Good morning, Springfield.

The YouthConnect Center expands its overnight shelter service from three to five nights a week today at its drop-in facility for youth ages 13 to 21, with GLO Center volunteers covering night shifts + after serving over 1,000 bed uses since its 2024 opening.

The GLO Center announced Monday on its Facebook page that it will stay closed until further notice after a collapsed sewer main was found beneath its foundation (E.

Commercial Street). Updates on repairs and upcoming programs will be shared on its social media pages.

Springfield Public Schools confirmed all 99 bus routes are covered for the first day Tuesday, Aug.

25, despite the ongoing hiring of bus drivers and aides. Transportation crews completed summer maintenance and set two practice runs to ensure safe student pickup.

Starting Aug. 28, Missouri businesses may round cash totals to the nearest nickel under House Bill 2819 after the U.S. Mint stopped printing pennies; amounts ending in 1, 2, 6, or 7 cents round down and those ending in 3, 4, 8, or 9 round up.

A Mercy doctor advised local residents to review their medications as some could make it harder to handle high temperatures + the warning comes as summer heat continues to challenge the community.

Webster County Health Unit has launched an online course on tick prevention that takes 10 to 15 minutes.

After completing the course, residents can bring their certificate to the health unit at 233 E. Washington St. in Marshfield to pick up a free kit containing repellents + tweezers.

Due to excavation delays, the Houston Tigers will not use the new eight-lane track and natural grass field for their Sept.

4 home game — Cabool High School will host the event while construction continues. The team expects to play on the new field on Sept. 18.