Love, Choice, and the Missing Blueprint Let’s be honest—nobody really sits us down and teaches us how to choose the right person to love. We grow up hearing about love in songs, seeing it play out in movies, watching relationships rise and fall in our own families and communities. We’re

By Samuel Knox | UniteNews Staff Members of the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail Committee, along with campus leaders and community members, gathered in February to recognize an important milestone in local history—the installation of the Kentwood Hall marker as part of the Springfield-Greene County African-American Heritage Trail. The ceremony,

By United News Staff When NVIDIA unveiled its newest generation of artificial intelligence processors in 2024, the company chose a name that honored one of the most brilliant mathematical minds of the twentieth century. The Blackwell AI chip architecture is named after David Harold Blackwell (1919–2010), a pioneering American mathematician

By Samuel Knox | UniteNews Staff In communities across the country, youth sports programs often serve as more than just a place to practice jump shots and run drills. They become spaces where young people learn discipline, confidence, and the value of teamwork. That philosophy is at the heart of

For many families, summer is a time to rest, reconnect, and recharge. But it can also be a time when academic progress slows down—especially for students who thrive with structure, daily engagement and consistent support. That’s why Springfield Public Schools is once again offering its Explore summer programming alongside virtual

By Kolby Wobker | UniteNews Staff DREAM BIG. That is the message Tyler Okonma embodies. In 2025, Tyler had a major impact on arts and entertainment culture in America. Known professionally as Tyler the Creator, he has carried that name since the early days of his career and has fully

By Melesha Bailey, Health & Wealth Protection Specialist  when people hear the phrase “healthy equity.” they usually think about healthcare policies or seeing a doctor. Those things are important, but in my experience, health equity begins at home. It starts with what families know, do, and pass down to their

By Samuel Knox | UniteNews Staff There’s encouraging news coming out of Missouri—and this time, it’s about lives being saved. According to the Preliminary Missouri Drug Overdoes Death Report: January-June 2025, the state has seen a 26% decrease in overdoes deaths compared to the same time last year. During the

by Bruce Douglas | Chief Information Officer Springfield Public Schools (SPS) is committed to the well-being of each student by providing high-quality academic opportunities. A big part of that work includes preparing students for success in an increasingly digital world—not just by providing access to devices and tools, but by

By UniteNews Black Innovator SeriesPatricia E. Bath was born in Harlem in 1942, in a community rich with culture, resilience, and struggle. Long before Dr. Patricia E. Bath would become a world-renowned ophthalmologist, inventor, and laser scientist, she was a curious young girl absorbing stories of possibility. Newspaper articles about