Commission to Hear Update on Goals and Objectives Tuesday Night
SPRINGFIELD, OH (Oct. 8, 2019) — Springfield City Manager Bryan Heck will update the Springfield City Commission on the City’s progress toward its 2019-2020 goals and objectives Tuesday night, Oct. 8. City Commission adopted the 2019-2020 goals and objectives earlier...
Lagonda Traffic Detoured from Oct. 9 to 18
SPRINGFIELD (Oct. 8, 2019) ─ From Oct. 9 to 18, northeast traffic on Lagonda Ave. from Murray to James streets will be detoured to US 40 eastbound to Belmont to Lagonda. The detour will occur due to sewer installation. The actual lane closure will occur between Gothic...
Home of the Year 2019
Congratulations to Julie and Harold Pool, of 2133 Kittyhawk Avenue, who were selected at the Home of the Year winners for 2019! Home of the Week winners recognized include Daniel Hawk, Rosemary & John Federer, Michael & Sharon Greitzer, Patricia Schafer, David...
Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 6-12
SPRINGFIELD, OH (Oct. 4, 2019) — Fire Prevention Week is Oct 6-12, a public health observance to raise fire safety awareness. The occasion is observed annually during the week of Oct. 9, the anniversary of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. That fire killed more than 250...
Yellow Springs Corridor Subject of October Speaker Series
SPRINGFIELD, OH (Oct. 3, 2019) — The Global Education and Peace Network will hold the next installment in its Global Education Speaker Series, “Sharing our Roots: Growing Springfield Together: The Yellow Springs Corridor, Then and Now” with Cheryl DeGroat Dover, on...
Local Organization Donates 100,000th Shoe at Lincoln Elementary
SPRINGFIELD (September 27, 2019) ─ Sometimes the glass slipper comes in the form of a cool pair of Skechers bedecked with pink smiley faces and shimmering glitter. At Lincoln Elementary School Friday morning, dozens of volunteers found the shoe that fit for nearly 300...
Beautification Awards to Be Presented
The 54th Annual Community Beautification Committee Awards are scheduled for Sunday, October 6, 2019, at 2 p.m. at the Courtyard by Marriott - Downtown Springfield. The Home of the Week winners will be recognized and the Home of the Year winner will be announced. Also,...
SkyVision Team to Receive Air Traffic Controllers Association Outstanding Achievement Award
SPRINGFIELD, OH (September 16, 2019) ─ The Air Traffic Controllers Association (ATCA) has issued its Annual Team Award for Outstanding Achievement to the SkyVision program at Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. Peter Dumont, President and CEO of ATCA announced that...
City of Springfield Offers Mediation Training
SPRINGFIELD (September 10, 2019) ─ The City of Springfield Community Development Department will offer mediation training beginning in November. The free training will give participants an introduction to and strategies in mediation. “Springfield Mediation Service: A...
Fill the Boot Campaign begins Sept. 4
SPRINGFIELD (August 30, 2019) ─ The annual Fill the Boot campaign starts next week! Firefighters will be collecting donations for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at the intersection of Fountain and McCreight avenues from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4 through...