PHOTOS: Look what happened this week in Springfield

By Natalie Jones

Updated Feb 8, 2020

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Here are ten photos the Springfield News-Sun shared this week.

1. Eight local pizza shops competed for the title ‘best pizza’ while raising money for the National Trail Parks and Recreation

PHOTOS: Slice of Springfield

2. A new Italian restaurant, Fratelli’s, is open in downtown Springfield

PHOTOS: A look inside Fratelli’s Famiglia Ristorante

3. New owners reopen Convenience Food Mart on South Limestone

RELATED: Convenience store offers groceries on South Limestone

ExploreAhmad Aburukbeh stocks the coolers at his new Convenience Food Mart on South Limestone Thursday. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

4. Clark County officials take a tour of the A.B. Graham building

PHOTOS: A.B. Graham building renovations

ExploreClark County officials took a tour of the A.B. Graham Building Wednesday. The historic building, which housed several county government offices, is undergoing a massive interior renovation. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

5. Springfield stores get into the Valentine’s Day spirit

6. With Kroger closing on South Limestone, the south side is a ‘food desert’

RELATED: Springfield residents fighting back after Kroger announces closure

ExploreWith Kroger closing on South Limestone Street in Springfield, the south side of town will become a food desert, according to the Clark County Combined Health District. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

7. Springfield funeral home collects Valentine’s Day cards for troops overseas

RELATED: Valentine’s Day cards sent to troops

ExploreFrank Lewis, the owner of the Jackson, Lytle and Lewis Life Celebration Center, looks through some of the Valentines Day cards that were dropped off for the Operation Valentine. This is the third year the funeral home has participated in Operation Valentine, which encourages the community to send cards to the men and women serving over seas in the military. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

8. A child swings at Old Reid Park Tuesday between rain showers.

9. Clark County firefighter gets out safely before car catches fire

RELATED: Clark County firefighter’s car catches fire

ExploreA Clark County firefighter's car caught on fire on her way to work Wednesday morning. Marshall Gorby/Marshall Gorby

10. Children took advantage of the warm weather Monday at Smith Park in New Carlisle

RELATED: Crews across Clark County working outdoors as temps stay warm

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