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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield City Commissioners approved an emergency funding package their their Tuesday, December 16 meeting, to Sheltered Inc, which has been wrapped up in a County lawsuit due to misappropriation of funds from the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, or TANF, support program. Questions loom
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The NAACP hosted a ‘town hall’ meeting with elected officials and a coalition of nonprofits which have facilitated the mass influx of Haitians into Springfield to attempt to address concerns by attendees over what may occur in February when the Temporary Protective Status expires. Panelists
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Springfield city commissioners heard their first official reporting over the upcoming 2026 budget in a hearing, prior to the main commission meeting, on December 2, presented by finance director Katie Eviston. Based on the reporting, the city appears to be staring down an incredibly lean
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Recent information has been obtained by TOR indicating that obtuse expenditures from the Springfield City administration are currently being reviewed by the State Auditors West Region office after complaints were filed regarding unspecified international trips to France and the resignation of a member of the
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The Springfield Commissioners met on Tuesday, October 3, to pass several resolutions related to curbing city spending and heard input from representatives of the Second Harvest Food bank which introduced a new resolution to contribute additional funds to help meet the need of residents no
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Across the state local municipalities are working diligently to sell the public on the construction of data centers that the public, if not entirely oblivious on, are actively opposing. While the city of Springfield’s record of standing in defiance of the public will has
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - On Tuesday, October 7, The Springfield city commissioners met to hear another report from law enforcement on why a new jail facility is needed. After listening to the Clark County Sheriff state he felt the city was not safe enough to allow his family to
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - In August, local pillar of the Haitian community in Springfield, Jacob Payen, was charged for bringing a handgun into the Clark County courthouse. According to court records, the sentencing of the case has been completed and Payen has, much inline with his history in Florida,
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - Last month, thanks to the tireless efforts of residents in the city reporting and coordinating communication, an illegal nightclub was shut down on North Limestone. Not long after the closure, which brought heavy police presence, residents noticed the occupancy notice from Springfield code enforcement had
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - On Wednesday, September 23, The Springfield City Commissioners heard a presentation from representatives from Future iQ, a consulting firm which is spearheading the initiative to create a comprehensive plan for the city that will take it into the future, whether residents want it or not.
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - The City Commissioners heard a presentation at their Tuesday, September 9 meeting, to cover reporting data from the Clark County Combined Health District from Anna Jean Sauter and Gracie Hemphill. The report reviewed data collected over the last three years for the community health assessment.
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BY JEFF SKINNER SPRINGFIELD - In a city like Springfield, change only comes if you force it. Over the last several years the heritage residents have suffered under the creation of a two-tiered system where replacement labor from Haiti has been permitted to ignore local laws and ordinances while people’