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City Council moves forward with streets and infrastructures plans and projects

The Springfield City Council, during their February 20 meeting, discussed with City Engineer Andy Kehren the proposed Street and Utilities Improvement Projects for the 2018 construction season. While a project for improvements on Central Street was top of the list last fall, the city made...

Bloodmobile coming to Springfield

Winter storms and the flu don’t just mean a lot of people are missing work and school — it also means they can’t keep their American Red Cross blood donation appointments. The Red Cross is urging healthy donors of all blood types to roll up a sleeve to help maintain the blood supply for patients in...

Crew 52 in Blue Jackets at Super Bowl Live volunteer headquarters as they arrived for a shift.” The logistics of getting that many volunteers in the right place in itself was remarkable. They fed us Schwan’s soup and snacks when we got done with a shift,” Olson said. “It took a crew of 50 volunteers just to take care of the volunteers.

Keith Olson had exhilarating ‘Crew 52’ Super Bowl experience

Volunteering by definition is the giving of your time or effort for a cause with the expectation of no compensation. This was not the case during the celebration in Minneapolis leading up to the 52nd Superbowl. I looked at this opportunity to volunteer as a way of giving back for all those who...

Senator Gary Dahms and Representative Paul Torkelson met with constituents at a town hall meeting in Springfield on January 26.

Legislative Session ‘should be interesting,’ say local Legislators

“It should be an interesting session,” said local legislators, State Senator Gary Dahms (R-Redwood Falls) and State Representative Paul Torkelson (R-Hanska), as they provided an update on 2018 Minnesota politics during a town hall meeting in the Springfield Area Community Center on Jan. 26. The...

Frequent blood donors feel joy in giving Gift of Life

*/ Phyllis Weber gave her 128th unit of blood on Monday, Jan. 29, when the Red Cross Bloodmobile came to St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield. Phyllis doesn’t recall when she gave her first unit of blood, but that she was required to get a signature to verify her young age. And, she’s been...

2018 Farm Family of the Year — Judy and Joe Schwartz, Rosie and John Schwartz, and Anita and Mark Schwartz — chosen by the Minnesota Pork Board.

Minnesota Pork Board names Families of John, Joe and Mark Schwartz Family of the Year

The Minnesota Pork Board named the families of John, Joe and Mark Schwartz Family of the Year, and honored them during the 2018 Minnesota Pork Congress, the organization’s convention and trade show in Minneapolis during the week of January 15-18. Following is the story that appeared in the...

Doris Weber celebrates 60 years at the Springfield Advance-Press.

Doris Weber to celebrate 60 years at Advance-Press

January 8, 2018, marked a 60-year milestone for Springfield Advance-Press Editor, Doris Weber, Doris has worn many hats since joining the A-P staff in January 1958 as a Society Editor, gathering all sorts of social mews. Throughout the years just some of her duties have included bookkeeping,...

Steve Renner and daughter, Lara, and their Siberian Husky dogs visited their parents and grandparents, Steve and Marie Renner, at Parkview Place in Springfield before heading north to Alaska.

Renners cheer teen’s quest for Iditarod

Lara Renner, 15, of Alton, New Hampshire, has her eyes set on the 2018 Junior Iditarod in Alaska She has a strategy, a passion for mushing and a very supportive family who believes in her, despite the worries of sending out a young girl into the wilderness with a team of dogs. “Team Snowspeeders...

Barry and Karen Reindl and their family — seated at the left is Christina, and at the right are Italian student Giulia Venturini, Jenny and Andrew. At back are Julieann, T.J. and Jackie.

Even in cold weather, Italian student gets warm welcome here

Giulia Venturini, 17, of Italy, who is attending Springfield High School, has learned that through student exchange she can do so much more than she ever thought was possible. “It’s a great experience,” Giulia said during an interview last week. “I really like learning different languages,...

The Springfield Area Community Center was filled with beautifully decorated tables for 2017 Sparkle and Dine.

Hostesses invited to Sparkle and Dine

St. Raphael Council of Catholic Women (CCW) is planning for its second annual Sparkle and Dine, to be held the evening of Monday, Feb. 12, at the Springfield Area Community Center. Sparkle and Dine is an elegant evening for women with beautifully decorated tables, catered meal by Tommy’s Central...