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According to officials at the Springfield Post Office, there will be no mail delivered today, Tuesday, Feb. 17. The post office will be open for walk-in customers, but you are advised to call ahead because officials have not decided what time the post office will close. A decision on mail delivery for tomorrow will be made at a later time.

Pieces of paper marked with alien glyphs hang taped to a bedroom closet door. Away from the bed sits a table with more papers strewn about and an iPad that looks recently used. At first glance, the scene looks strikingly similar to a spy’s secret lair.

There’s not any kind of covert operation being conducted though.

Instead, it’s a sort of homemade tutoring center for learning a new language - one that’s difficult and must be mastered in a hurry.  

A Black History Month celebration was held at Johnson’s Chapel on East High Street in Springfield on Sunday. Local residents reflected on their history and spoke on the future during the event. Bobby Harris was on hand as the guest speaker, while Springfield Mayor Debbie Wakefield and Perryville Mayor Anne Sleet were recognized as the first female African American mayors in their respective communities.

City officials received a tour of the Robertson building prior to last week’s monthly meeting, as the historic facility undergoes renovation.

Johan Graham, project developer, and AU Associates, the contractor out of Lexington, provided the tour as the makeover begins to take form.

Upon completion, the building will be host to seven residential units — three two-bedroom and four one-bedroom apartments — as well as an area on the ground floor that will be designated for commercial (merchant) use.