The Springfield Police Department welcomed two new officers with the Dec. 13 graduation of the 23rd Lateral Police Academy. A lateral officer is an experienced officer who came from another law ...

The Springfield Police Department has been struggling to ... to remain with the department until they are able to join the academy. All these efforts are combined with a nationwide marketing ...

Dick Johnson, 83, of Richfield passed away on January 24, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Dick was born in Cleveland, Ohio on February 10, 1941 to the late Hale and Eleanore Johnson. He grew up ...