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“We have a small herd of reindeer that we keep, and pamper, as pets. We absolutely adore these animals,” said the Bluestem Reindeer Ranch team.

Children delighted with Reindeer at Holiday Cheer event

With visions of Santa and his reindeer and sleigh on their Christmas Eve visit in the minds of children around the world, local children had the opportunity to see a pair of real, live reindeer at the Holiday Cheer Event hosted by St. John’s Circle of Care Thursday afternoon. The reindeer weren’...

Samantha and Adam Hesse and their four-month-old daughter, Rowyn, will portray Mary, Joseph and the Baby Jesus in this year’s Nativity Pageant.

Hesses excited for pageant lead role

Adam and Samantha Hesse and their four-month-old daughter, Rowyn, will portray Joseph, Mary and the Baby Jesus in the 2018 Springfield Nativity Pageant. The Hesses are “excited” to play the role. The Nativity Pageant “is something our community really likes and we wanted to help,” Adam said. ...

Brent and Rachel Kucera, their children, Caidence, Nathan (in the trash can), Nolan and Leah and their dog, Tito, are pictured with one of the trash cans that soon will be put into service in Springfield.

Cart-based system of garbage disposal goes into service in Springfield next week

Garbage disposal service in the City of Springfield is being upgraded to a cart-based system. River View Sanitation supplied garbage cans will be delivered to residences in Springfield the week of December 3-7. Approximately 1,000 garbage cans will be delivered to residences; but, because of the...

Tim and Jodi Dittes visited Springfield during Holiday Open House last Wednesday evening and took advantage of a good opportunity to meet people and get acquainted with the community. They are pictured with their daughter, Jourdan Erickson, at the left; grandsons, Mason, 8, and Jax, 4; and at the right are their nephew, Dylan Dittes, and his fiancée, Jessica Meyer.

Grocery store to change ownership Monday

Tim and Jodi Dittes and their family visited Springfield last Wednesday evening during our community’s annual holiday open house, and they spent several hours meeting people and getting better acquainted with their newest store and the Springfield community. It was a good feeling to see all the...

Headed to ‘The Bank!’

The Springfield High School Tigers’ football team is headed to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Saturday, Nov. 17, as a result of their Class A State Football quarterfinal win in Shakopee Saturday, Nov. 10. The Tigers will play Mahnomen/Waubun in semi-final game at 11:30 a.m. Tigers pictured in...

Springfield FFA earns National 3-Star rating

Springfield FFA was recognized as a Three-Star Chapter at the 91st National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct. 24-26. Three stars is the highest rating for a chapter to receive. Chapters that receive a gold rating by their state FFA associations are eligible to compete for...

General Election Nov. 6 will wind up long campaign

We’ve all seen it — on the front pages, in online news feeds, on big screens and on pocket-sized screens — the brutal attacks, allegations, name-calling, speeches and negative political advertisements are taking a toll on Americans. The good news is that the 2018 mid-term election cycle is nearing...

Ramsey Beyer and Mike Rogotzke seek election to Board of Education

Voters in Springfield School District 85 will elect three members to the Springfield Board of Education during the November 6 General Election. Three seats for four-year terms are up for election this year for the Board of Education. They are presently held by Jeff Kretsch, Mandy Rasset and...

Library Director Linda Roiger puts out the “welcome sign”
to the Juried Art Show. Everyone welcome.

Art show opens with reception this evening

The Springfield Public Library will hold open house this evening (Wednesday, October 17) to celebrate the opening of the annual Juried Art Show. The reception will be in the Altermatt Gallery from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. The public is invited to view the art and meet the artists. Awards will be announce...

Joe Stremcha is Springfield’s new City Manager.

‘I’m glad to be here,’ says City Manager Joe Stremcha

“I’m excited for the leadership opportunity to work with the community,” says Springfield’s new city manager, Joe Stremcha, who began work here on October 1. A rookie in public administration, Stremcha can lean on his coaching skills in public administration where teamwork and goal setting are...