88.3 The Wind Blogs

Maybe you heard the terrible news about what happened at a church in Knoxville, TN yesterday.  One of the two people who lost their lives is being called a hero.
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A big “thank you” to the volunteers from North Point Church who gave York Elementary a much-needed makeover on Saturday.
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Ever been to a townhall meeting? Barack Obama will hold one in Springfield on Wednesday.
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Also, later today, you’ll be able to read Springfield Public Schools proposals for re-aligning school boundaries. One of those proposals are to close 4 district schools.
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The Ozarks chapter of the American Red Cross has sent a few more volunteers to South Texas to help families recover from Hurricane Dolly.
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Are you able to help someone in need of life today? The supply of blood to area hospitals is critically low right now.
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Out for a nice, leisurely Sunday drive on your motorcycle – enjoying the fresh air whipping around you, and the shot in the back?
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They were women… and they ruined the lives of a bunch of people, including women and children, making their way to a religious ceremony in Iraq.
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Maybe you’ve noticed the gas prices the last few days… yeah, nice, huh? The national price of unleaded gas has dropped below $4 a gallon for the first time since mid-May.
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What are they putting in the food at the fair? What’s that - chocolate spaghetti?
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Good to know our government is ready and able to save us from ourselves. President Bush says he’ll sign the mortgage bailout bill passed by the Senate Saturday.
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Commercial Street closes today. Between Boonville and Campbell, Commercial Street will be closed until November.
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Don’t stand in someone else’s shadow when it’s your sunlight that should lead the way.

The Nissan Xterra Springfield Police was looking for has been found near Texas – along with two men who told an Oklahoma trooper they killed their friend.
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There were some very scary moments for passengers on a flight from London to Australia. The plane made an emergency landing after a big hole blasted out the side.
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National will be closed at Elm Street beginning tonight at 7 through Monday morning to put in a stormwater drain.
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Fedex is delivering more jobs to Springfield with new distribution facility in the Partnership Industrial Center.
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Free movies for the family… Friday nights at Founder’s Park are "Family Night". Tickets are free, but if you show up without a ticket, it’ll cost 5 bucks.
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BTW, gates open at 1 this afternoon for the Ozark Empire Fair!!

Cherish your yesterdays; dream your tomorrows; but live your todays.

Springfield Police responded to an assault on a woman and shot the suspect.
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Yesterday’s storm knocked out power to about 2500 CU customers.
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Dolly is no longer a hurricane. That’s the good news. The bad news is that she’s still a storm packing a punch.
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You might want to avoid driving north National Avenue this weekend.
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The fight was on last night… The Republican candidates for governor faced off in a televised debate on KY3.
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"Dark is the stain that we cannot hide,
What can avail to wash it away?
Look! There is flowing a crimson tide;
Whiter than snow you may be today.

Grace, grace, God’s grace
Grace that will pardon and cleanse within.
Grace, grace, God’s grace,
Grace that is greater than all our sin."

Well, Hello Dolly… Hurricane Dolly makes landfall this morning along the south Texas/north Mexico coast.
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The Ozarks chapter of the American Red Cross is sending a couple of volunteers to South Texas.
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You might be able to help the Springfield Police today. They are looking for a 2000 Nissan X-terra that belonged to Jason Isenbletter.
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Some city workers got time off after the storm hit Springfield yesterday afternoon.
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The only televised debate between the two Republican candidates for governor will be tonight here in Springfield.
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"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets" (Matthew 7:12)

The City Council may agree to changes in the agreement with the developer of the Heer’s building that could postpone work until next year.
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Don’t eat the jalapenos. The FDA believes it has tracked down an important clue in finding the source of the salmonella outbreak.
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Delta has fired the first shot of what could be several more at air travel out of Springfield-Branson National Airport.
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There’s a meet-the-candidate forum tonight at the Library Center.
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Dolly is making waves. She’s a tropical depression in the Gulf of Mexico right now, but could become a hurricane by the time she hits the Texas coast tomorrow.
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Children need models rather than critics. — Joseph Joubert

If you judge people, you have no time to love them. — Mother Teresa

Eastgate Ave just north of Catalpa will be closed beginning today.
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It was a record opening weekend for the new Batman movie.
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Greene, Stone, Taney and Webster Counties are a few of the 10 counties in Missouri affected by recent flooding that qualify for federal assistance.
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Convoy of Hope’s supplies are dwindling… can you help?
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The real winners of the Price Cutter Charity Championship.
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"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."  -Jeremiah 29:11

The movie opening this weekend that is getting all the buzz is “The Dark Night”. It’s expected to break all kinds of records for an opening weekend. But how does it rate on the family-friendliness scale? Check out the PluggedIn Movie Review today at 12:50 or 5:50 for Focus on the Family’s take on the new Batman movie.
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Those interested in what the new Park Central Square will look like got their first peak last night at an open house meeting.
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One of the candidates for attorney general says he will work with lawmakers to ban automated political phone calls.
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The Sunshine Run, which will raise money for St. John’s Burn Center and a few other organizations in the Ozarks, will get a little extra help from a former Olympian.
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Colt Knost leads after the first round of the Price Cutter Charity Championship at Highland Springs.
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Low-fat, or low-carb? A new, well-researched study says low-carb is the way to go.
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For the first time in 30 years, the US will establish a diplomatic office in Iran.
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With Iraq being a calmer place in the last few months, the push is on to move more troops to Afghanistan.
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The advisory council to the Greene County Children’s Division is expanding – looking for more people to help them in the mission of protecting kids.
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The Price Cutter Charity Championship begins today at Highland Springs. Admission is free today!
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Do you know something about the history of Landers Theatre that may not be common knowledge? Springfield Little Theatre would like to interview you.
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It’s undoubtedly a common occurrence to send the cranky kids off to their own space for some alone time. Surely, you’ve never been in need of a time-out yourself, right?

Uh, right…

Jeremy & Jenn welcome Judy Crawford to the Family-Friendly Morning Show podcast to talk about what she shares in her book, "Time-out for Tired Moms".

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The son of the helicopter pilot that crashed near Norfork Dam in Arkansas yesterday says that “Flying was all he ever wanted to do”.
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For a family facing the loss of their home, there is now help through Catholic Charities.
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Money and politics go hand in hand. A candidate can’t get his or her message to you without money, and Kenny Hulshof is raising more of it than Sarah Steelman.
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Springfield Public Schools is looking at carving up the district a little differently.
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The baseball All-Star game ended last night (or was it this morning?)
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Jeremy & Jenn asked Scotty Gibbons, director of Realife Student Ministries at James River Assembly , to share about his first book, "Carry-On".

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“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” —Winston Churchill

Greene County Circuit Clerk Steve Helms says he’s taking down his 10 Commandments poster rather than fight a lawsuit.
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An attempted burglary in south Springfield. Springfield police would like to know who tried to break into the Family Pharmacy on south Campbell last night.
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Tough times for US automakers. General Motors is putting thousands of people out of work.
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St. Louis-area workers are concerned about their jobs now that Anheuser-Busch has agreed to a buyout by foreign company InBev. Here, Tracker Marine and Executive Coach Builders are 2 companies making cutbacks – at least for the summer.
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Who vandalized Willard South Elementary over the weekend? They were caught on security cameras spray-painting profanities.
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If you know something about the break-in at the power substation in Buffalo over the 4th of July weekend, it could net you a little gas money. Empire Electric is offering a $10,000 reward.
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