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Buc-is ee’s getting ready to break ground on its first Missouri location.
Springfield will gain 200 jobs as a result of the 53,000-square-foot travel hub. LAKE JACKSON, TX — Buc-is ee's making its way to Missouri. On August 23, the store will break ground on its first travel hub in the state. Buc-Springfield ee's will be built at 3284 N....
You didn’t know Springfield had a women’s rugby team, did you? You do now!
(KY3) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Rugby is a similar sport to football that uses an oval-shaped ball, but the players don't wear protective gear, and you can only throw the ball backwards, not forwards. Additionally, it dates back to the 1800s. It's played all throughout the...
Billions of dollars in ‘dark money’ are affecting US politics. We require disclosure legislation.
The biggest known political advocacy gift in American history was revealed this week by the Lever, ProPublica, and the New York Times. We revealed a reclusive billionaire's secret transfer of $1.6 billion to a political group controlled by Republican operative Leonard...
Arts & Entertainment
8 new murals will be installed in downtown Springfield during the MIDXMIDWST event next month.
Next month, eight murals from painters across the country with a variety of styles will be installed in downtown Springfield. The first mural art and culture festival in Springfield is MIDXMIDWST. It will take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 10-11, and will...
Business
Opinion: The child care sector needs entrepreneurs
Solving problems is a characteristic of all entrepreneurs. Yes, a lot of people are visionaries, risk-takers, and innovators. But the fundamental issue that underpins all entrepreneurial endeavours is: What problem am I/are we trying to solve? So, as a group of...
Finance & Money
The National Science Foundation has granted Missouri State $1.5 million in STEM scholarships.
Missouri State will have extra scholarship money available for students interested in science, technology, engineering, and math, or STEM professions, beginning next autumn. The National Science Foundation recently awarded the university $1.5 million to support STEM...
Politics
Billions of dollars in ‘dark money’ are affecting US politics. We require disclosure legislation.
The biggest known political advocacy gift in American history was revealed this week by the Lever, ProPublica, and the New York Times. We revealed a reclusive billionaire's secret transfer of $1.6 billion to a political group controlled by Republican operative Leonard...
Local
Searching and fishing permits will seemingly price extra in Missouri subsequent yr
It’ll seemingly get dearer to hunt and fish in Missouri, however not by a lot. The Missouri Conservation Commission gave preliminary approval final month to raising the costs for several permits, together with searching, fishing, mixed searching and fishing,...
National
The occasion is National Sun Safety Month.
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (KY3) – August is National Sun Safety Month, so when you're out at the lake or soaking in the rays at the pool this weekend, remember to protect your skin. This involves wearing sunscreen and being conscious of how much time you spend outside....
About Springfield, MO
Springfield is the seat of Greene County in southwestern Missouri, along the James River, at the northern edge of the Ozark Highlands, north of Table Rock Lake. Settled in 1829, its expansion was sluggish until the time of massive westward migration, when its placement on vital land routes drew pioneers. During the American Civil War, Confederate soldiers controlled the city for a few months following the Battle of Wilson’s Creek (Aug. 10, 1861; fought 10 miles [16 km] southwest) until they were driven out by Union troops in February 1862. James Butler (“Wild Bill”) Hickok was a Union scout who resided in Springfield and was acquitted of the murder of shooter Dave Tutt there. The Atlantic and Pacific Railroad expansion (1870) led in the formation of a competitor city, North Springfield, which amalgamated with Springfield in 1887.
Light manufacturing (steel products, paper containers, cleaning products, circuit boards, automotive glass and equipment, food processing), tourism, and educational institutions supplement the city’s agriculture-based economy (dairy products, poultry, stockyards). Drury University (1873), Missouri State University (1905), Evangel University (1955), Central Bible College (1922), and Baptist Bible College are among the later (1950). The city is home to the national headquarters of the Assemblies of God Church. Population (2010): 159,498; Springfield Metro Area: 436,712; (2020): 169,176; Springfield Metro Area: 475,432.
The Battle of Wilson’s Creek was a successful Southern engagement fought in the American Civil War between 5,400 Union troops under General Nathaniel Lyon and a combined force of more than 10,000 Confederate troops and Missouri Militia commanded by General Benjamin McCulloch and General Sterling Price, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Springfield, Missouri. With 1,200 soldiers, Union General Franz Sigel assaulted the Confederate forces in the rear, while Lyon conducted a frontal attack with the main Union force. Sigel was defeated, and Lyon was slain after several hours of warfare. The Union soldiers retreated into Springfield, suffering considerable fatalities on both sides.
Springfield, MO
Springfield is a city in the state of Missouri. The Springfield Discovery Center includes interactive scientific displays ranging from DNA to dinosaurs. Dickerson Park Zoo, located to the north, has animals from all over the world as well as train rides. At Fantastic Caverns, trams pass through a cave filled with stalagmites and flowstones. Trails and botanical gardens are available at the Nathanael Greene/Close Memorial Park.
Area: 216.8 km²
Elevation: 396 m
Population: 167,601 (2020)
Area code: Area code 417