Republic city officials say it’s an active time for municipal projects – particularly with the Parks and Recreation Department on the verge of ending one development this year with two more in various stages of progress.

Horace Mann Elementary is getting a precast concrete safe room addition that will also provide a new gymnasium and music room.

Jordan’s Place is designed for seniors and adults with disabilities.

Springfield City Council is taking aim at gaming machines in an ordinance introduced at its Jan. 22 meeting.

Gordon Elliott says he had too much to do to die.

Local brewery debuts coffee and bar concepts amid event space expansion.

A buyer is found for the restaurant and bar staple in the Grant Beach neighborhood.

The company's Republic Road operations now reside in one building.

The 450-square-foot shop launched in 2012.

Workers are putting the finishing touches outside and inside a familiar slope-roofed black and beige Scooter’s Coffee kiosk, set to open in Bolivar by Feb. 1.

Forward SGF, the city’s 20-year comprehensive plan adopted in November 2022, calls for an overhaul of the land development code, which determines land use regulations within the city limits.

ARPA committee recommends $1.1 million for shelter.

Judge Derek Ankrom gives the attorneys in the case two weeks to file summaries for him to consider in his decision on the commercial development at the corner of Sunshine and National.

Sixteen products manufactured across southwest Missouri were selected for inclusion in Springfield Business Journal’s third annual Coolest Things Made in the Ozarks awards program.

Unanimous decision on both schools follows impassioned community comments.

Company officials say 15-20 bedding products plants will be consolidated, eliminating roughly 1,000 jobs.

Thursday is the scheduled grand opening for the 2355 N. Glenstone Ave. eatery.

Jack Lipscomb previously served as second-generation owner of Pioneer Outdoor.

Officials discuss the addition of non-native plans during a weekend meeting. 

The future of two schools is expected to be decided by the Springfield Public Schools Board of Education on Jan. 16.