The four flue-exhuast stacks at the James River Power Station will be imploded at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning, and the event is attracting a lot of attention. Springfield City Utilities is encouraging people to watch the implosion on its Facebook page. If you’d like to see the event in person from a nearby field, access […]
Month: February 2022
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New COVID-19 Cases On the Decline
The Springfield-Greene County Health Department says there continues to be a decline in new COVID-19 cases. Health director Katie Towns says there has been a 25-percent drop in the 7-day average of new case per day. Both Cox Health and Mercy are reporting a drop in new cases. However, health officials say 50 people died […]
After nearly a year long deployment, two Springfield police officers arrived home yesterday, and were greeted with open arms. Daniel Carlson and Brandon Gonzalez have spent the past 10 months in Cuba with the Missouri National Guard assisting with the security of Guantanamo Bay. Springfield PD saw fit to greet the two officers and escort […]
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School Closures for Friday, February 18
With a winter weather advisory in effect for much of southwest Missouri Thursday, some schools around the Ozarks will be closing their doors on Friday: Avilla Dadeville Monett Warsaw This list will continue to be updated as more school closures are announced. This article is provided by Ozarks News – 93.3 KWTO
A wintry mix of freezing rain, sleet and snow has caused many schools in the Ozarks who did go to class Thursday to dismiss students early. Here are the public schools and colleges in the Ozarks dismissing classes early: Ava (early dismissal at 12:30 p.m.) Blue Eye (early dismissal at 1:00 p.m.) Bolivar (closing early […]
While very little ice and snow accumulation is expected in the Springfield area Thursday, a Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the far northern Ozarks up to the Kansas City area. We’ll see 3-5 inches from Nevada to Clinton and Warsaw, with upwards of a foot of snow possible in the K-C metro area. […]
As wintry weather moves back into the Ozarks, a number of schools have called off classes on Thursday. Here’s the list of southwest Missouri public schools and colleges closed or having an AMI day: Appleton City Ash Grove (AMI DAY #1) Aurora (AMI DAY 4) B.W. Robinson MSSD #23 (Rolla) Billings (Make-up day 2/21) Camdenton […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Following a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice over Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt released the following statement: “After their disastrous arguments in the Missouri Supreme Court last week, the Biden Department of Justice has now filed yet another partisan lawsuit that seeks to attack […]
An explosion at the John Twitty Energy Center power plant injured a City Utilities employee. C-U manager Joel Alexander says the employee has minor injuries. Alexander says a portion of the power plant was damaged. He says the power plant remains in full operation. The incident is under investigation to determine what happened. Courtesy Springfield […]
A State Representative for the state of Missouri has unveiled a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana. Representative Ron Hicks, a Republican lawmaker representing Missouri’s 102nd District, introduced the legislation Tuesday, and included many aspects of other marijuana related legislation that had been introduced in the past. The bill states that Missouri residents 21 and […]