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Preston Keres/Office of Communications-Photography Services Center/United States Department of AgricultureA recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found working-age rural residents die from natural causes at a higher rate than their urban counterparts. And that gap has widened over the years.
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The sale raises money to support library programs and more.
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On Tuesday, the Revive 66 homeless campground in northwest Springfield announced it was closed until further notice, cutting off walk-up shelter access for homeless men in the area.
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Springfield Earth Day Festival, a ticketed, plastic-free event, will be held at Jordan Valley Park on Saturday, April 27.
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Most massive black hole recently discovered in our own backyard
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Grant money is making many of the projects possible, including in Willard.
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Western District Court of Appeals upholds finding that the Department of Corrections was "knowing and purposeful in refusing to release records of inmate who committed suicide to his mother.
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The aid package now goes to President Joe Biden who is expected to approve it.
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Thomas "Artie" Lucas replaces Cody Fenton who moved out of Ward II.
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A recently-awarded grant of nearly $798,000 will allow more staffing for Springfield's mental health partnership between police and Burrell Behavioral Health.
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SCG will receive $50,000 over three years.
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By a vote of 8 to zero on Monday night, Springfield City Council passed a rezoning change that will allow a church to be built off Evans Road in south Springfield. Neighbors say they’re concerned about possible traffic impacts from the building — and the undisclosed religious affiliation of the congregation itself.