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For nearly forty years, March has been officially designated as Music in our Schools Month. The purpose is to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children and to remind citizens that school is where all children should have access to music. Schools and communities...
ExCEL — Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership — is a unique recognition program designed exclusively for Minnesota high school juniors who are active in school activities, who show leadership qualities, and who work voluntarily in their community.
Skyla Dauer, daughter of Nick and...
Ben Potter and Brooklyn Sturm have earned the 2024 Triple ‘A’ Awards at Springfield High School.
The Academics, Arts, and Athletic Award (Triple “A” Award) is sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League. The purpose of the program is to recognize and honor high school seniors who have...
FFA Week will be celebrated across the nation this week. While the letters stand for Future Farmers of America, the organization is not just for students who want to be production farmers. FFA also welcomes members who aspire to careers as teachers, doctors, scientists, business owners and much...
On Saturday, February 10, the River Valley speakers competed in the Mankato Loyola Crusader Classic Speech Tournament. This tournament was much larger than the previous week as there were 16 teams from both A and AA schools in Minnesota. This tournament offered a varsity final round, as well as a...
Dr. Brady Myers has recently joined Dr. Phil Gill, Dr. Jason Beyer, Dr. Katelyn Stark and Dr. Kaitlyn Dreher at the Riverside Animal Clinic. A native of the Redwood Falls area, he joined the clinic staff in early January.
Dr. Myers grew up on a sheep and crop farm northwest of Redwood Falls. He...
Right before the holiday break, the Springfield Area Historical Society received the news that they had been awarded a Minnesota Historical & Cultural Heritage grant by the Minnesota Historical Society for nearly $80,000. The grant will be used to update the museum’s HVAC and Lighting System...
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has proclaimed Paraprofessional Recognition Week for January 22-26, 2024. Being an educator himself, he definitely understands that the support and services provided by the paraprofessionals are integral to student achievement, resulting in even better, more effective...
The annual reorganization of the Springfield School District 85 Board of Education was conducted during their first meeting of the year during an early morning meeting, Wednesday, January 10.
Jeff Kretsch was reelected Chairman of the board. Justin Roiger was reelected Clerk. Mike Vogel was...
Springfield’s Tom Honl is slowly settling into retirement after 48 years of greeting customers, frying burgers and pouring hundreds of thousands of cups of coffee over the years at Fritz’ Place.
See complete story in this week's issue of the Springfield Advance-Press.
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