Greene County Commission

Marjorie Shelton was honored recently for her service.

You can learn more about Greene County finances going back to 2015 by visiting greenecountymo.gov/budget. Officials say they've made efforts to simply the way budget info is presented.

The race in November features Republican incumbent John Russell and Democrat Tim McGrady.

In the 2010s, the homeownership rate in Missouri’s third-largest city collapsed by 17 percentage points. Today, Springfield homeownership has recovered a bit, but it still doesn’t form a majority of city residents — as it once did. Now, the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity is breaking ground on a project to address housing.

Residents of northwest Greene County packed the room for the mid-morning meeting. They expressed concerns about a proposed study that would consider the feasibility of a connection between the west end of James River Freeway and Highway 65 north of Springfield.

The event, scheduled for this Thursday, is co-sponsored by the State Historic Preservation Office.

The county received a total of $56.9 million in American Rescue Plan Act money from the federal government.

KSMU reporter Gregory Holman sat down with Greene County's budget officer to learn more about this year's county spending, ahead of the budget's expected adoption by Greene County Commissioners on January 10. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Regina Greer Cooper will leave at the end of the year.

The grants total $4,800,007.