Mudhouse. Soundsmart.

It's not related to the stadium, except for the fact they're both downtown.

Everyone remember that story about the guy who'd go out in the yard every so often and fire his gun into the air to keep property values down?

Idk if property values have anything to do with the costs of living and rent right now, but if they do, I might say we need more guys like that tale, and everyone /fortunate/ enough to be able to own a home can check their privilege.

O'Reilly stores and Casey's gas stations usually have bulletin boards

Man, we went on Sunday and there was no line at any of the ticket booths when we arrived. In and out and didn't have to pay the $40 convenience fee the website wanted.

So...checking the math...city forces the sale of private property. City now owns it. They sign a usage lease with a DIFFERENT private party and build a stadium for them using taxpayer money? And also pay all maintenance and upgrades?

417magazine online has some good info.

Springfield noteworthy things:

Chinese cashew chicken (Leong’s in credited as inventor, but several other joints have good chicken as well.)

Bass Pro store here is OG. Good stop, “museum” is Johnny Morris’ money pit. The outlet store is the first storefront besides his brown derby lure hustle.

Fantastic caverns “America’s only drive thru cave”

Route 66-couple of historic sites still exist (history museum has some stuff)

Red’s giant Hamburg-recreation of a reported first drive thru joint.

Notable landmarks

Gray Campbell farmstead in Nathanael Greene park-moved and saved farm from 100+ years ago

The square- only location where a legitimate western duel was documented

The city hall-cool building

Pythian castle-old building turned venue

Commercial street has a bicycle museum and quaint restaurants and 100+ year old steel girder footbridge(although out of commission due to need of repair lol)

East Walnut street has all the old large houses

Lots of stuff downtown that exists in most other moderately sized cities and good hiking in the area like most of the ozarks. A few breweries and couple distilleries.

everyone will tell you to eat breakfast at gaileys or early bird breakfast pub. The vandivort hotel is fancy, but some rooms you can hear live music from the bars… it does have a rooftop lounge that anyone can drink at

For all of you that down voted this comment; Yes I over exaggerated just a tad. But seriously, any organization that can and will fine you for having your mailbox painted desert sage instead of desert sienna, goes around measuring your grass to make sure it's not even a micrometer over neighborhood code and will either ticket or tow your car for parking it in your own driveway instead of your garage are nothing more than purveyors of human misery. Last time I was house hunting I made it very clear to my realtor that I did not even want to see homes in an HOA. I ended up with a nicely cared for 120 year old home. And guess what? Even without an HOA my neighbors still take good care of their homes as well. As far as I'm concerned HOAs are useless and mostly used to bully people.

Crime rates come under control by investing in the community.

Haha I’m glad you pointed me in the right direction of the music video, my partner and I are in fact in it @ 1:19. What a great shot! Thank you again for the link!

Classic's Yard!

lawn and garden show is this weekend at the expo

The city was founded on the creek. It was important to the city until the citizens started using it as a dump and became polluted. Around a 100 years ago due to flooding and the pollution, they buried the creek.

Sounds like socialism to me… /s

It’s pretty hard to profiteer off an open sourced design. Don’t be mad because a local company, who gives back to local charities and is owned by local folks, sells stuff with this awesome design to promote our town. At least they’re trying something to make SGF better.

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Call Chat Chatshaw!

OTC has bulliten boards that the public may post on.

Official response:

“Regarding Illegal Encampments and Trespassers

A LETTER FROM THE SHERIFF:

As the elected Sheriff of Greene County, I have promised to uphold the law and protect the constitutional rights of our citizens. It is my duty and obligation to respond to crime and assist citizens who are seeking law enforcement action.

I want to make it very clear, that when a person enters onto the property of another or remains unlawfully, whether it’s a poacher on a farmer’s rural land or a person setting up camp on private property in the city, they are trespassing and this is a crime. A property owner / land owner is under no obligation to delay the removal of the trespasser or permit the continued trespassing or occupancy of their property by a trespasser.

During the summer of 2022, I began responding to the outcries of Greene County Citizen’s whose private properties within the city of Springfield and outside the city had been overrun by trespassers who had set up illegal encampments. These criminals had damaged and contaminated their land, polluted their waterways, and cut down their trees. These criminals had littered acres and acres of property with garbage, stolen property and hazardous items such as drug paraphernalia, syringes, chemicals and human excrement. These criminals had set up dangerous booby traps and instruments which would seriously harm the property owners or anyone not aware of them.

At the request of private property owners, I responded with deputies to a number of their properties and arrested and removed these trespassers from their land. Leaving behind for the property owners an indescribable, overwhelming amount of hazardous garbage. While some of these property owners have the financial resources to clean up and remove this garbage, most do not. These people are left concerned about local government deadlines and cleanup fines with no resources to help restore their land and properties back to a safe and clean environment.

On February 10, I responded with deputies to a location in northern Springfield, the site of an illegal encampment. This particular site was made up of several connected parcels, owned by multiple citizens who have spent their entire lifetimes living in this area. These citizens, a grandmother of three, and elderly woman and other neighbors described that they were afraid to enter onto their land or even allow their children to play outside. They expressed fear they would be harmed and requested assistance and protection during cleanup of the most hazardous garbage on their land. Inspecting over twelve camp and debris sites, deputies and property owners worked together to identify and separate the most hazardous garbage from the five worst sites into piles. Sheriff’s deputies did not ignite the piles.

Because this issue concerns so many of our citizens, I have recently been contacted by a number of business owners and citizens who have offered to assist. These concerned citizens have offered to provide resources such as dumpsters and equipment to help private property owners clean up and restore their land back to environmentally safe conditions.

In closing, those who claim that land owners should allow transient strangers to take up residency on their land are not being honest about what they would expect from law enforcement if they were in the position of the land owner. Am I to believe that these advocates for trespassing would allow these transient people to pitch tents in their front yards? There are in fact Springfield area property owners who allow and welcome people to camp and live on their property. I am not concerned with the choices made by these property owners; I am simply standing up for the rights of the property owners who do not welcome trespassers and crime.

Sheriff Jim C Arnott”

Can you tell me more about the creek?

If you ask ChatGPT to write Springfieldien responses to the fake question, it would be "Oh I love this local joint that features such exotic foods... have you heard of Subway?"

This really is amazing.

Probably wouldn't get much at my business, but please let me know how I can donate or help. I have one son that's an eagle scout and one that's just a rank away from it. I'm all for supporting eagle scout projects.

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I understand that everyone has their own taste preferences when it comes to food, and it's okay if Mexican Villa doesn't appeal to everyone. However, I do want to offer a different perspective on the comments made in this thread.

While it may be true that some people do not find the food at Mexican Villa to be delicious or always fresh, there are others who have had positive experiences and enjoy the food. Taste is subjective, and what may not be enjoyable to one person may be a favorite of another.

Additionally, I do believe that Mexican Villa is a Springfield classic that is worth trying at least once. While it may not be someone's favorite restaurant, it's possible that they could be pleasantly surprised by their experience.

In the end, everyone is entitled to their own opinions and preferences when it comes to dining. However, I do believe that it's important to support local restaurants in Springfield, including Mexican Villa, which has been a part of the community for many years. Let's continue to appreciate and enjoy the diverse range of dining options that our city has to offer.

There is absolutely no room south of it, unless the water starts flowing uphill. That entire valley slopes down toward the railroad tracks, and the building is in between the current channel and that low point. And, again, this building is right next to the creek already, and right next to the bridge that needs replacement. I guess the City could always pay double to rebuild that bridge without buying the land.

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