Vicky Forrest

Springfield city officials said that they, like in other municipalities across the country, are preparing for possible civil unrest and turmoil following the election.

Springfield Promise Neighborhood is working on plans for its Christmas Store and a holiday dinner event and is looking for donors and volunteers to help make these holiday activities special for Springfield families who are facing financial hardship this holiday season.

Springfield City Commission on Tuesday approved and accepted a $100,000 donation from the Ohio Mayors Alliance to help defray costs associated with unexpected expenses related to immigrant assistance and bomb threats that emerged during the fall.

City seeks proposals for major overhaul of Springfield transit program

Springfield city commissioners recently highlighted the annual Holiday in the City event, which begins at 5 p.m. Friday, with the Grand Illumination scheduled to take place at 6 p.m.

The $1.3 billion data center project proposed for Springfield would bring jobs averaging a $127,000 salary and would be completed in late 2027 if financing and construction move forward, according to Springfield city officials and city documents.

Driver’s education continues to get more attention from state officials than it has in years, triggered in part by concerns about inexperienced Haitian immigrant drivers in Springfield.

If early financial projections are accurate, it looks like a year of belt-tightening ahead for the city of Springfield.

When Springfield city officials released the results of their fall 2024 community survey In December, only 10% of participants expressed satisfaction with the condition of streets, pavement, and sidewalks. For some, that will be changing in 2025.

At their final meeting of 2024, Springfield City Commissioners authorized the city manager to seek $680,800 in grant funding from the Ohio Transit Partnership Program for the city’s public transit program in fiscal year 2026.