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FFA
  FFA Week will be celebrated across the nation this week.  While the letters stand for Future Farmers of America, the organization is not just for students who want to be production farmers.  FFA also welcomes members who aspire to careers as teachers, doctors, scientists, business owners and much...
River Valley Speech Team
  On Saturday, February 10, the River Valley speakers competed in the Mankato Loyola Crusader Classic Speech Tournament. This tournament was much larger than the previous week as there were 16 teams from both A and AA schools in Minnesota. This tournament offered a varsity final round, as well as a...
Dr. Brady Myers
Dr. Brady Myers has recently joined Dr. Phil Gill, Dr. Jason Beyer, Dr. Katelyn Stark and Dr. Kaitlyn Dreher at the Riverside Animal Clinic.  A native of the Redwood Falls area, he joined the clinic staff in early January. Dr. Myers grew up on a sheep and crop farm northwest of Redwood Falls.  He...
Springfield’s American Legion recently donated $5000 to the museum 
building project. Pictured from L: Floyd Rogotzke, Tom Honl, Peggy Larson and John Ryan.
  Right before the holiday break, the Springfield Area Historical Society received the news that they had been awarded a Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage grant by the Minnesota Historical Society for nearly $80,000. The grant will be used to update the museum’s HVAC and Lighting System...
  Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed Paraprofessional Recognition Week for January 22-26, 2024.  Being an educator himself, he definitely understands that the support and services provided by the paraprofessionals are integral to student achievement, resulting in even better, more effective...
Springfield School District 85 Board of Education
  The annual reorganization of the Springfield School District 85 Board of Education was conducted during their first meeting of the year during an early morning meeting, Wednesday, January 10.  Jeff Kretsch was reelected Chairman of the board. Justin Roiger was reelected Clerk. Mike Vogel was...
Tom Honl
  Springfield’s Tom Honl is slowly settling into retirement after 48 years of greeting customers, frying burgers and pouring hundreds of thousands of cups of coffee over the years at Fritz’ Place. See complete story in this week's issue of the Springfield Advance-Press. 
2024 Sparkle and Dine to benefit NUMAS Haus
  NUMAS Haus is pleased and honored to be the recipient of 2024’s Sparkle and Dine benefit. NUMAS Haus began in 2013 at a meeting of the New Ulm Ministerial Association, where the pastors realized there were no shelters in the Brown County area. At that time, there were over 40 children in the...
Happy New Year!
See photos and stories from 5th and 6th grades in this week's issue of the Springfield Advance-Press.
Holiday Greetings
See fun stories and photos in the special section of this week's issue of the Springfield Advance-Press.

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