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The Springfield Rotary Club is conducting its annual Rotary Rose Sale again this year. The sale is entering its thirty-third year of supporting the Springfield community.
The Rotary roses are selling for $25 per dozen. Five hundred dozen roses have been ordered from the supplier this year. ...
St. Paul Lutheran Church hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive Wednesday, August 26. It was a huge success with a full list of registered donors. Clayton Beyer is pictured doing a Power Red donation. During a Power Red donation, you give a concentrated dose of red cells, the part of your...
Springfield’s Cheryl Diede was announced as one of Brown County Volunteers of the Year during the 2026 Brown County Fair.
She was nominated as a long-time volunteer at St. John’s Circle of Care.
As part of her nomination the facility stated, “Cheryl has made a wonderful impact on our community...
Beautiful weather, good food, great entertainment and camaraderie made Springfield’s third annual Community Night Out Picnic Tuesday, August 4 a huge success. A crowd of approximately 575 enjoyed a free meal of burgers, brats, beans, chips, 1919 root beer, water and Lingen Dairy ice cream...
St. John’s Circle of Care has been serving the Springfield area for the past 125 years. It began as St. John’s Hospital back in 1901, a hospital and old folks’ home in 1916 and then a nursing home in 1958. St. John’s is celebrating this milestone anniversary with a community celebration this...
Community and family members, along with members of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Springfield’s EDA, hosted a ribbon cutting for Violet Hovland, owner of downtown Springfield’s newest shop, Meant for More located at 2 W Central St. Summer Hours for the thrift store are Monday...
The Springfield Baseball Association honored Dale “Lumber” Lindmeier during the Springfield Tigers Town Ball game against the Sleepy Eye Indians at Riverside Park Friday.
See complete story in this week's issue of the Springfield Advance-Press.
Carroll County Memorial Hospital (CCMH) announces the retirement of Chief Executive Officer Scott Thoreson, effective June 23, 2026, concluding five years of dedicated, forward-focused leadership that has strengthened the hospital and the community it serves.
Thoreson joined CCMH in July...
Over the past several months, the Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has been working on several initiatives designed to showcase the community and encourage visitors to experience everything Springfield has to offer.
One of the largest projects recently completed is Discover...
The Springfield Area Historical Society (SAHS) invites everyone to join in the “Celebration” at the museum in downtown Springfield this summer. The museum summer displays are highlighting several milestone anniversaries—our country’s 250th, our town’s 145th and the museum’s 30th—plus recognizing...
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