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## Family raises awareness about domestic violence after mother, daughter killed

Jessica and Aaliyah were buried in Garrison Cemetery on Sept. 1 following a service at Ozark Full Gospel Church, according to the mother-and-daughter’s joint obituary.

by Ryan Collins October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

## Arkansas bear attack

### Southwest Missouri man dies from suspected bear attack in Arkansas

The Newton County, Arkansas Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a 60-year-old man from southwest Missouri as a possible bear attack

by Jack McGee October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

## schools

### Join the community conversation: How do we measure student success for K-12?

Drury University and the Springfield Daily Citizen want to help educators, parents, and students understand what student success means in 2025. That’s why we are hosting the first ever “Show-Me Success Summit.”

by Daily Citizen October 3, 2025

## Answer Man: Reader asks what’s going in at former Big Lots on Kansas Expressway

Work underway at the former Big Lots store is a sure sign another major retailer is on the way to North Kansas Expressway.

by Steve Pokin October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

## Opinion: Lessons learned from growing up in a house full of boys

Guest columnist Paul Kincaid reflects on his childhood as the oldest of five brothers.

by Paul Kincaid October 4, 2025

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## most read

- Scranton: As the book closes on 2025, Springfield Cardinals fans can already look forward to what's next
- How Springfield Metro football teams stack up in their districts after Week 6
- Greene County commissioner hints at future funding discussions in annual address
- Answer Man: Reader asks what's going in at former Big Lots on Kansas Expressway
- Gigs in the Garden brings free outdoor concerts to Springfield Botanical Gardens

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#### latest news & Sports

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## NEWS

### Springfield police arrest suspect in Friday bank robbery

Springfield police are investigating a bank robbery that happened around 11:05 a.m. Friday at the O’Bannon Bank location at 3120 E. Sunshine St.

by Jackie Rehwald October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

## Former Illusions strip club building will get a facelift under new ownership

by Zoe McIntyre October 3, 2025

## MSU faces looming enrollment challenge, previews plans to meet 2030 goal

by Joe Hadsall October 3, 2025

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## SPORTS

### How Springfield Metro football teams stack up in their districts after Week 6

Class 5 District 6 and Class 1 District 3 are loaded with state-ranked teams.

by Ryan Collingwood October 4, 2025October 4, 2025

## Watch: Missouri State gives injury update on quarterback Jacob Clark and looks ahead to Middle Tennessee

by Ryan Collingwood October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

## Scranton: As the book closes on 2025, Springfield Cardinals fans can already look forward to what’s next

by Lyndal Scranton October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

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#### BUSINESS

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## Greene County commissioner hints at future funding discussions in annual address

Bob Dixon also indicated support for the 3% hotel tax increase to fund a new convention and event center, calling it “no brainer.”

by Jack McGee October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

## Local Republic Market brings indoor farmers market to Main Street

The indoor Local Republic Market will be open seven days a week with vendors selling meat, dairy, baked goods, skincare and other products.

by Zoe McIntyre October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

## Brian Fogle: Springfield Regional Arts Council is a catalyst for local artists

The Springfield Regional Arts Council has helped promote many organizations and highlights the importance of the Arts to quality of life here in our region.

by Brian Fogle October 2, 2025

## Springfield land bank in early stages amid efforts to stimulate ‘missing middle’ housing

City officials hope to have a land bank up and running within a year, pending action by the City Council and County Commission.

by Jack McGee October 2, 2025

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#### SCHOOLS & CHILDREN

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## Read our special series SPS: District of Choice?

## Wilson’s Creek school celebrates 20 years with opening of time capsule

Wilson’s Creek Intermediate School celebrated its 20th anniversary with an event that featured opening up a time capsule from 2005.

by Joe Hadsall September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

## Drury, Evangel, Ozarks Tech report college enrollment increases

Similar to Missouri State University, Springfield’s other higher education institutions report higher enrollment numbers.

by Joe Hadsall September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

## Springfield man gets 50 years for recording sexual abuse of two kids

by Jackie Rehwald September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

## Ashley House, a longtime home for foster kids, to be sold; transitional living program to fill void

by Jackie Rehwald September 25, 2025September 26, 2025

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#### GOVERNMENT

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## Springfield/Greene co.

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### Special Screening: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth + Community Panel on affordable housing

Affordable housing and neighborhood stability are among the most pressing issues facing Springfield today.

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## christian county

### Nixa Police Department breaks ground on new headquarters

A new $15.2 million headquarters for NPD will be funded by a 3/4-cent sales tax dedicated to law enforcement.

by Zoe McIntyre October 1, 2025

## elections

### Missouri lawmakers pass gerrymandered congressional map, initiative petition limits

Republican Sens. Lincoln Hough of Springfield and Mike Moon of Ash Grove joined nine Democrats in opposition to the measures.

by Missouri Independent September 12, 2025September 12, 2025

## public safety

### At sentencing, man who robbed bank tells judge: ‘I hated seeing people scared of me’

Johnny Patrom, 33, was sentenced to just over seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for the January robbery.

by Jackie Rehwald October 3, 2025

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#### Steve Pokin — Columnist

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Steve Pokin writes the Pokin Around and The Answer Man columns for the Springfield Daily Citizen. He also writes about criminal justice issues.

##### latest columns

## Pokin Around: Would-be thieves knock in Sub Shop wall to try to get to ATM; it’s a great thing to have friends

The owners of The Sub Shop were awoken at 3 a.m. when someone tried to break into their business, knocking down a wall in the process.

by Steve Pokin September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

## Pokin Around: Springfield film wins award at California festival

“Dust to Malibu” was filmed in Springfield, partly because of a relatively new tax credit for movie-making in Missouri.

by Steve Pokin September 30, 2025

## Answer Man: Reader asks why a truck with cameras was in her neighborhood

Reader asks the Answer Man about a truck with cameras that she saw near her house and in her neighborhood.

by Steve Pokin September 26, 2025

## Answer Man: Reader, on his way to ‘board meeting,’ sees little progress on former YMCA building

Phelps County Bank purchased the building. But when will it actually open?

by Steve Pokin September 24, 2025

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#### SPRINGFIELD CULTURE

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## Gigs in the Garden brings free outdoor concerts to Springfield Botanical Gardens

October at Springfield Botanical Gardens means Gigs in the Garden, a series of free, live concerts on Sunday afternoons.

by Jeff Kessinger October 3, 2025

## Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter headlines Ozark Jubilee Live

Ozark Jubilee Live in Memory of Cathryn Cox Lipscomb, a fundraiser for History Museum on the Square, is back after a sold-out 2024 debut.

by Jeff Kessinger October 2, 2025October 2, 2025

## Upside Down Mercantile expands, moves one door down on C-Street

by Ryan Collins September 30, 2025September 30, 2025

## Hawaiian Bros files plans for first Springfield restaurant

by Ryan Collins September 29, 2025September 29, 2025

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#### OTHER SPRINGFIELD NEWS

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## public safety

### Serial bank robber sentenced in federal court

by Jackie Rehwald October 2, 2025

## Health/environment

### Chesterfield EyeWorks merging with Vision Clinic

by Elise Dust September 29, 2025

## Social issues

Sponsored Content

### September is Healthy Aging Month: how Seniors Helping Seniors® Ozarks supports independent living

Sponsored by Seniors Helping Seniors® Ozarks September 24, 2025

## state gov’t/politics

### Springfield Rep. Jeremy Dean faces ethics inquiry, loses committee seats over obscene text

by Missouri Independent September 16, 2025September 16, 2025

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#### sports

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## Glendale softball standout and Central Florida recruit Peyton Lindstrom part of a bloodline of Division I athletes

by Andy Carroll October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

## Central sweeps Parkview in rare outdoor volleyball match in Homecoming setting

by Daily Citizen Staff October 3, 2025October 3, 2025

## Nixa running back Jayden McCaster’s making the most of his short time with top-ranked Eagles

by Andy Carroll October 2, 2025October 3, 2025

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#### VOICES

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## Opinion: A simple, powerful way to build community

People across the country are joining the Out and About movement, hosting neighbors in their driveways on Sunday evenings.

by David Burton September 27, 2025

## Letter: Out of the Darkness Walk brings hope to people affected by suicide

This year’s Greene County Out of Darkness Community Walk will take place Saturday at Battlefield City Park.

by Citizen September 25, 2025September 25, 2025

## Opinion: We must all do our part to combat misinformation and disinformation

Could Springfield become a model for addressing the perils of misinformation and disinformation? A group of older adults and young professionals would like to try.

by Greg Burris | Guest author September 22, 2025

## Letter: Missouri deserves a democracy that listens, not one that silences us

A new congressional map and limits on voters’ ability to amend the state constitution cleared the Missouri Senate last week.

by Citizen September 15, 2025September 15, 2025

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#### SPEcial report: living in fear

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## Living in Fear: Breadth and terror of domestic violence is everyday occurrence in Greene County

Domestic violence is a black eye for Springfield and Greene County. It affects thousands of lives here every year — yet a major obstacle to addressing it is that many people still don’t believe it’s widespread or much of an issue.

by Steve Pokin and Jackie Rehwald May 8, 2023May 8, 2024

## Living in Fear: Laws protecting rights for both parents put domestic violence victims in a bind

When Missouri legislators changed family law in 2016 to prioritize co-parenting and focus on “frequent, continuing and meaningful contact” by both parents, critics say they opened a door that gives hardcore abusers the opportunity to continue the cycle of domestic violence.

by Steve Pokin May 22, 2023May 8, 2024

## Living in Fear: Batterers often sent to class, but no one knows if it reduces domestic violence

People found guilty of domestic assault in Greene County often are placed on probation with one of the conditions being they attend a batterers intervention class instead of going to jail or prison. Yet, no one in Greene County has compiled hard data that could determine if these programs actually reduce domestic violence.

by Steve Pokin June 12, 2023May 8, 2024

## 9 ways to help those who are Living in Fear

Several changes in state law, better use of existing laws and stronger efforts to enforce potential federal penalties against abusers are among the top nine solutions offered in the course of interviews with 55 sources contacted by the Springfield Daily Citizen in its six-month investigation into domestic violence.

by Steve Pokin and Jackie Rehwald June 26, 2023October 16, 2023

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#### DEEP DIVES

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## Springfield’s lost industrial giant: the rise and fall of a wagon empire

by Mike O'Brien September 23, 2025September 24, 2025

## The wait times at Springfield emergency rooms are long. Here’s why.

by Kathleen O'Dell September 18, 2025September 24, 2025

## Forgotten mines, a grisly murder, and now hope: The torrid history of Stotts City

by Jackie Rehwald August 29, 2025August 30, 2025

## From Coney Island dreams to Cardinals baseball: The many lives of White City Park

by Kaitlyn McConnell August 12, 2025

## Springfield’s forgotten palace: A cautionary tale for today’s convention center dream

by Mike O'Brien July 15, 2025July 15, 2025

## Ozarks-based folk singer, Lyal Strickland, hits the road revived

by Kathleen O'Dell July 14, 2025July 14, 2025

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