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Ed Fornberg is pictured judging the 25th annual Juried Art Show last week. The show opens tonight, Wednesday, Oct 15.
The Springfield Public Library will hold open house this evening (Wednesday, October 15) to celebrate the opening of the annual Juried Art Show. This year’s judge is Ed Fornberg from Walnut Grove, MN. He is an artist and has years of experience teaching art in New Ulm Public Schools and the...
Art Show workers Jeanette Jensen and Dotty de Lambert view Nicholas Schleif’s work during drop off last week.
Artists were spotted last week dropping off their work for the 25th annual Juried Art Show. The show is a wonderful representation of area artists and their crafts.  Opening night will be next Wednesday, Oct. 15 at the Springfield Public Library. The reception will be in the Altermatt Gallery from...
Crissy’s Engraving & Gifts
Community and family members, along with members of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Springfield’s EDA, hosted a ribbon cutting for Crissy’s Engraving & Gifts new location on Thursday, September 25. the business is now located in the former Sterling Travel building at 3 E Central St...
LilyRose Medspa
Community members, along with members of the Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce and Springfield’s EDA, hosted a ribbon cutting to celebrate LilyRose MedSpa on Thursday, September 11. LilyRose Medspa is owned by Lacey Groebner and offers personalized skincare, wellness treatments and natural...
The Springfield Ambulance Crew train on a Springfield Fireman as part of a joint Hazmat training. Photos submitted.
Springfield continues to build on its emergency response education, by hosting another successful training session focused on a Hazmat chemical spill. This training was unique as all of Springfield’s first responders worked and trained together during the August 20 session.  “We’re lucky in...
Alyce Weilage
This past week we got a surprise treat! Alyce Weilage dropped off a raspberry crumble for us to enjoy at the office. The raspberries were from her grandma’s (Linda Roiger) bumper crop. Alyce is an excellent baker and we spent the week enjoying the sweet treat with our coffee. Thanks Alyce!
The Little Miss Comfrey Pageant
The Little Miss Comfrey Pageant was held on the opening day of Comfrey Community Days on Friday, July 11. 16 contestants took part in the pageant which began with the girls dancing to Taylor Swift. Afterwards each contestant was interviewed, giving their name, favorite summertime activity and...
Riverside Rodeo
Last year the Riverside Rodeo took over downtown Springfield, due to flooding in the park. This year, they were back at Riverside Park.  “While we were grateful for the flexibility from the City, surrounding businesses, and Baseball Association last year to move the event downtown after the flood,...
Celebrating last year’s kickball win.
Get ready to lace up your sneakers and kick it old school!  The Springfield Rotary Club is thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual Riverside Days Kickball Tournament, taking place Saturday, June 28 at Sticker Field, with games kicking off at 10:00 a.m. sharp.      This year’s event promises to be even...
St. Johns Lutheran Church 2025 graduating seniors.
St. Johns Lutheran Church honored it’s 2025 graduating seniors during the worship service and fellowship hour Sunday, May 11.  Pictured front row, from left:  Brady Anderson, Emma Hauger and Jackson Hillesheim.  Back row:  Blaise Louwagie and Lucas Milbrath.

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