Country music singer, Eric Church, rocked a full arena on Thursday, May 3 and had everyone gleaming with small, hometown pride before the night ended. Church had cancelled his Bloomington, Illinois show on April 29 due to illness, so Springfield was lucky he resumed The Blood, Sweat and Beers Tour here. Brantley Gilbert got the [...]
The Network is a program that has been working hard since 2007 to keep the future of Springfield looking bright by keeping young professionals in the area. “Our mission with The Network is to attract and retain young professionals in the Springfield area,” said Mike Brothers, member of The Network advisory board . “What we try [...]
As you have probably noticed, the temperatures here in the Ozarks are beginning to rise. But that doesn’t mean your electric bill has to. There are some simple steps you can take to keep your home cool and comfortable without paying too much for your air conditioning. When you don’t need any natural sunlight [...]
It might not be long before children in Missouri school districts will being seeing advertisements not only on the outside of their school buses, but also on the inside. Since our school districts are on a tight budget, lawmakers have proposed a bill that allows the sale of advertisements on school buses to create income [...]
Silver Dollar City in Branson, Mo was voted the #1 theme park in the United States by10Best.com. This ranks the family-oriented park above well-known attractions including Disney World, Universal Studios and Dollywood. Silver Dollar City has more than 2 million guests per year. The park is home to six festivals throughout the year including World-Fest, [...]
On March 30, Panera Bread locations in Springfield, Branson and Joplin will be donating part of their earnings from specific items to the local backpack program run by Ozarks Food Harvest. This backpack program provides a weekly backpack full of nutritious food to young school children who are at risk of not having anything to [...]
Rising gas prices have lead to a quite misleading joke for people who aren’t aware of why gas prices are increasing. Q. Why does Obama keep jacking up the prices of gasoline. A. So that voters can’t afford to drive to the polls in November. There’s a common misconception that the president has complete control [...]
On Saturday, February 25, Rick Santorum called President Obama “A Snob” for wanting all Americans to go to college. He argues that some people go out and work hard every day that aren’t taught by “some liberal college professor.” He says he was ridiculed for being a conservative at Penn State and even claimed he [...]
During the cold winter months, it’s hard to muster up the determination to maintain a healthy body-weight. As many of you may have already noticed, sometimes the lack of sunlight and warm weather can cause you to become almost depressed. Seasonal Affective Disorder can cause us to stop caring as much about keeping ourselves healthy [...]
Just hours after Whitney Houston’s death, I was on my iTunes account and I noticed that they already had Whitney Houston’s Greatest Hits as the #1 album on the Top Charts. She even holds the #7 and #8 album spots with Whitney Houston and The Body Guard Sound Track. Obviously, her death is going to [...]
