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Today’s edition · Fri., Nov. 6

New Covenant wins first state volleyball title; Sankofa opens on C-Street

Plus, a new Commercial Street building, a measles case in Christian County and Glo's last day.

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New Covenant sweeps Woodland for the school's first state volleyball title

New Covenant won every set by at least three points

25Set 118
25Set 222
25Set 317

Sources: Springfield Daily Citizen, Springfield News-Leader

If you were up late Thursday, you caught history. New Covenant Academy swept Woodland 3-0 in the Class 2 championship at the Civic Center in St. Joseph. The match started more than an hour late because earlier contests ran long.

Lexi Burks delivered the match-deciding kill at about 10:30 p.m., and the student section celebrated from the stands. Coach Chenille (Bayless) Gaumer was inducted into the Missouri State University Athletics Hall of Fame earlier this year.

  • Lexi Burks: 16 kills, 13 digs, three service aces
  • Kiera Edwards: 12 kills
  • Addy Mourey and Lillie Chapey: 35 assists combined
  • Woodland finished its season 24-8

New Covenant's season by the numbers

35-1
final record this season
5
sets lost all season
63-6
New Covenant's combined record in Gaumer's two seasons as head coach

Source: Springfield Daily Citizen

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Development

Sankofa opens on Commercial Street, the first new building there in over 50 years

If you've walked Historic Commercial Street lately, look for the corner of Campbell and Commercial. Local leaders cut the ribbon Wednesday on Sankofa, with Mayor Jeff Schrag among the officials there. The building is, a four-story building at 411 West Commercial Street.

Greene County ARPA funds covered $4.5 million of the $13.5 million project

Sources: KSMU, OzarksFirst.com

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Total cost$13.5 million
Greene County ARPA$4.5 million

The developer, , has its office next door. Vecino staff told KSMU the building is mostly full but still has some units available.

  • Retail: five first-floor spaces, including a business incubator
  • Rents: at or below 60% of area median gross income
  • Extras: community room, kitchen, fitness room, outdoor patio

42affordable one- and two-bedroom units

Sankofa is the first new building on Historic Commercial Street in more than 50 years.

Sources: KSMU, OzarksFirst.com

News Notes

Schools

Springfield Public Schools is taking a hard look at more than 50 school buildings in its new Facility Master Plan. Some Rountree neighbors fear their century-old elementary school could be on the chopping block. KY3

Health

A Christian County resident has tested positive for measles after exposure to a previous case in another Missouri county. Those exposed are being contacted, and no additional opportunities for public exposure have been reported. OzarksFirst.com

Business

Glo Dry Cleaners will end operations at all three Springfield stores, with Nov. 16 as the last day. Clothes not picked up by then will be donated. Springfield Daily Citizen

Downtown

Crews have begun renovating the vacant building off East St. Louis Street into a Country Inn & Suites. It sits across from Route 66 Stadium and has been empty since 2020. KY3

Food bank

Ozarks Food Harvest received a refrigerated truck through a partnership between the Darden Restaurants Inc. Foundation and Penske. Its drivers travel more than 265,000 miles a year across a 28-county service area. KOAM News Now

Semitrailers make up most of the food bank's fleet

Source: KOAM News Now

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Semitrailers15
Box trucks3
Cargo vans4

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Two lion siblings just got a birthday party at Dickerson Park Zoo. Visitors gathered Thursday morning to celebrate the lions' second birthday, only two weeks after the pair arrived from California. Keepers hid raw meat treats around the renovated habitat before opening the gates for the pair. Best birthday scavenger hunt we've heard of.

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  3. Tues., Nov. 3Polls open at 6 a.m., and Cora Scott is leaving her city role
  4. Mon., Nov. 2Springfield's longtime city spokesperson Cora Scott is leaving
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Daily Springfieldto me · Fri., Nov. 66:00 a.m.

New Covenant wins first state volleyball title; Sankofa opens on C-Street

Plus, a new Commercial Street building, a measles case in Christian County and Glo's last day.

The TLDR

  1. New Covenant sweeps Woodland for its first state volleyball title
  2. Sankofa opens on Commercial Street with 42 affordable units
  3. A Christian County resident has tested positive for measles
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