Springfield Daily Citizen

Election Day is 44 days away, and the Daily Citizen is ramping up its coverage of Springfield-area races and ballot issues. You can read every election story for free on our website.

Learn more: https://sgfcitizen.org/category/government/elections/

Sisters Thao and An Le have opened Andee Café in Ozark, serving cuisine from their home in northern Vietnam. An says business was "kind of going crazy" during the restaurant's first week.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/news/ozark/new-vietnamese-restaurant-ozark/

Police ID victim in Springfield homicide; suspect arrested in Ozark County

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/codey-martinez-homicide-investigation/

The Texas League Championship Series begins today, as the Springfield Cardinals visit Amarillo for Game 1 of a best-of-three series. First pitch is at 6:05 p.m. The series shifts to Route 66 Stadium on Sept. 22. Get ready for the series with coverage from Lyndal Scranton.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/category/springfield-sports/sgfcardinals/

Columnist Steve Pokin has used periods his whole life and continues to use them in texts. The admitted Baby Boomer doesn't understand why some younger people avoid using the punctuation mark so they don't seem hostile, condescending or facetious.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/steve-pokin-columns-2/texting-punctuation-hostility/

Missouri State notebook: Skyler Locklear’s fortitude was on full display in penalty-plagued loss to Marshall

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-sports/missouri-state/missouri-state-loses-marshall-close/

Quick recap: Marshall holds off Missouri State in front of fourth-largest crowd at Plaster Stadium

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/springfield-sports/missouri-state/marshall-defeats-missouri-state/

Druff's Diner will celebrate 10 years in business under new ownership. Erin Haney was among the first employees when Druff’s opened its doors to downtown Springfield in 2016. She mostly took over to keep running the business as is.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/economy-growth/business/druffs-diner-new-owner/

Juveniles hospitalized following early morning shooting in downtown Springfield

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/government/crime/springfield-shooting-park-central-square/

It's game day for Missouri State. The Bears host Marshall at 5:30 p.m. in an important nonconference game. Get ready for kickoff with coverage from the Daily Citizen's Ryan Collingwood.

Read it: https://sgfcitizen.org/category/springfield-sports/missouri-state/