Garbage in, garbage out, garbage everywhere

City vows fix to perennial waste issues

This time, things are different, says Springfield public works director Mark Mahoney.It doesn’t take many brain cells to figure out that the city’s method for collecting trash is, politely

State sued over prison conditions

THR’s finances exposed

Silver and gold dominate Parsons divorce case

In what is fast shaping up as Springfield’s version of The War Of The Roses, the divorce case of Jeffrey Parsons heated up last week during a hearing that entangled Todd Green, a local car deale

Tragedy in Grandview

Jury delivers guilty verdict on murder charge

On the stand, Tremayne Willis sounded exactly like the former soldier that he is.Answers were short, lots of “Yes, sirs” and “No, sirs” as Willis, charged with first-degree mur

Springfield’s poor record on minority hiring

Diversity in city police and fire departments all show, no dough

For years, Springfield politicians have talked the talk: We need more minorities in the police and fire departments. The numbers are undeniably dismal. More than 96 percent of firefighters are wh

Help wanted

Goodwill is hiring like crazy

Prospects for paychecks drew hundreds of people to a Land of Lincoln Goodwill job fair last week.The charity is hiring in a big way. Within the first five hours, 42 of more than 250 applicants had rec

Jerome’s well runs dry

Cash-strapped village may cut police

The village of Jerome is broke and may no longer be able to afford cops.Mayor Harry Stirmell last week told the board of trustees that the village for the past two years has spent more than it has tak

Jerome officer charged with two felonies

Steven Stirmell accused of filing false paperwork

I’ll have another

With Obed & Isaac’s in full swing, the Conns look ahead

Court Conn sounds relaxed.He’s sitting at Three Kings, a St. Louis pub, talking via cell phone, as if he had nary a care in the world. It is a Tuesday afternoon. The sun is out. He is, he says,

Don’t worry, bee happy

Springfield moves to regulate honeybees

Sangamon County board member Tim Moore is a Republican who favors government regulation, at least when it comes to honeybees inside Springfield city limits.“The current ordinance is very vague a