By Haley George Springfield’s Pizza House is a long time running Chicago style pizza restaurant that is on Commercial Street. The Pizza House was started in 1958. They have had to move location once, but they are still running. They still keep the diner look and the same restaurant theme as before. They just have […]
By Austin Applegate Cattle, a mysterious animal, provides beef and dairy to us. But what is the personality of cattle, also known as cows and bulls? Casey Pyle, an executive vice president at Bancorp South Bank, has a lot to say about cow personalities because he has raised them ever since he was a boy. […]
By Micaela Prewitt For Shaun Ross, a Middle College student at OTC this fall, being happy means being himself. “I always knew I was different, but I didn’t know it was necessarily me being transgender,” Shaun Ross says. Shaun says that he officially announced his decision to become a boy in April of 2015. Shaun […]
By Alannah Whitney On a Thursday morning Last August, Middle College student Chance McCoy walked outside into his front yard on his way to school. As he was walking, he noticed a squirrel gazing over at him. Curious, he walked towards the squirrel, but it didn’t even bother to budge. McCoy decided to reach down […]
By Manuel Ledesma If you enjoy eating breakfast at McDonald’s but don’t enjoy getting out of bed as early, you are in luck: Oct. 6 McDonald’s started serving breakfast all day. According to Matthew Williams, a current employee at a local McDonald’s in Springfield. McDonald’s, a well-known fast food restaurant, is serving select items off […]
By Essence Coleman A popular hippopotamus will be leaving his home to have a better facility and live with female hippos in Cincinnati next year, according to a volunteer at Dickerson Park Zoo. Volunteer Haylee Hughes said at Dickerson Park Zoo’s Henry the hippo will be leaving in the spring of next year. The Executive […]
By Sierra Baker As 2015 draws to a close and 2016 slowly begins, politics are hot and ready for Missouri elections, and well-known Springfieldian Brad Bradshaw is joining the race for Lt. Governor. Bradshaw, best known around town as a trained physician, surgeon and lawyer, said he has been considering a run for many years. He will […]
By Haley George Springfield will be getting a Dunkin’ Donuts in December of 2015 on the south side of town, according to articles in the Springfield Business Journal. Dunkin’ Donuts will be taking the place of Back Yard Burger at 4020 S. Campbell Ave, according to an SBJ article by Chase Snider. This is not […]
By Shelby Shaffer Walk to Defeat ALS is a walk to raise funding for research for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and every September when the Springfield community gathers for this cause, students and faculty at Central High School get particularly involved. “Central High School participates in this event every year,” says Gretchen Teague, a theatre […]
By Becca Hart The existing Central Street that cuts through the OTC campus is planned to be removed and relocated, affecting student and vehicle transportation. “The idea is to vacate Central Street east of the roundabout and west of National Avenue to OTC. This portion of Central Street OTC can adjust to their needs internally on […]
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