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    In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the renovation project that restored the Westcott House to resemble more of what it looked like when it was designed by celebrated architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the organization will offer programs for the rest of 2025 to celebrate it.  NICK BROWN/CONTRIBUTED
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    Westcott House marking 20 years since renovation completion
    Local flower shop Flower Craft participating in Petal It Forward campaign to spread positivity throughout Springfield on Wednesday. CONTRIBUTED
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    Spreading positivity, along with hundreds of flowers, in Petal It Forward campaign
    The Hartman Rock Garden will have free docent-led tours over several days in October for a closer look at the unique tourist attraction. ROD HATFIELD/CONTRIBUTED
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    Hartman Rock Garden to offer free docent-led tours in October
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    Area museum expands to create hangar, program space
    The Champaign County Historical Society Museum is one of seven museums, historic sites and art galleries that will participate in the Champaign County Museum Crawl on Saturday, Oct. 18. Contributed
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    Trek at your own pace to explore history in Champaign County museum crawl’s 8 locations
    The Vampire Circus will combine Halloween thrills with circus atmosphere to open the Springfield Arts Council's Showtime series on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at the Clark State Performing Arts Center. CONTRIBUTED
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    ‘The Vampire Circus’ to swing into Performing Arts Center
    Pictured is the process of canning apple butter ahead of the Enon Apple Butter Festival, which will be held 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 12, in Enon in the area of South Xenia Street and the grounds of Enon Elementary School, 120 South Xenia Dr. CONTRIBUTED
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    Column: It’s time for the Apple Butter Festival
    Singer-songwriter and musician Vienna Teng will open the Clark State Performing Arts Center's Club Kuss series with a concert on Thursday, Oct. 9. CONTRIBUTED
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    Singer-songwriter Vienna Teng to open Club Kuss concert series
    Springfield’s Community Beautification Committee named East College Professionals as Business of the Year. CONTRIBUTED
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    Springfield’s Community Beautification Committee names award winners
    People of all ages can find fun, informative and interactive things to do at Community Health Foundation's Health Expo '25 on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at the Hollenbeck Bayley Creative Arts and Conference Center. CONTRIBUTED
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    Health Expo ‘25 to offer interactive, informative fun event
    Brandeberry Winery will host its 16th annual Dogtoberfest in support of the Clark County SPCA from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at 5118 Jackson Road. Contributed
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    Enon winery to host 16th annual Dogtoberfest to support Clark County SPCA
    "Main Street Springfield" will present a multimedia experience with music, storytelling and video with a special emphasis on small towns and this city at the State Theater on Thursday, Oct. 2 as a fundraiser for the Heritage Center of Clark County. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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    Multimedia experience ‘Main Street Springfield’ coming to State Theater
    Melinda Montgomery works on her family's version of the famous Mona Lisa painting that will be part of the annual Project Scare-a-Crow display in National Road Commons Park that will go up on Friday, Oct. 3. The 2025 theme is Iconic Works of Art. They will be on display during ChalkFest in the park on Saturday, Oct. 4 and through Oct. 24. CONTRIBUTED
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    ChalkFest, Project Scare-a-Crow to bring downtown fall fun this weekend
    The country rock quintet Matt Clarkson Band is nominated in four categories at the 2025 Josie Music Awards in Nashville. The band is also releasing a new single “Used To” on Oct. 8. CONTRIBUTED
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    Springfield’s Matt Clarkson Band continues award momentum with four nods
    Clark County Public Library cardholders will be able to attend shows at the Clark State Performing Arts Center this upcoming season through the new Stage for All program. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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    Explore live performances with library’s Stage for All program
    Hanif Abdurraqib, New York Times bestselling author of “There’s Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension” and essay collection “They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us,” will be kicking off Yellow Springs Speaker Series with a reading at The Foundry on Sept. 30. CONTRIBUTED/KATE SWEENEY
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    Author kicking off Yellow Springs Speaker Series is an award-winning poet, essayist and...
    Impact City Church to officially open Oct. 11-12 at 1100 Sunset Ave. in Springfield. Contributed
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    New church in Springfield hopes to make impact on community
    Left to right, co-owners Vernon and Sunna Bass, left, and Nettie Carter-Smith and Jamel Smith pose for a portrait on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at Kore 4's completed property and venue that's been renovated into a commercial kitchen and community event space in Springfield. JOSEPH COOKE/STAFF
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    Repurposed, renovated commercial kitchen, event space in south Springfield to open this...
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    Clark County library team wins adult spelling bee for 2nd year in a row
    The Michael Bublé tribute act Shades of Bublé will bring in three talented vocalists performing the hits of the international star on Friday, Sept. 26 to Urbana's Gloria Theatre. CONTRIBUTED
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    Gloria Theatre to host Shades of Bublé on Friday
    MustardFEST's hot mustard and horseradish eating contest saw competitors trying to down hot dogs covered with Woeber's condiments that got progressively hotter. Jack Legath won the title for the second straight year. BRETT TURNER FOR THE NEWS-SUN
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    MustardFEST 2025 dripped with fun, contests
    A real-life field of dreams — inspired by the 1989 film of the same name — came to life in Springfield over the weekend for the 20th annual Stevie’s World Wiffleball fundraiser. Tournament players of all ages took part in the event that was raising funds for two children with serious medical conditions. CONTRIBUTED
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    Stevie’s World sees wiffleball, Hollywood unite for a good cause in Springfield
    Watercolor artist Nancy Notarianni poses next to her gold medal award-winning piece "Westside Meat Market Man" at a new exhibition at the Springfield Museum of Art. CONTRIBUTED
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    Springfield Museum of Art celebrates watercolor in new exhibition
    The 29th annual Air Force Marathon was held at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Here’s highlights of the 10K, Full Marathon, Half Marathon and Relay. TOM GILLIAM / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER
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    PHOTOS: 2025 Air Force Marathon at National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
    The Miracle Walk started in 2021 with one Fairfield man, Ben Otto, wanting to raise money for the Nuxhall Foundation's Hope Center project. Now in its fifth year, nearly 20 people will be walking with Otto, Eric Judd, Jared Baker and Tyler Parker (who participated in at least one of the first three walks) on Sept. 24, 2025, from Joe Nuxhall Miracle League Fields in Fairfield to Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati. Pictured are Ben Otto, Jared Baker, Tyler Parker, and Eric Judd, the first four Miracle Walkers at Great American Ball Park in 2023. PROVIDED
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    Miracle Walkers changing lives with 21-mile journey for Hope
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