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Springfield-Greene County Parks Board talks lifeguard retention for the summer
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Many local parks departments have struggled with keeping lifeguard numbers up over the past several years. Springfield-Greene County Parks Board says this is the first year post-COVID it’s been able to get numbers where they want them. There’s a number of factors that went into...
MO legislature passed an omnibus education bill. What does it mean for local schools?
The Missouri House passed an omnibus education bill on April 18, sending it to Gov. Mike Parson for final review and approval. What originally began as a 12-page bill expanding MOScholars, the state’s tax credit scholarship program for K-12 students, ballooned into a 167-page bill full of items included in Senate negotiations to ensure it passed out of the chamber. ...
Food inspections: Springfield grocery store had deli items up to 12 days past use-by date
An April 18 inspection by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department revealed various deli items that were anywhere from a day to 12 days out of date at a local supermarket. Price Cutter No. 34, 1831 W. Kearney St., was cited for having "a number of deli items" with use-by dates of April 6, April 10, April 12 and April 17, a priority violation, according to the April 18 food inspection report. The violation was corrected by discarding...
Flash floods strand drivers in Lawrence County
MT. VERNON, Mo. – Flash floods popped up across the Mt. Vernon area in Lawrence County Thursday afternoon and left drivers stranded. Footage shows water running onto a road along McCanse Street near Mt. Vernon Blvd. Drains and ditches overflowed and major flooding turned backyards into ponds along Sleepy Meadow. A car was stalled and […]
Farmers enjoying rain, but not this much rain
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Farmers are rejoicing in the rainfall in recent days throughout the Ozarks. “Right now it’s been really beneficial,” Dan Bigbee, owner of Fassnight Farms said. “Rain is really important in southwest Missouri and really many places across the Midwest,” said Nathan Isakson, a cattle producer in Dade County. “The joke is we’re […]
Greene County deputies investigate shots fired during road rage incident
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Greene County deputies are looking for the driver of a truck believed to have fired shots during a road rage incident in Springfield. Deputies responded to the incident near Sunshine and Farm Road 115 around 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Investigators say the driver of a black...
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