The nearly four-and-a-half hour-long meeting focused on billing and customer service at Liberty Utilities and was one of several recent town halls held in southwest Missouri.

New World screwworms used to be a constant concern for ranchers, until they were eradicated from the U.S. in the 1960s. Now that they're on their way back, those who remember dealing with them have warnings about their impact.

The Greene Goosechase, offered by Springfield Environmental Services Department, features monthly challenges.

The Missouri Department of Conservation's nature center has installed bird safe dots on its glass.

Each spring, Midwesterners head to the woods to find morel mushrooms. But some in the region are developing methods to reliably farm the delicacy.

There are a few options for purchasing natives, including from two nurseries — one in central and one in south central Missouri.

The city is waiving fees at the Yard Waste Recycling Center and Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill until further notice and has extended hours in the next few days.

Learn how the outdoors nurtures our mental well-being.

The Earth Day Festival will be at Jordan Valley Park Saturday, April 26, from 11 to 8.

Phelps Grove Park neighbors and users have brought the decades-old gardens back to life.