Text from our SGF Sunday email newsletter, written by Reporter Rance Burger
In a change of pace, I would like to start this Sunday’s newsletter with our Lives Remembered feature. This week’s edition is very special and very meaningful to many of us in the Springfield journalism community, as we remember the life, the work and the activism of Don Underwood. His colleague Mike O’Brien shares the story of a man who was quiet and kind, but fiercely intelligent and deeply driven to make the world a better place.
This week’s most-read story is about planning and zoning — and it IS NOT from University Heights. It’s from the Woodland Heights neighborhood. A developer aims to subdivide property in north Springfield that belongs to the Baptist Temple, and also wants to turn a dilapidated gymnasium into an apartment building.
Speaking of homes, some of us still work from them, at least partially. Business reporter Jack McGee took an in-depth look at teleworking in Springfield in 2023. We know a bit about how hybrid offices are the “new normal,” but there’s also a lot that we don’t know without more analysis.
Analysis is exactly what fans of the Missouri State Bears are after as they try to figure out what they’re seeing on the college basketball court. Lyndal Scranton analyzes “a scrappy group that doesn’t give in” at the halfway point of a gritty Missouri Valley schedule.
Enjoy what remains of the weekend. Jeff Kessinger is back in your inboxes Monday morning.
IN-DEPTH
Work-from-home is here to stay for many Springfield employers
Major shifts in technology transformation don’t shift back, CEO of JMARK says. ‘People don’t get up in the morning and say, ‘Man, I wish I […]
MOST READ THIS WEEK
Developer could turn north side church gym into apartments
The Springfield Planning and Zoning Commission recommended the approval of a planned development on some of the Baptist Temple’s property at the corner of Talmage […]
STEVE POKIN
Pokin Around: Forget about ‘Forty Under 40,’ it’s time for ‘Seventy Over 70’
Correction: Colin Shea Denniston, the engagement and style editor at 417 Magzine, is recognized in […]
Answer Man: What’s going in at Glenstone and Seminole (and where did Abe Lincoln statue go)?
The old Brentwood Service Center at Seminole and Glenstone is being renovated into something else. […]
SPORTS
At the halfway mark of conference play, Missouri State is looking like a contender
It’s been a rollercoaster of a season so far for the Missouri State Bears, but coach Dana Ford’s team is in the hunt for a […]
Former Springfield pitcher Gordon Graceffo hopes to turn heads at Cardinals spring training
Gordon Graceffo, St. Louis’ 2022 Minor League Pitcher of the Year, heads to spring training with eyes on a roster spot.
VOICES
Opinion: This is us — a reflection on poverty reduction in Springfield
Our community has made great strides in poverty reduction, with a strong understanding that more work still needs to be done.
LIVES REMEMBERED
Don Underwood: ‘He had a sense of calm that radiated out’
Don Underwood was the consummate behind-the-scenes guy who made big things happen with little public credit for himself. When he died Jan. 8 in a […]
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