Lincoln funeral anniversary
Edwards Place gets ready to welcome visitors By Ann Strahle As visitors open the front door to Edwards Place in Springfield, they immediately find themselves transported to a mid-19th century home. Erika Holst, the curator of collections, takes visitors on tours and keeps up an informative patter. “We are standing now on the back porch…
Meet the next mayor
Paul Palazzolo and Jim Langfelder get down to business By Scott Faingold On April 7, Springfield voters will have a choice between Democratic city treasurer Jim Langfelder and Republican Sangamon County auditor Paul Palazzolo in a mayoral race which found the two leaving longtime Mayor Mike Houston in the dust of the primary. We sat…
Car charging stations pop up all over
By Ginny Lee A couple of years ago, I test drove a Chevy Volt downtown at a special event at the state capital. I was impressed at how smoothly it handled but really hadn’t thought much about electric cars since then. Then I noticed a charging station at Springfield Electric recently and another at the…
The cutting edge of pharmacy tech
By Colin Patrick Brady A recent major innovation in the business of commercial pharmacy got its start right here in Springfield. HD Smith’s Controlled Substance Ordering System (CSOS) will greatly simplify a pharmacist’s process for ordering schedule II and III drugs (controlled substances). This technology, which is proprietary to HD Smith, will free pharmacists from…
New Business Listings April 2015
Daltyn Trucking 18120 St. Rt 4, Thayer 741-2850 Business Owner: William S. Whalen Armstrong’s Cleaning Service 309 W. Church, Pleasant Plains 381-4588 Business Owner: Kristi L. Armstrong Shelton Heating & Cooling 320 Timber Ridge Road, Mechanicsburg 899-7730 Business Owner: Joshua L Shelton Zach Roberts Heating and Air Conditioning 3845 Brickler Road 899-4853 Business Owner: Zachary…
