Frank Vala has been chairman of the Springfield Airport Authority - the governing body that oversees Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport - since 2006, but he won't be for much longer if Springfield Mayor Jim Langfelder gets his way.
Artisan Grain Collaborative, which includes the Springfield-based Three Twigs Bakery, 1370 Toronto Road, has launched a program to support businesses in the grain supply chain while addressing bread shortages for emergency feeding programs. Three Twigs is one of 20 baking partners across five states that have collectively provided more than 12,000 Neighbor Loaves to local feeding organizations since its inception in March.
A Rochester man pleaded guilty last week to federal charges claiming he operated a medical equipment reseller business that defrauded more than $250,000 from various other businesses.
Protests against racial injustice continued around the nation Saturday with tense situations unfolding in cities including Austin, Texas, Louisville, Kentucky, Seattle, Washington, Aurora, Colorado, Oakland, California, and Chicago, Illinois.
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday assailed Republican "disarray" over a new pandemic relief package as the White House suggested a narrower effort might be necessary, at least for now.
Olivia de Havilland, one of the last pillars of Hollywood royalty and a contemporary of Bette Davis and Errol Flynn, died "peacefully from natural causes" Sunday at the age of 104, talent agent Jim Wilhelm told USA TODAY.
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A day after roaring ashore as a hurricane, Hanna lashed the Texas Gulf Coast on Sunday with high winds and drenching rains that destroyed boats, flooded streets and knocked out power across a region already reeling from a surge in coronavirus cases.
