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Wreaths Across America
A dozen Vietnam War and Vietnam-era veterans were recognized for their service on Friday, July 1, 2022 during a stop by the mobile education exhibit of Wreaths Across America.  The exhibit, designed to raise awareness of Wreaths Across America, is traveling across the country, and its stop at...
  School bells seem like a long way off but United Way of Brown County, in partnership with Alliance, is already working to help families get their kids backpacks filled for school.  It takes a lot of money to fill a backpack and United Way knows that some families struggle to get this done....
Wreaths Across America (WWA)
   The City of Springfield will be hosting the Wreaths Across America (WWA) exhibit this Friday, July 1 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Martha Anderson Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Springfield.  The Wreaths Across America will bring its Mobile Education Exhibit with interactive displays, short...
   The Riverside Rodeo Committee is bringing the MN Xtreme Bull Riding Tour to Springfield on Friday, June 24 during the Riverside Days celebration.  The event will take place in Riverside Park, near the baseball field, following the Riverside Days parade that evening.  The gates will open at 7:00...
Lexie Weiss
  Beers Family Dental would like to welcome, dental therapist, Lexie Weiss to the area.  Lexie grew up in Sleepy Eye, MN, earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin Superior, and recently graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry Dental Therapy program.  She...
Austin Ewing
  Local resident, Austin Ewing, is competing in the USA Special Olympic Games in Orlando, Florida this week.  The young athlete is a member of “The Flames,” the Minnesota USA Power-Lifting Team.  He competes in Power-Lifting—Benches 415 lbs., Squats 550 lbs. and Dead-Lift 675 lbs. but will be going...
Luke Amsden
Luke Amsden has been named the 2022 Teacher of the Year at Springfield Public School by the Springfield Education Association.  A member of the faculty for five years, he feels honored to be selected for the distinction by his peers. Luke always enjoyed school and athletics.  “Coming out of high...
Springfield Legion Firing Squad during the 2021 ceremonies.
  Memorial Day, an American holiday observed on the last Monday of May honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military, will be observed Monday, May 30 this year. Memorial Day used to be called Decoration Day and had its origins during the Civil War.  General John Logan,...
  Last Friday, May 13, students and staff from both Springfield Elementary and Springfield High School gathered together to break ground on the new school addition.  To highlight the importance of the community’s investment in the school, seven shovel ceremonies were performed. The ceremonies...
Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre
  Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre is returning to Springfield June 6-11 after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. Auditions for Prairie Fire Children’s Theatre’s original musical production of Pinocchio will be held on Monday, June 6 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. in the Performing Arts Auditorium at...

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