Updated: May 29, 2025 / 09:42 PM CDT SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Business owners in west Springfield are in a state of limbo as they wait for a start date on a major construction project in the area.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — A decade after state officials closed a wooden bridge in the Bear Hole conservation area, town officials are asking for $500,000 to help reopen it. “It’s not a huge project.

This time of year, the Spirit of Springfield in partnership with the Mayor of both West Springfield and Springfield, is prepping the Memorial Bridge to hang its one-of-a-kind holiday halos.