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Connect with culture at the 30th annual Japanese Fall Festival in Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Did you know that Springfield has two sister cities? It’s part of an international effort to connect communities. Springfield’s sister cities are Tlauepaque, Mexico, and Isesaki, Japan. That means those international cities have relationships with Springfield where they share all parts of their culture.
Ozarks First.com
Be Sure To Attend “Her Voice” Concert to Benefit Women In Need Of The Ozarks
The “Her Voice” concert series is a signature local fundraising event that directly benefits Women in Need of the Ozarks (WIN), a volunteer-run 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to providing one-time financial gifts to hardworking single mothers and women facing short-term crises in Southwest Missouri. Following a highly successful initial...
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Route 66 documentary to screen in Springfield this weekend
On Saturday, September 12, the feature length documentary "Route 66: The Main Street of America," will have a special screening at Springfield’s Gillioz Theatre. From Chicago, IL to Santa Monica, CA, the documentary details the extensive stories shared by the various cities and communities, including Springfield, of the road’s historical significance then and now.
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Brad Pitt to Wave Bristol Playoffs Green, Reuniting With Fellow Springfield Native
Brad Pitt will give the command to start engines at Bristol Motor Speedway on September 19, serving as a grand marshal for the Bass Pro Shops Night Race alongside Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris. The Academy Award-winning actor and producer's appearance lands just six days before his new survival thriller hits theaters, and it reunites him with a fellow Springfield, Missouri native at one of NASCAR's most intense playoff venues.
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BABY NEWS: KY3’s Emily Pritchard announces pregnancy
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - KY3’s family will grow once more!. KY3 anchor Emily Pritchard announced Wednesday on KY3 News @ 6 that she and her husband are expecting another child. This time it is a boy. Emily is due in January. Pritchard grew up in Waynesville. She began anchoring...
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Springfield once fought over a mysterious book and the professor who brought it here
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Before he became the center of one of Springfield’s stranger religious fights, Fritz Darrow was a Harvard man who married his wife beneath an apple tree. By the time Darrow arrived at Drury College in Springfield in 1907, he had already lived a life that would have stood out almost anywhere in […]
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The Under-The-Radar Missouri Spot That Looks Like A Real-Life Bob Ross Painting Come To Life
Bob Ross never painted Bolivar, Missouri, but if he had ever driven through Polk County in October, you can bet he would have pulled over, set up his easel, and never left. Dunnegan Memorial Park in Bolivar, Missouri is the kind of place that makes you question every travel decision you’ve ever made, specifically every decision that took you somewhere other than here.
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This Little-Known Classic Car Museum In Missouri Belongs On Every Bucket List
Most bucket lists include things like the Grand Canyon, the Eiffel Tower, or at least a really good steak dinner, but there’s a strong argument to be made that the Route 66 Car Museum in Springfield, Missouri deserves a spot on that list too. It’s little-known in the way...
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Springfield author’s new novel captures the day before 9/11
A Springfield author is remembering the day before the Sept. 11 attacks in a new book. Readers packed One More Page bookstore as Jacob Brower introduced his novel, “September Ten.” The book is set entirely on the day before the Sept. 11 attacks. Instead of focusing on the tragedy, Brower zeroes in on what he calls the beauty of a normal day that only seems extraordinary later.
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Now Showing: New documentary highlights the importance of Route 66
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Route 66 celebrated its 100th birthday in April of 2026. The road’s importance dates back decades. Filmmaker John Paget just released his new documentary, “Route 66: The Main Street of America.” It shares the impact of the Mother Road on small communities along its path.
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KYTV
Now Showing: New documentary highlights the importance of Route 66
Route 66 celebrated its 100th birthday in April of 2026. The road's importance dates back decades. Filmmaker John Paget just released his new documentary, "Route 66: The Main Street of America." It shares the impact of the Mother Road on small communities across its path.
Laclede Record
Conway Community Days set to be 'good fun family weekend'
This Friday and Saturday, Conway Community Days returns for a 47th year of fellowship and fun. According to its schedule (which readers can find in this issue), the community festival begins Sept. 11, 5 p.m.-9 p.m., and continues Saturday, which begins at 9 a.m. and leads to fireworks at 9 p.m. Connie Frost, the president of the Conway Community Advisory Council, which puts on the festival, looked to Conway Community Days in an Aug. 26 interview as a “good, fun, family weekend.” The festival’s theme, she noted, was “Party like it’s 1776.” The layout of the festival has approximately stayed the same, Frost said. The center of Community Days, as the Record wrote last year, is its stage on Spruce Street. A new planned feature this year, according to Frost, is a turtle race for those racers over 18. She said on Aug. 26 the race is set to immediately follow the regular turtle race and the entry fees would benefit a local family in need. She later said the entry fee for racers is $5. Another new feature this year is an amateur cake decorating contest for adults and older children and cupcake decorating for the younger children, she said Aug 26. She later said the cake decorating contest would have a patriotic theme. Much else will stay the same, according to Frost on the 26. There will be food trucks – with a special Sweet Street next to the Conway Community Center – music, and the parade where people can join the day of. The parade is conducting a canned goods drive, said Frost, the results of which will go to a local food resource. The carousel will be open, Frost said, and there would be bounce houses as well. LifePoint West (formerly LifePoint Conway) will hosting children’s games next to the Conway Community Days Alexander Carousel Building as well, such as gaga ball, according to Frost.
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Charles Sansone, the hotel man who helped build Springfield
The Colonial Hotel, pictured during its heyday in downtown Springfield, Missouri, served as one of the city's premier hotels during the 1920s and 1930s. Charles Sansone managed the landmark hotel from 1925 until his retirement in 1944, welcoming business leaders, tourists, entertainers and civic organizations. During his tenure, the hotel hosted the 1926 Rotary District Conference and was associated with the meeting in which the designation "U.S. Route 66" was first proposed. Courtesy of the History Museum on the Square, Springfield, Missouri. Public domain image.
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The CW to Film The Great American Road Rally™, New Celebrity Road-Trip Television Event, in Springfi
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — The CW’s new celebrity-driven television event, The Great American Road Rally™, will film in Springfield on Friday, Aug. 7, during the Birthplace of Route 66 Festival. Hosted by actor Ian Ziering, best known for his role as Steve Sanders on Beverly Hills, 90210 and his starring role in the Sharknado film series, the show will showcase Springfield as part of a cross-country journey along historic Route 66 during the Centennial celebration of the Mother Road.
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Bostrom Leads Charge as Men’s Golf Places Second at Arch Cup
MADISON, Ill. – Drury men's golf opened the 2026 fall season with a second-place finish at the Arch Cup, led by Ellton Bostrom. The three-round event was played at Gateway National Golf Links, a par-71 course measuring 6,798 yards. The field featured 12 teams, including eight from the GLVC.