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There is growing concern about Minnesota’s flood prospects, following a February that brought snowfall four times normal for many river basins. National Weather Service forecasters can look out with some level of confidence and accuracy about 7-10 days. Beyond that it’s virtually impossible to pin...
As Minnesota’s snowpack deepens, weather officials are fretting the spring thaw.
With lots of snow on the ground and more on the way, Minnesota weather officials are looking with increasing trepidation toward the spring thaw, with better-than-even chances of “major flooding.”
When it comes to...
The people of Springfield area and friends and business associates from a broader community are remembering G.M. “Mike” Pieschel, who died February 27, after a brief illness.
Mike was a picture of good health for a nonagenarian, so it was a shock when we learned that he was diagnosed with stomach...
The snowfall was intense throughout Minnesota this winter, and February has been a long month for crews who plow highways and streets, and all who have had to shovel snow!
With snow falling almost every other day, plowing crews have been having difficult times getting all streets and alleys plowed...
Jason Lang recently opened Lang’s Automotive LLC, a full-service automotive maintenance and repair service, located at 417 West Rock Street (Highway 14), and is keeping busy in what he does best — auto mechanics and service.
Lang’s Automotive offers a wide variety of the most commonly requested...
The Facility Task Force organized by the Springfield School District met for the fourth time the evening of February 6, to share ideas regarding the school’s physical plant. The Task Force is being asked to examine data and information and help guide the school board in decision making regarding...
The blast of arctic cold that swept through the Midwest last week brought record-shattering cold, heavy snow and howling winds that cut a broad swath through the U.S. It was the result of one of the coldest arctic air masses to hit the country in recent memory. The very dangerous and life-...
A surge of arctic air is bringing the harshest cold yet this season to the Midwest.
The National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion that a “potentially record breaking push” of Arctic air will inundate the Northern Plains and Great Lakes by Wednesday, bringing wind chills as low as -...
Valerie Folkens, nurse practitioner, is the newest member of the family medicine team at Mayo Clinic Health System in Springfield. As a nurse practitioner, Folkens helps care for people of all ages with preventive treatment and illness evaluation, including the prescription of medications. She...
As we start 2019, our medical center is in a much different place than this time last year. With the transitions that took place in late 2018, we have moved to make our local health care delivery system sustainable. Keeping rural health care sustainable is a challenge for many. In fact, the...
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