Hammons Field

Springfield City Council approved a $12 million purchase agreement Tuesday, which includes the stadium and surrounding parking lots as well as a long term lease agreement with the Springfield Cardinals. The agreement also required the city to commit to $4 million in improvements to Hammons Field.

Just two weeks after its public unveiling, Springfield City Council approved a $16 million deal to buy Hammons Field and a nearby parking lot — but not without a skirmish between two Council members.

Springfield city leaders recently unveiled a plan to buy Hammons Field and keep the minor-league Springfield Cardinals in town for years to come. City Council heard comments from the public last night and expects to vote on the deal in two weeks.

The City of Springfield plans to buy a sports stadium. The Springfield Cardinals and Mayor Ken McClure made the announcement Wednesday afternoon at a hotly anticipated news conference.

Hammons Field, home of the Springfield Cardinals, now features a new addition to its ball park. A manual scoreboard will embrace baseball’s past, and keep…

Firefighters, servicemen and civilians climbed the stairs at Hammons Field over the weekend to remember fallen firefighters in Springfield’s second annual…