Hometown Veterinary Hospital and River Canine RehabilitationDwight and
Dr. Kara Amstutz moved Hometown Veterinary Hospital PC on Aug. 25 to a new building at 2215 W. Republic Road. The owners invested $760,000 to build the 5,500-square-foot hospital, along with 1,450 square feet of available lease space. In the move, just a block down Republic Road, Practice Manager Dwight Amstutz said his wife added rehabilitation services under the River Canine Rehabilitation name. As one of four Missouri veterinarians certified by the Canine Rehabilitation Institute, Dr. Amstutz created a rehab gym equipped with an underwater treadmill. Services include internal medicine, dermatology, surgery and dentistry. The hospital also employs Dr. Grace Woodrell, and the vets see 25 pets a day in the hospital and five a day in rehab. Hometown Veterinary started in 2002 as Homeward Bound mobile practice. Hours: 7 a.m.–5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and extended until 8 p.m. Tuesday. Phone: (417) 883-7297. Web:
HtVet.comMcSalty’s MidtownThe owners of the East Sunshine Street McSalty’s Pizza Cafe added a downtown restaurant March 14. Husband-and-wife operators
John and
Sarah Dunlop, and his brother,
Jordan Dunlop, revamped Springfield’s oldest Dairy Queen franchise store at 307 S. Jefferson Ave., which now seats 45 guests. In addition to McSalty’s signature whole wheat, thin crust pizzas, the restaurant serves sandwiches, salads and desserts, and provides delivery and catering. Rental rates for private business and social events are $300 on weeknights and $400 on weekends, including food and soft drinks, while catered lunches for 20 are around $125. The Dunlops signed a two-year lease with Nick Sibley for 2,800 square feet for an undisclosed rate. Founded by Tim Calloway in 1979, a third McSalty’s operates on East Battlefield Road by a separate owner, Jack Dixon. Hours: 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (417) 887-3620. Web:
McSaltys.com and
McSaltysMidtown.comSpringfield Vet CenterThe Springfield Vet Center, an arm of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, opened Sept. 10 to provide readjustment counseling services to eligible veterans and bereaved family members at Ozarks Technical Community College. On the OTC Springfield campus, staff members are available Wednesday afternoons in Information Commons West, Room 211. OTC officials say the school typically enrolls more than 1,000 veterans each semester. “We want to do everything in our power to ensure their educational success and overall well-being,” said
Dennis Peters, OTC veterans services representative, in a news release. Hours: 1–4 p.m. Wednesday. Phone: (417) 447-6968.
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