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The Rev. David Fretham will soon retire after serving 40 years as a Lutheran pastor, and having served the local Zion Lutheran Church the past seven years.
Pastor Dave considers retirement as moving on to other things. Retirement is specifically mentioned only once in the Bible. It applied to the...
A great teacher makes learning fun — as stimulating, engaging lessons are pivotal to a student’s academic success, says Brynne Mielke, Springfield’s Teacher of the Year.
Keeping students engaged and motivated can be a challenge, even for the best teachers. It’s easy to teach the same lessons year...
Master Sgt. Jeffrey R. Vogel, former Springfield man who is the noncommissioned officer in charge for the U.S. Army National Guard Personnel Policy Mobilization and Readiness Branch, will be speaker at this year’s Memorial Day Service that starts at 5 p.m. Monday, May 27, in the Springfield Public...
Springfield High School will conduct its 2019 commencement Friday evening, May 17, starting at 7:00 in the school gymnasium.
Thirty-four graduates will walk through the school corridors one last time as students, march into the gymnasium to the music of Pomp and Circumstance to receive their...
St. John’s Circle of Care will celebrate National Skilled Nursing Care Week May 12-18, 2019. This year’s theme, “Living Soulfully,” will celebrate skilled nursing centers, their residents and staff, by showcasing how they achieve happy minds and healthy souls.
Every day, skilled nursing care...
Small dairy farms are rapidly disappearing.
Groebners’ Dairy Farm is going out of business after four generations.
“We’re the last dairy farm in North Star Township, Ken Groebner said during a recent interview. At one time there were 17 dairy farms in North Star.
The Groebners began dispersing...
by D.J. Hedstrom
Advance-Press Publisher
From the day I was born and the rest of my life I will recognize the fragrance of ink and newsprint. After a lifetime in the printing business, I’m hanging up my apron and am pleased to announce the sale of the Springfield Advance-Press and Springfield...
At sunrise Wednesday, April 10, the sky was bright red in the eastern sky and a pinkish-red sky was overhead as far as one could see. By 6:45 a.m. the red was gone, and by 7:00 snowflakes were falling to the ground.
The common phrase “red sky at morning” is a line from an ancient rhyme often...
We at the Springfield Advance-Press believe the future for small town newspapers is continued success. As each individual has their own identity, their own hopes, dreams and personalities, so does each of the many small communities that dot the landscape of our country. It is the local community...
River Valley speakers traveled to Montevideo on Friday, March 29, for the Minnesota State High School League Sub-Section tournament. The speakers arrived and were ready to compete knowing fully that it was make-it or break-it time since only the top four in each category advance to the Section...
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