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IRL at Kentucky Speedway

Feed your need for speed! View photos from the IRL race at the Kentucky Speedway Sunday, August 13, 2006.

Champaign County Fair

Check out photos from the Champaign County Fair and even add your own pictures to the gallery!

FAIR PHOTOS: Submit photos | View photos

Center City Criterium

Bike riders from all over the Midwest to showed off their cycling skills in Springfield on Saturday, July 29, 2006 in the second annual Center City Criterium race.

Legend surprises fans at 'John Legend Day'

Springfield native and Grammy winner John Legend thrilled fans by showing up at the first "John Legend Day" Thursday, July 27, 2006.

Clark County Fair

Check out our photos from the Clark County Fair!

Submit your fair photos!

We want your photos from the 2006 Clark County Fair! Upload your digital pictures or just view a gallery of photos submitted by our users!

Robots battle at College for Kids

Innovative youngsters create robots that battle during Clark State's College for Kids.

Hot Air Balloons in Champaign County

Champaign County Balloon Fest finally gets off the ground during the weekend of July 15-16, 2006.

13th Annual Neighborhood Garden Tour preview

See some of the flowers and trees featured on the 13th Annual Neighborhood Garden Tour.

Storms rip through area

View photos from the aftermath of storms, funnel clouds and high winds that ripped through the area Tuesday July 11, 2006.

Reptiles excite Enon youngsters

View photos of Peter Rushton and his reptile friends as they thrill youngsters at the Enon Government Center Monday, July 10, 2006.

Fireworks in Springfield

View photos of the fireworks show at the Clark County Fairgrounds!

Catholic Central gymnasium renamed to honor Jason Collier

View pictures from the renaming ceremony, which was held Sunday, July 2, 2006, and see the first recipient of the Jason Collier Memorial Scholarship.

B-17 takes trip over Champaign County

View photos of a B-17 Bomber as it visits Grimes Field in Urbana and takes a trip overhead.

Fire hits new elementary school

View photos from a blaze that hit Park Layne Elementary School in Bethel Township Tuesday, July 3, 2006.

Home of the free

Area immigrants talk about what it means to be U.S. citizens

Acrobats perform at Arts Fest

Watch as members of the Golden Dragon Acrobats perform during the Summer Arts Festival on Friday, June 30, 2006.

SUV drives through house

A motorist and a resident were taken to area hospitals on Monday, June 26, after a sport utility vehicle drove through a house, shearing off the gas main and triggering reports of explosions.

Come Fly With Us Day

Check out photos from the Mad River Flying Association's "Come Fly With Us Day" on Saturday, June 24, 2006

Storms rip through Ohio

View photos of the damage caused by severe storms that rolled through Ohio on Thursday, June 22, 2006.

Endangered animals of the barnyard

Clark County 'history nut' raises animals that would have populated farms in the country's colonial days.

VIDEOS: Kingery's historic livery | Leroy Meyer's herd

2006 H.S. Graduating Classes

Browse photos of 18 of the area's high school graduating classes!

NASCAR invades KY Speedway

Check out photos from the exciting Meijer 300, which featured the NASCAR Busch Series and several Nextel Cup regulars at competing at Kentucky Speedway Saturday, June 17, 2006.

Jaden Hall, 3, is pictured planting flowers in front of his home along East Wittenberg Avenue Friday. Hundreds of people took part in the fourth annual Cultivating Neighborhoods project where 40 homes received professionally designed front-yard landscaping.

Students have a field day with Dragons

Check out pictures from the Dayton Dragons MVP Field Day, where some Clark County students were rewarded for their good grades.

Missing boy found near Snyder Park

Derwood "Rocky" Stone, was found in Buck Creek Thursday, June 8, 2006, after he jumped in the water on Saturday and never resurfaced.

Fire destroys church

View photos from a fire that destroyed Park Layne United Brethren in Christ Church on Styer Drive Tuesday, June 6, 2006.

Relay for Life

Check out photos from Springfield's 15th Annual Relay for Life, which was held at Clark County Fairgrounds on Friday, June 2, 2006.

Urbana, Triad reach state softball tourney

Click below to view photos from some recent Urbana and Triad softball games as both local teams qualified for the state softball tournament!

URBANA: Action photos of the Hillclimbers

TRIAD: First state trip since '99

National Road Yard Sale Days

Check out photos from the National Road Yard Sale Days, which marks the 200th anniversary of the road. Sale Days began Wednesday and run through Sunday.

Memorial for fallen marine

See photos of the memorial service for Sgt. David Christoff, which was held at All Saints Church in Rossford, Ohio on Monday. Christoff was killed in Iraq on May 22.

Jury recommends death for Dean

View photos from Tuesday, May 30, 2006 when jurors deliberated for about 2 1/2 hours before recommending a death sentence for Jason Dean.

Springfield Memorial Day Parade

View photos from the annual Springfield Memorial Day Parade and service, which was held Monday, May 29, 2006.

Memorial Day Parade

Check out photos from the annual Catawba Memorial Day Parade held Sunday, May 28, 2006.

Firefighters burn landmark down

The Moorefield Township Fire Department burned the landmark Derr Road Inn on Saturday, May 27, 2006.

Storm rips through area

See photos of the damage caused by the 40 mph winds that accompanied a severe storm that ripped through the area Thursday, May 25, 2006.

Students break ground on new high school

View photos of Springfield City School elementary and middle school students as they break ground on the new Springfield High School Wednesday, May 24, 2006.

Remembering David Christoff

View a gallery of photos of Sgt. David Christoff, a Shawnee High School graduate who was killed by a roadside bomb Sunday, May 21, 2006 in Iraq, according to friends and family.

Wal-Mart Supercenters open

See how crowds reacted to the opening of new Wal-Mart Supercenters on opposite ends of town.

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Mini Grand Prix races through downtown

Check out photos from the 2006 Mini Grand Prix in downtown Springfield!

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Photo Gallery: School uniforms

See the school uniforms that students at Most Fulton Elementary School could be wearing.

Students get glimpse of farm life

Take a look at photos of more than 400 first-graders and pre-schoolers who took part in Northeastern FFA's Farm Day event.

Springfield paramedic in Iraq

Check out photos of life at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison west of Baghdad, Iraq, presnted by Springfield paramedic Derrick Marple. Marple is in Iraq providing medical support.

Stations of the Cross

The Stations of the Cross the last 12 hours of Christ's life. Most Catholic churches, and some churches of other faiths, have the artwork depicting the 14 Stations of the Cross in their sanctuaries. This gallery features each piece of artwork.

Toady goes a courtin'

American toads create the next generation of their species in a shallow pool of water in Cedar Bog on Wednesday, April 12, 2006.

Worms are off to the races

Check out photos from the 12th annual N.A.S.C.A.R. Worm Races at Mechanicsburg Public Library on Tuesday, April 5, 2006. The event featured plenty of slithering and sliding by the contestants around a race track was modeled after the village of Mechanicsburg.

Reds Opening Day 2006

View photos from the Cincinnati Reds' season-opening game against the Chicago Cubs at Great American Ballpark.

So long, honeysuckle

Thanks to the help of some 150 volunteers, Wenrick Wetlands is honeysuckle-free.

Technology helps cops catch crooks

See how the new Livescan Booking Station is helping Springfield police identify criminals.

Wittenberg reaches Final Four!

Photos from the Tigers' wins over Hope and Transylvania in the NCAA Division III men's basketball tournament at the HPER Center on March 10 and 11, 2006.

Cemetery stuck in limbo

View photos from Newcomers Cemetery, which hasn't been maintained regularly in years.

Clean Cuisine

Food inspector Roger Franks gives you an inside look at O'Charley's Restaurant on North Bechtle Avenue as he checks the restaurant over.

Ark West Opens

Pictures from the opening of Ark West at the Interfaith Hospitality Network on West High Street Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2006.

Restoring history one part at a time

Photos from a local project focusing on the restoration of a World War II era B-17 bomber.

Soldiers share their view of war

Soldiers talked about their feelings about the time they spent in Iraq during a colloquium on the war at Wittenberg University Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2006.

School levy passes

A celebration at Wittenberg's Kuss Science Center after the Springfield City School District passed its levy on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006.

John Legend at the Grammys

We tracked John Legend all the way to Los Angeles and the Grammys! Check out these photos from the Springfield native's trip to the event.

John Legend: In His Own Words

Listen to music by Grammy nominated John Legend, a Springfield native, while you view photos of some of his recent performances and read some of his quotes.