 cents […]
The Springfield City Council will be holding a discussion at a special Thursday lunch session about ending the masking restrictions and moving the city into the “green” level of the step out system. Springfield-Greene County Acting Health Director Katie Towns confirmed to OI that their presentation will be presenting the latest statistics and will “begin […]
Drury University announced they will be holding two in-person commencement ceremonies, one on Friday, May 14, and one on Saturday, May 15. The first ceremony will be for graduates of Drury GO and the College of Graduate Studies on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in the O’Reilly Family Events Center. There will be 170 Drury Go […]
The Ozark School District held a groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday for two new projects. The first is an expansion of the Tiger Paw Early Childhood Center. The second is a renovation of the Ozark Innovation Center to make it an extension of the high school campus. “Not only is it about us investing in the future […]
The Springfield Public Schools will host a “Future Educator Meet and Greet Informational Session” on Thursday, May 13th. The event runs from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at the Kraft Administrative Center on St. Louis Street. The SPS Future Educator Program is a district-wide initiative that identifies underrepresented and under-resourced students at the high school and college level […]
Press release Branson Mayor, Larry Milton, and the Board of Aldermen are hosting a series of town hall meetings to hear resident’s input on the proposed new animal ordinance. These meetings will take place in each of Branson’s three wards. The first one will be in Ward III on May 20, 2021, at 5:30 p.m. […]