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Springfield Ambulance crew members.
  The Springfield Ambulance shows that you don’t have to be a big crew to do big things.  The Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board awarded the Springfield Ambulance Service the Certificate of Clinical Excellence for providing outstanding pre-hospital clinical care in 2022. The...
The Marshall Ave. crew at the start of the 29K Korteloppet.
  The Classic style of cross country skiing is a lot about technique and efficiency. This year, Darrin Meendering, Grady Meendering and James Bigelow showed much improvement over 2022. 10,105 participants competed in this year’s American Birkebeiner cross country ski festival in Hayward, Wisconsin...
Brown County Townships
   Townships are the oldest form of government in Minnesota, dating back to 1787 when Minnesota was established as part of the Northwest Ordinance.  The State of Minnesota is divided into 1,780 townships in 87 counties.  While a county is a unit of local government within a state, a township is a...
  The community dug themselves and, in many cases, their neighbors out after last week’s storms. According to our local weather observer, Russell Rogotzke, we received 10.1 inches of snow from Tuesday, Feb. 21 to Thursday, Feb. 23. We’ve received 50.2 inches of snow for the season.  Did you know...
Mikayla Opatz with her sheep
  Springfield High School graduate Mikayla Opatz has earned the highest honor in FFA, the American FFA Degree.  Mikayla was excited when she learned that she earned the American FFA Degree as it takes a great deal of time, dedication and effort. It is the highest honor awarded to FFA members who...
2023 Springfield School Board from L: Lori  Groebner, Justin Roiger, Sarah Groebner, Jessica Potter, Mike Vogel, Jeff Kretsch and Victor Thatcher.
  The Minnesota School Boards Association has set February as Minnesota School Board Recognition Month to build awareness and understanding of the vital function elected school board members play in our society. Springfield School District is joining other public school districts from across the...
Kyle Quesenberry
  By Jeff Krueger    Snowmobiles have always been a favorite pastime sport of the Quesenberry family—Harmon, Megan, Tori, Kate and Kyle.  “There is something about being out in the open on the machine that gives you a shot of adrenaline.  It is just a feel-good feeling taking in the scenery from...
Councilmembers Shelley Frantz and Theresa Beckman take the oath of office.
  Newly elected councilmember Shelley Frantz (Ward 2) and returning councilmember Theresa Beckman (Ward 1) took the oath of office at the beginning of January’s  regular city council meeting.  See complete story in this week's issue of the Springfield Advance-Press.
Adolphson’s, on the corner of Central St. and Marshall Ave., in the early 1970s.
  Fashion trends tend to come and go.  Women are driven more by style trends while men tend to purchase and stick with items that are practical and they are comfortable with.  Women’s styles have changed drastically from what they were fifty to sixty years ago.  Most women of that era were usually...
Maxine Meine, Lindsey Beyer and Jill Vanderwal at the state capitol.
  Over thirty representatives from area long-term care facilities boarded a bus headed to the Minnesota State Capitol Monday, January 9 to discuss with legislators the present worker shortage crisis in senior care.   Senator Gary Dahms and State House Representative Paul Torkelson met with the...

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