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1 day ago | springfieldnewssun.com | Avery Kreemer

Huffman said he met with Creech recently. “(I) told him that this, on its face, was very serious and I did not think that he could fill out his duties effectively as a legislator with this in the public sphere,” Huffman said. Huffman said his decision to remove Creech from all his committee posts — including as chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, a position for which Huffman hand-picked Creech at the start of the year — was colored by the same conclusions.

1 day ago | springfieldnewssun.com | Russell Florence Jr.

“It’s very overwhelming,” she said. “I considered retiring three years ago but I got cold feet. I just didn’t feel ready and part of it was the dread of all the (retirement) attention. You go through your career step by step and you enjoy your job and the people you work with but to get close to the end a part of me is saying, ‘Do I really deserve all this attention?’ It’s a lot but I’m very gracious.

2 days ago | springfieldnewssun.com | Brett Turner

Wilson, who has around 35 years of experience, replaces Basil Fett, who retired as chorale director in 2023 after 17 years in the position. Wilson recently retired after a 34-year career at Vandalia-Butler City Schools where he was the Butler High choir director, worked for more than 30 years as part-time music director for various churches and for five years as assistant director of the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra Chorus.

2 days ago | springfieldnewssun.com | Lolita Baldor

Meink has almost four decades of experience in the military and in government, including managing some of the nation’s most sensitive satellite intelligence capabilities and the military’s space portfolio. He previously served as a deputy of the National Reconnaissance Office. While he is the last of the military's three service secretaries to get confirmed, Meink is the one with the most extensive national security and military experience.

3 days ago | springfieldnewssun.com | Brett Turner

The performers will include a range of indie genres including a Grammy nominee and potentially the chance to see a group for free before they break big. Following an experimental year in 2024 that saw IndieCraft move to Memorial Day weekend, it returns back to its middle of the month slot that established it as a destination for lovers of music, beer and spirits. “It’s a weekend for the community and it’s a comfortable time for us,” said Kristina Jarrell, GSP downtown events programmer.