Citing “the unpredictable nature of the regulatory and government processes involved,” Navigator CO2 said Oct. 20 that the company will cancel its $3.4 billion, multi-state carbon-dioxide pipeline project. The Heartland Greenway project, which was supported by the Midwest ethanol industry and labor unions but opposed by environmental and landowner groups, would have transported liquified CO2 […]
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Delay in Scheels Sports Park groundbreaking
Groundbreaking for the $67 million Scheels Sports Park at Legacy Pointe, originally expected in July, now could take place in September after action Aug. 29 by impatient Springfield City Council members. “I’m tired of excuses and the changes and the ‘this-and-that,’” Ward 3 Ald. Roy Williams said before the council decided to place three ordinances […]
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A ruff experience
Sam is a handsome lad caught in a love triangle between a local politician and the woman with whom he has resided for five years. His two love interests say he has captured their hearts and they don’t want the other to have him. Sam, aka Buddy, is a dog. Edinah Lincoln, a retired Springfield […]
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People helping people
After storms rolled through Springfield Thursday afternoon and Saturday night, many were left without power and with structures damaged by trees. Members of our community stepped into the breach and helped their neighbors. A drive around town revealed these people helping people. The Central Illinois Foodbank at 1937 E. Cook St. held a drive-up food […]
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Jim Leach leaving WMAY
Jim Leach is leaving his longtime role at WMAY to take a position as public information officer with the Illinois Department of Public Health. His last day at WMAY is June 28 and he starts at IDPH on July 5. Leach started at WMAY as a part-time disc jockey in 1983, while he was in […]
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Ways to celebrate Juneteenth citywide
Illinois’ newest state holiday is a 158-year-old celebration of freedom. Although Juneteenth has been celebrated in Springfield for over 20 years, it did not become an official state holiday until 2021 when Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill to commemorate June 19, 1865, the date when the last enslaved Black people in the U.S. learned […]
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Solar farm setbacks
The lawyer representing a solar development firm with state law on its side says the company is “evaluating all its options” after the Sangamon County Board, by a one-vote margin, turned down its proposed solar farm near a rural subdivision east of Springfield. Trajectory Energy Partners hasn’t yet decided whether to sue the county, apply […]
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Mayor Misty Buscher announces department directors
In her first full day of office, May 8, Mayor Misty Buscher has announced City of Springfield department directors and staff as follows: Police Chief – Chief Ken Scarlette, current Springfield Police Department Chief, who has been with the department since 1998. Fire Chief – Ed Canny, current Springfield Fire Department Division Chief and Captain, serving since […]
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Protecting children
A longtime member of the performing arts community has resigned from the board of managers at Springfield Municipal Opera after parents called for his ouster. Efforts to kick Bill Bauser Jr. off the board of The Muni after his appointment by Muni officials in December arose because of allegations that Bauser, while on the board […]
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Strange bedfellows
A political action committee headed by a longtime Republican is backing both Colleen Redpath Feger and Lisa Badger in the Springfield treasurer’s race. Citizens For New Leadership, a PAC set up by Leland Grove resident Frank Vala, sent out mailers this week urging voters to support Badger. The mailer, which includes a photo of Badger […]
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City’s Inspector General releases report regarding executive session
City of Springfield Inspector General Roger Holmes issued a report to the Springfield City Council during their meeting Tuesday, Feb. 21. The IG’s report came in the aftermath of an executive session held on Nov. 2, 2021, where aldermen apparently discussed forgiving $240,00 worth of debt owed by Wyndham Springfield City Centre to City Water, […]
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Bond reduction denied for two EMS workers charged with murder
Two Springfield emergency medical service workers remain jailed after their failed attempt Feb. 6 to get a judge to reduce their bonds for first-degree murder charges in the suffocation death of Earl Moore Jr. Sangamon County Circuit Judge Robin Schmidt denied any reduction in the $1 million bonds for paramedic Peggy Finley and emergency medical […]
