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Meet the candidates.
  Residents of the Springfield School District will vote for four Board of Education members as part of the General Election on November 3.  Running for reelection are current board members Justin Roiger , Lori Groebner and Sarah Groebner. Adam Seifert is also running for election.  The candidates...
Springfield Fire Department
  This week is National Fire Prevention Week. Each year the campaign focuses on educating people about the simple, yet important actions they can take to keep themselves and those around them safe.   Representing Springfield Fire Department is Front: Travis Wendt, Bryant Krebs, Gabe Salonek, Kyle...
“MOVE THAT BUS” REVEAL The top ten Tiger Trek fundraisers revealed the amount raised during the event.  From left:  Landon Groebner, Brynn Wilhelmi, Claire Seifert, Everly Jensen, Eloise Tegland-Porter, Reagan Plaster, Logan Groebner, Carter Seifert, Ashallyn Riley and Walker Krueger.
  Springfield Public Elementary students raised $39,042.50 in the annual Tiger Trek Color Run/Walk event held Friday morning.  Students obtained pledges from family and friends to support the project. “I have been doing the Tiger Trek for sixteen years and it gets better every year.  It is all...
Patrons at 2023 Juried Art Show
   Artists are invited and encouraged to submit art pieces for the upcoming Springfield Juried Art Show which will be on exhibit from October 16 – November 27.  Artists can pick up or request an entry form and criteria by stopping at the Springfield Public Library (120 N Cass Ave) or by calling the...
Springfield Rotary Club is conducting its annual Rotary Rose Sale
 The Springfield Rotary Club is conducting its annual Rotary Rose Sale again this year.  The Rose Sale is entering its thirty-first year supporting the Springfield community. See this week's issue for more information.
The Springfield Ambulance Service, along with City Council and City Employees, are pictured with League of Minnesota Cities Anne Finn and Sharon Hanson who presented the City of Excellence Award for the city’s Ambulance Service Staffing Initiative.
  The City of Springfield, along with the Springfield Ambulance Service, were honored during the August 21 City Council meeting.  Anne Finn and Sharon Hanson from the League of Minnesota Cities presented the City of Excellence Award for the city’s Ambulance Service Staffing Initiative.  Finn works...
St. John’s is excited to partner with Blue Stone Therapy.
     St. John’s Circle of Care recently changed their therapy services company.  As of March 1, 2024, Blue Stone Therapy has been providing therapy and rehabilitative services for SJCC residents.   Physical therapy is an important part of the nursing home experience, working to keep the residents...
St. Raphael Catholic School 2024-2025 Staff.
School bells rang Monday morning as students at St. Raphael Catholic School arrived to begin the 2024-2025 school year.  The school staff is complete and welcomed seventy-five students back to class after summer vacation.  There are three new teachers on the staff this year. See complete story in...
The Winkelmann family from L: Mavrick, Makenna, Mogen, Mavri, Makay, Susie and Lee Winkelmann.
         Winkelmann Family Farms is a fourth-generation farm with the roots of the operation going back to 1950 when Clarence, Lee’s grandfather, had dairy cows and farmed the land. In the late 1950s, Clarence dispersed the cows and started farming with his son, Don, Lee’s father. Clarence and Don...
Ganders in 2005
  Two historical buildings in downtown Springfield are being taken down this month.  The roof of the buildings at 13 West Central and 15 West Central collapsed on Monday, July 8.  Due to the instability of the buildings, both built in the late 1800s, they are being taken down and removed from the...

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