Discover the colorful dialect of the Ozarks—from "airish" to "willipus-wallipus"—and test your knowledge with a fun quiz!

Meet John T. Woodruff: the man who helped put Springfield on Route 66 and shaped the modern Ozarks through decades of civic leadership.

Before the Yankees, Mickey Mantle played in Springfield, and later returned for surgery and a TV interview. Discover his Ozarks connections.

Grow native Ozarks wildflowers and support pollinators. Get free seeds from the Springfield-Greene County Library's Heirloom Seed Library!

Is there really a cheese stockpile in caves beneath Springfield? Learn about the facts behind the legendary Missouri cheese caves.

Davis Tutt is remembered for his shootout with Wild Bill Hickok. His half-brother Lewis helped build Springfield but is largely forgotten.

The Mack family's Civil War letters document service in the 1st Arkansas Cavalry and Radical Republican politics in Greene County, Missouri.

According to legend, Sequiota Park's name is a Native American word for "many springs." New research suggests a different origin story.

Discover how Ozarks caves became Cold War fallout shelters. From Fantastic Caverns to Springfield Underground, explore nuclear-era history.

Read heartfelt letters to Santa from the Ozarks, spanning decades, capturing children's Christmas wishes and holiday spirit.

Follow the history of Springfield's newspapers from the earliest publications in the 1830s to today's Springfield News-Leader.

In 1961, nuclear anxiety led many residents of Springfield and Greene County to build or buy their very own fallout shelters.

Are the Ozark Mountains actually mountains? Dive into dissected plateaus, ancient volcanoes, and the geological history of the Ozarks.

A look back at some of the unforgettable musicians who have taken the stage at Hammons Student Center.

A closer look at the geographical, atmospheric, and geological causes for the uniquely varied weather of Springfield and the Ozarks.

The Gillioz “Theatre Beautiful” brought the glitz and glamor of Hollywood to the center of Springfield when it opened in October 1926.

An in-depth look at Buck Nelson, Missouri’s most infamous UFO contactee, and the stranger truth behind the legend.

As one of the first female cartoonists and newspaper photographers, Betty Love was a pioneer in local and national journalism.

Dr. R. Ritchie Robertson led the 440-member Boy Scout Band and turned a generation of boys into disciplined musicians and hometown heroes.

On July 21, 1865, James “Wild Bill” Hickok and Davis Tutt exchanged fire on the Springfield square in what many cite as the first one-on-one shootout in American history.