by admin | Nov 4, 2005 | Uncategorized
A first-grader has collapsed on the playground of a Springfield elementary school and died. The Greene County Medical Examiner says it appears the girl was on a swing when she had what he calls a “cardiac event” and fell off.
by admin | Oct 29, 2005 | News
Springfield’s Wonders of Wildlife hunting and fishing museum is going to benefit from a $6.75-Million donation that will put the museum on solid financial footing. The gift comes from Bass Pro Shops, Tracker Marine, and Big Cedar Lodge – companies owned by...
by admin | Aug 20, 2005 | Education
Drury University in Springfield has made an important Top 10 list. It’s tied for tenth place with the University of Evansville in Indiana on the U.S. News & World Report college rankings for Midwestern Master’s universities. Drury moves into the Top...
by admin | Aug 17, 2005 | Uncategorized
A Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper has been killed in the line of duty. Corporal John A. “Jay” Sampietro Junior was hit by a vehicle on Interstate 44 in Webster County, near Strafford. He was taken to a hospital in Springfield, where he died of his...
by admin | Aug 2, 2005 | Uncategorized
Two ex-employees of the federal prison medical center in Springfield admit they provided inmates with tobacco, which has been banned at the center for almsot two years. Cassville resident Jared Petree has pleaded guilty to selling ten to twelve pouches of tobacco to...
