Springfield officials are worried about trash piling up at the Dollar Tree in East Forest Park and about $8,000 in fines that the store has owed. Councilor Tim Allen said Dollar Tree promised to hold its managers accountable + officials will meet today to check progress.
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The African Hall Committee of Springfield Museums announced that Vanessa Ford will receive the Ubora Award and students Saryah Brantley and Elijah Ballard Deon will receive the Ahadi Youth Award at a ceremony at the Museums on Sept. 20 at 6 p.m.—tickets are on sale.
Springfield police arrested six people in a months-long drug investigation that led to a search of a Lowell Street home early this month—where officers seized a loaded gun, large amounts of cocaine and fentanyl, and over $8,000 in cash—and five suspects now face gun and drug charges.
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