State of the City

In office for six weeks, Springfield Mayor Jeff Schrag delivered his first State of the City address on Thursday. Clad in jeans and an orange short-sleeved button-down, Schrag strongly contrasted with his jacket-and-tie predecessor, former Mayor Ken McClure.

Springfield Mayor Ken McClure was elected to the office back in 2017 following a stint as a council member. On Thursday morning, he delivered an emotional speech for his final State of the City address.

Springfield’s new mayor, Ken McClure, was mostly positive as he gave his first State of the City address Thursday morning at Parkview High School. He…