The Springfield-Greene County Health Department is holding a virtual media briefing at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday to update the community on COVID-19. Leaders from the health department, Jordan Valley Community Health Center, CoxHealth and Mercy Springfield will provide an update on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and response. The health department has reported 416 new cases of the […]
A suspected drunk driver led law enforcement on a high speed chase from Republic to the Webster/Laclede County Line. Republic Police had a report of a suspected D-U-I driver. They stopped the 39 year old driver at the Brookline Church of Christ, but he drove off. The car rammed a Republic police car on State […]
The state fire marshal will investigate a fire at a business in Bolivar. Firefighters battled the fire at a building in the 800 block of Mt. Gilead Road near the Walmart Tuesday afternoon. The building had offices and storage space. No one was at the business when the fire started. This article is provided by […]
Cox Medical Center in Branson has re-opened its COVID-19 unit due to an increasing number of cases. Patients who are critically ill with the virus in December were transferred to Springfield, but that’s not possible now because Cox and Mercy hospitals in Springfield are full. Branson Director of Nursing Adene Smith says every bed at […]
With the need for COVID-19 testing in high demand, the Springfield-Greene County Health Department is launching an interactive map that details testing locations throughout the community. Here’s information on the map released by health officials Tuesday through a press release: Like the Find-a-Vaccine map launched by the Health Department in June 2021, this map will […]
Around 1,500 homes in southwest Springfield had to power overnight Tuesday morning after a driver crashed into a utility pole. Greene County Sheriff’s officials say the 21-year-old man hit a pole at the intersection of Walnut Lawn and Golden around 12:38 a.m. He left the scene on foot and was arrested near Village Lane. Sheriff’s […]
Springfield City Council members voted Monday to approve the city’s new flag design. The vote came after a long discussion from council members and comment from at least a dozen residents. Council members said they think the new flag symbolizes progress, change and a chance to move forward. The new flag will be adopted on […]
The City of Springfield has hired a new planning and development director. City manager Jason Gage Named Susan Istenes as the City of Springfield’s Planning and Development Director, effective February 15. Since 2010, Istenes has been the director of Planning and Development for the City of Clayton, Missouri.. This article is provided by Ozarks News […]
Studetns and staff at Springfield’s Kickapoo High School briefly evacuated the building in the 3700 block of south Jefferson Monday morning after smoke poured from an elevator pump. Springfield Public Schools Spokesman Stephen Hall tells KOLR after an inspection, it was determined there was no fire. Crews are now repairing that pump. No one was […]
As we enter 2022, it’s never been a more critical time for CEO’s of businesses in the Springfield area. Will our state, local and national economy improve, stay the same, or decline and why? Do you expect organizational costs for your business to increase or stay the same in ’22? Will your revenues grow or […]