Why Isn’t the Courthouse on Springfield’s Square?
Greene County once held court on the square. The fight over Springfield’s post office helps explain why the courthouse moved.
Local stories
Before It Was City Hall, Springfield Went There for the Mail
A downtown errand sends Kevin Bedwell looking for the story behind an old courtroom door.
When the Pay Car Came to Commercial Street
An 1878 bookseller’s tip leads to the railroad payday that kept North Springfield’s merchants in business.
After the Aquarium, Save Room for C-Street
One parking spot, two stops on Commercial Street, and a chocolate-shop closing time worth knowing.
Voting early Monday? Greene County’s two locations close an hour apart
Monday, November 2, is the last day to vote absentee in person without giving a reason before the November 3 general election. In Greene County, where you go determines how late you can vote. The Library Center, 4653 S. Campbell Ave., offers voting from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. The Greene County Elections Center, […]
Sunday’s marathon runs through Springfield. Here’s where the course goes
The Bass Pro Conservation Marathon starts at 7 a.m. Sunday, November 1, outside the store’s grand entrance at 1935 S. Campbell Ave. The finish is at the John A. and Genny Morris Conservation Center, 600 W. Sunshine St. Between those two addresses, runners will pass through neighborhoods, follow stretches of paved trail and historic Route […]
One last Halloween at Springfield’s Hotel of Terror
Saturday, October 31, is the last scheduled night for Springfield’s Hotel of Terror. The other haunted house across the street, Dungeons of Doom, will stay, Jordan and Parker Mathis told KY3. Their father, Sterling Mathis, agreed to sell the Hotel of Terror property to Springfield for $2 million. The city told KY3 it needs the […]