PHOTOS: Look what happened this week in Springfield

Meghan Davila says she's disappointed that the Kroger grocery store on South Limestone Street will be closing on March 4. Davila said she lives on the east side of Springfield but shops at the Kroger on South Limestone because she likes it better. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Meghan Davila says she's disappointed that the Kroger grocery store on South Limestone Street will be closing on March 4. Davila said she lives on the east side of Springfield but shops at the Kroger on South Limestone because she likes it better. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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By Natalie Jones
Updated Feb 1, 2020
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Here are 10 photos the Springfield News-Sun shared this week:

1. The South Limestone Street Kroger is closing on March 4

RELATED: Springfield Kroger closing as part of ‘Kroger’s Restock Kroger Plan’

Meghan Davila says she's disappointed that the Kroger grocery store on South Limestone Street will be closing on March 4. Davila said she lives on the east side of Springfield but shops at the Kroger on South Limestone because she likes it better. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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2. Light snow fell Friday morning and afternoon 

It looks like a lion moving through the brush as a man, with a lion on his sweatshirt, walks between the snow covered bushes outside Commerce Point in downtown Springfield Friday. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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3.  Man who lost home, cats in arson receives community help 

RELATED: Community rallies around man who lost nearly everything in arson 

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4. Springfield Museum of Art receives donation from Speedway 

RELATED: Springfield Museum of Art kicks off campaign with $500K gift 

Jessimi Jones, executive director of the Springfield Museum of Art, applauds students in the STEAM Program from Shawnee High School during a reception at the museum where Speedway announced a donation of $500 thousand to the museum's capital campaign. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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5. Work continues on the new ‘pocket park’

RELATED: New ‘pocket park” part of plan to bring vibrancy to downtown

Work continues on the new pocket park along Fountain Avenue Wednesday. The new park is located in the space where an old building was demolished. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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6. Greenon High School students participate in teen driving game show 

RELATED: High school students learn about safe driving through interactive game 

Mattew Karstem, the host of Thinkfast Interactive, asks the Greenon High School student questions about distracted driving during the gameshow style educational program Tuesday in the Greenon gym. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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7. COhatch The Market remains under construction 

RELATED: New COhatch restaurant to offer ‘everything waffles’

The new COhatch is looking to the future without forgetting the past as a worker paints a Myers Market mural on the back of the building. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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8. ODOT worker replaces old signs

An ODOT worker swaps out old direction signs for new signs at the intersection of US 40 and Ohio Route 41 Friday along Spring Street in Springfield. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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9. Christian Bros Meat Company food truck serves food outside of Mother Stewart’s Brewing Co. 

Elliott Martin cooks chicken wings on the grill attached to the Christian Brothers Meat Company food truck parked outside Mother Stewarts Brewery in downtown Springfield Thursday. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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10. City of Springfield Service Department takes down holiday lights 

A worker from the City of Springfield Service Department uses a lift as he takes down the last of the holiday lights along High Street outside the Courtyard by Marriott Tuesday. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

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