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Local mother meets with Portman about guns
A local mother whose son was killed in a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater got the meeting she wanted Monday with U.S. Sen. Rob Portman to discuss his recent vote against tighter gun control.The two met face to face over coffee at a Springfield restaurant for about 45 ...
Portman speaks at local Armed Forces Day
In his invocation Monday at an annual Armed Forces Day luncheon, retired Navy chaplain James Christian prayed that Clark County would remain a place of support and comfort for those who serve.The luncheon is in its 32nd year, having been started as a Springfield Air National Guard Base initiative. It’s ...
Tours to showcase local history
A tour series each summer devoted to Springfield architecture and history is touted as one of the most successful architectural tour series in the nation.Based on an anecdote told by series co-founder Kevin Rose, there’s not much reason to dispute the claim.“I was part of a tour in Columbus that ...
Clark County Memorial Day parade set
Clyde Parsons didn’t win any medals during his year in Vietnam — which makes him perfect to be grand marshal of Clark County’s annual Memorial Day parade set for 9 a.m. May 27.The Springfield resident represents the majority of men and women who’ve served their country in time of war.“I ...
Local veterans talk war with students
Northeastern High School sophomore Bailey Scanlon had a fair enough question Thursday morning for the soldiers and veterans visiting his American history class.If he joins the military after graduation, he asked, where might he be expected to go?“Look at the map, and look for the worst possible place in the ...
Springfield man honored for saving Wright brothers’ site
Before the Wright brothers’ bicycle shop on South Williams Street was declared a National Historic Landmark, it was just another old Dayton building slated for demolition. “It was on the list of buildings to be cleared away,” recalled Roger McClure, a retired Air Force colonel from Springfield who helped turn ...
Preservation groups merge
The Springfield Preservation Alliance is best known for its annual tours of the city’s historic architecture, while the Westcott House Foundation primarily cares for a century-old home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.But, it’s hoped that a partnership between the groups will inspire a new wave of buildings locally that the ...
Trustees quit art museum board
Four trustees of the Springfield Museum of Art resigned this week out of disagreement about the museum’s new operating strategy, which included the firing of its curator.The museum, home to a highly respected collection of American art valued at $6 million, will rely on contracted personnel to install exhibits and ...
Vaughn Anthony issues challenge to local parents
Local R&B singer Vaughn Anthony titled his latest EP “Life of a Player,” but in reality, he’s raising four children with his wife of almost 13 years.The 31-year-old brother of Grammy winner John Legend has decided he’d rather be known first and foremost as a family man — and he’s ...
Ansel Adams exhibit coming to town
The work of legendary photographer Ansel Adams is coming to the Springfield Museum of Art.The museum has told its members of plans to bring an exhibit of 72 images by Adams — the stuff of coffee-table books and wall calendars — to Springfield.Originally planned for December, the exhibit now will ...
Clark State trying to reschedule Phillips show
The director of the Clark State Performing Arts Center asked close to 1,500 Phillip Phillips fans Tuesday to “hold on.”The “American Idol” winner on Monday canceled his remaining May tour dates — including a sold-out May 16 show in Springfield — via a social media message to fans, but Stuart ...
Bald eagle pair nesting in Clark County
A bald eagle nest just east of the C.J. Brown Reservoir would have been monitored daily by state wildlife officials not long ago.Now, because the symbolic raptor is no longer considered endangered or even threatened, it’s just a really cool sight.A pair of eagles have made their home in a ...
Local man recalls dangers of Vietnam
Emmett Mulroney has spent 44 years trying to make sense of the eight months he spent in Vietnam.For a couple years now, the longtime Champaign County resident has attended a weekly support group at the Veterans Affairs clinic in Springfield for Vietnam veterans nagged by post-traumatic stress disorder.“A lot of ...
Springfield observes National Day of Prayer
They prayed Thursday morning for the church, for families, for teachers, for students, for businesses, for the president, for Congress, for the mayor, for the city and county commissioners, for the police, for the sheriff and for the military. They even prayed for the media. In all, 300 people joined ...
Clark State trying new way to get audience
Stuart Secttor has hit on an intriguing way to snag people who’ve never visited the Clark State Performing Arts Center in its 20-year existence — come to a show this fall and only pay if you feel like it.“We’re going to give you two tickets at 20 bucks apiece, but ...
Arts council announces new season
In what will be his first season as executive director of the Springfield Arts Council, David A. White III wants to start seeking the next generation of subscribers — while still playing to the council’s core audience.“We’ve got a great season ahead of us,” White said, “and some new ideas.”The ...
Local soldiers leaving for Kuwait
The 200 Springfield-based soldiers who said their goodbyes Sunday to family and friends before leaving on a year-long deployment with the Ohio Army National Guard are in good hands, the unit commander said. “We’ve got experience and maturity,” Col. Gregory W. Robinette, commander of the 371st Sustainment Brigade, said after ...
Springfield VA clinic busiest in region
When the Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic on Burnett Road expanded by almost 2,000 square feet in 2010, it wasn’t for naught — of the four clinics operated by the Dayton VA Medical Center, Springfield’s is the busiest, clinic administrators say. “It’s always busy,” nurse manager Heather Vince said as she ...
Local vets happy with ‘drone medal’ decision
It was never about the medal, local veterans say.It was where the Pentagon wanted to rank the ill-fated Distinguished Warfare Medal in the military’s hallowed order of precedence that outraged those veterans whose medals are a reminder that they were willing to sacrifice life or limb.Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel ...
Renowned pianist to help celebrate local milestones
Jim Brickman, “America’s romantic piano sensation,” according to his website, will return to Springfield for a concert on Dec. 6.Through his partnership with Target, Brickman’s CDs are sold at a kiosk next to the store’s greeting cards.While there, be sure to pick up a card congratulating the Springfield Symphony Orchestra ...
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