Jack Mcgee

It’s official: Springfield voters will once again consider increasing the city’s hotel tax by 3% to help fund the construction of a new convention and event center in downtown Springfield. If approved by voters in the April 7 election, the measure will in... See more

Hotel of Terror owner Sterling Mathis submitted a referendum petition Friday, Jan. 9, to stop the city of Springfield from using eminent domain to acquire the longtime haunted house attraction. For the second time in less than three years, the Springfield... See more

It appears likely that Springfield voters will consider another hotel tax increase on the April 7 ballot, with the Springfield City Council indicating support for the revised ballot measure at a special meeting Friday, Jan. 9. Springfield voters narrowly ... See more

After months of construction, the Sunshine Street bridge over MNA Railroad just east of Scenic Avenue is expected to reopen by the end of this week, while the city of Springfield prepares to close the nearby bridge carrying Scenic over Wilson’s Creek on J... See more

The city of Springfield has removed the contact information of survey participants after inadvertently including some phone numbers and email addresses in the results, which were made public Tuesday, Jan. 6. Conducted Dec. 4-19, the resident feedback surv... See more