Disney comes to the local stage this weekend when the Springfield Community Theatre and Springfield Community Education present Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Based on an 1836 story originally written by Hans Christian Andersen, the musical goes on stage at Springfield Public School this Friday,...
Springfield American Legion-John Watson Post 257 Color Guard, was busy on Veterans Day. The active group attended both Springfield Public School and St. Raphael School to perform a formal presentation of colors, a Three-Volley Salute and a rendition of "Taps" played by Nick Dauer. Check out next...
Get into the holiday spirit at Springfield’s Holiday Open House, Wednesday, November 13 from 4:00-8:00 p.m.
There’s a wonderful evening planned and you can help Springfield businesses kickoff the holiday season. This is an excellent opportunity to see the many products and services available to...
Community members plus City and School officials were all smiles as they broke ground on the new concession stand and restrooms at Riverside Park on Wednesday Oct. 23.
The new building was a collaboration between the city and school in a joint powers agreement. Each entity donated $25,000. to the...
This past Friday area farmers took advantage of the break in the weather to bring in the soybean harvest. According to the weekly USDA crop report, harvest is about two weeks behind average. The lastest crop report shows the soybean harvest is 16 days behind average. Corn is dented or beyond is 2...
500 dozen roses filled the shelves of Springfield Floral on Monday. That’s a total of 6,000 roses that the Springfield Rotary Club sold for its annual Rotary Rose Sale for the twenty-sixth consecutive year.
This is one of their main fundraisers for the year. With 500 dozen bouquets sold, it shows...
The Springfield Volunteer Fire Department has been busy this week, educating and promoting this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape. Plan and Practice Your Escape!” The campaign works to educate everyone about the small but important actions they can take to keep...
The Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has approved a loan for the demolition of the old grain elevators located in Springfield.
The City of Springfield and the Economic Development Authority (EDA) made application in July for a Demolition Loan from DEED to remove the...
A mock crash was staged near the campus at Springfield High School the afternoon of Wednesday, Sept. 18 — during Homecoming Week — and it looked like the real thing. The simulated crash was staged to remind students of dangers and consequences of unsafe driving behaviors, and used real crashed...
America’s farmers provide us with an abundant food supply. But farmers are exposed to a unique, sometimes hazardous workplace. Agriculture continues to rank as one of the most dangerous occupations in North America and across the globe.
Look for stories and advertisements focusing on farm safety...