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Almost a year ago, a group of local citizens gathered together at the Springfield Public Library for their first informal meet and greet, shared a few comments about the most recent book each had read, and made concrete plans for continued meetings which would be held on the first Tuesday of each...
The City of Springfield’s management recognizes the importance of retaining quality employees. Twenty-two workers recently received Certificates of Appreciation for long-term service. Service Year Award Certificates were presented in five-year intervals for 20 years or more.
30 Years —...
During the summer between his sophomore and junior high school years, Jay Drury applied for a job at Madsen Drugs in Pipestone. During his first day at work he decided that he wanted to someday be a pharmacist.
His entry into the workforce was as a stock boy where he learned the job from the...
It’s a dilemma many Minnesota parents face — trying to find affordable child care.
There is a growing gap between the number of children that need child care and the number of spaces available at both child care centers and in-home providers.
The problem of child care accessibility is growing in...
With visions of Santa and his reindeer and sleigh on their Christmas Eve visit in the minds of children around the world, local children had the opportunity to see a pair of real, live reindeer at the Holiday Cheer Event hosted by St. John’s Circle of Care Thursday afternoon.
The reindeer weren’...
Adam and Samantha Hesse and their four-month-old daughter, Rowyn, will portray Joseph, Mary and the Baby Jesus in the 2018 Springfield Nativity Pageant.
The Hesses are “excited” to play the role.
The Nativity Pageant “is something our community really likes and we wanted to help,” Adam said. ...
Garbage disposal service in the City of Springfield is being upgraded to a cart-based system.
River View Sanitation supplied garbage cans will be delivered to residences in Springfield the week of December 3-7.
Approximately 1,000 garbage cans will be delivered to residences; but, because of the...
Tim and Jodi Dittes and their family visited Springfield last Wednesday evening during our community’s annual holiday open house, and they spent several hours meeting people and getting better acquainted with their newest store and the Springfield community.
It was a good feeling to see all the...
The Springfield High School Tigers’ football team is headed to U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis Saturday, Nov. 17, as a result of their Class A State Football quarterfinal win in Shakopee Saturday, Nov. 10. The Tigers will play Mahnomen/Waubun in semi-final game at 11:30 a.m. Tigers pictured in...
Springfield FFA was recognized as a Three-Star Chapter at the 91st National FFA Convention & Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana, Oct. 24-26. Three stars is the highest rating for a chapter to receive. Chapters that receive a gold rating by their state FFA associations are eligible to compete for...
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