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Springfield Community Gardens and founding executive director recognized as food industry visionaries


Springfield Community Gardens and founding executive director recognized as food industry visionaries

By Alyssa Roney, for the Springfield Daily Citizen According to a press release, Springfield Community Gardens (SCG) will receive $210,000 from the Missouri Foundation for Health. The donation is in recognition of Maile Auterson, founding executive director of SCG. “I am honored to have 15 years of hard work recognized, not only by myself, but […]

North Springfield Price Cutter becomes a cost-plus business


North Springfield Price Cutter becomes a cost-plus business

Price Cutter’s parent company is in the process of converting one of its north Springfield locations into a cost-plus store. Price Cutter, 1831 W. Kearney St., will become King Food Saver, a cost-plus grocery chain under the same parent company, Pyramid Foods. Springfield’s first King Food Saver will hold a grand opening celebration starting at […]

Owner of Springfield card store charged with theft


Owner of Springfield card store charged with theft

The owner of a Springfield trading card store has been charged with stealing more than $17,000 from a rival business in St. Louis. Elijah Bishop, owner of Springfield-based Goat Farm Games, has been charged with a Class D felony in connection with a theft that occurred on Aug. 14, according to a criminal complaint filed […]

Park Board finds new sponsor for Jordan Valley Ice Park


Park Board finds new sponsor for Jordan Valley Ice Park

Jordan Valley Ice Park in Springfield, formerly known as Mediacom Ice Park, will soon have new signage and a new name. The Springfield-Greene County Parks Department has named Brightspeed Broadband, LLC as the purchaser of the temporary naming rights for the ice park, subject to Springfield City Council approval of an upcoming budget adjustment. Brightspeed […]