by admin | Apr 22, 2003 | Politics / Govt
A Springfield City Councilwoman says she was halfway joking when she suggested the lease of a church for the homeless be suspended so some tenants in a building she owns nearby could get a liquor license. But the minister at the church finds nothing funny in Mary...
by admin | Feb 17, 2003 | Education
State budget cuts have hit Missouri’s second-biggest public university hard enough that the school is considering eliminating some sports. Southwest Missouri State University President John Keiser says it’s a worst-case scenario, but he’s asked the...
by admin | Jan 24, 2003 | Politics / Govt
The Division of Family Services has agreed not to destroy any computer information, including backup tapes, of the records of Dominic James. The Springfield News-Leader continues its lawsuit to gain access to all of the records of the boy. He’s the two-year-old...
by admin | Jan 11, 2003 | Crime / Courts
A call is being issued for Governor Bob Holden to immediately fire members of the upper management team at the Greene County office of the Department of Family Services. It comes from State Representative Mark Wright of Springfield in response to revelations that DFS...
by admin | Jan 3, 2003 | Politics / Govt
Governor Bob Holden has nominated Richard Dunn of Springfield to be the next Director of the State Health Department. Dunn is past director of the Division of Aging and has served as a deputy department director for the Health Department. He’s past chairman of...
