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School bells rang Monday morning as students at St. Raphael Catholic School arrived to begin the 2024-2025 school year. The school staff is complete and welcomed seventy-five students back to class after summer vacation. There are three new teachers on the staff this year.
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Winkelmann Family Farms is a fourth-generation farm with the roots of the operation going back to 1950 when Clarence, Lee’s grandfather, had dairy cows and farmed the land. In the late 1950s, Clarence dispersed the cows and started farming with his son, Don, Lee’s father. Clarence and Don...
Two historical buildings in downtown Springfield are being taken down this month. The roof of the buildings at 13 West Central and 15 West Central collapsed on Monday, July 8. Due to the instability of the buildings, both built in the late 1800s, they are being taken down and removed from the...
It’s going to be an exciting few days this weekend at the baseball field in Riverside Park as Springfield Post 257 is ready to host the American Legion 2024 Southwest Sub-State Tournament.
With games still being played as of press time, the bracket hasn’t been set yet.
The first game will begin...
MAT Holdings, Inc., originally founded as Midwest Air Technologies Inc. in 1984, proudly celebrates its 40th anniversary this year. Over the past four decades, the company has expanded significantly, with six subsidiary companies within the U.S. and twelve worldwide, employing approximately 13,...
Red Rock Bank and MidCountry Bank jointly announce that Red Rock Bank will be merged into MidCountry Bank, with an expected October 2024 completion. Both community banks are currently owned and operated by the same Minnesota-based holding company. Upon completion of the merger, the Red Rock Bank...
The city of Springfield received the League of Minnesota Cities 2024 City of Excellence Award for the under 5,000 population category Thursday at the League’s Annual Conference in Rochester. Springfield was honored for its ambulance service recruitment initiative.
In 2019, the Springfield...
Springfield’s Riverside Days is just a week away. The annual celebration will begin on Wednesday, June 26 and run through Sunday, June 30.
Many familiar favorites will be coming back, along with a few new events to be a part of. Now is the time to purchase tickets and sign up for some of the...
During a special council meeting last week, Jeanette Pidde was sworn in as the city’s new Ward 1 Council Member. She is taking Theresa Beckman’s seat after Beckman’s resignation due to moving from the community.
Pidde practiced law in Springfield for ten years before taking a position in Redwood...
Local residents gathered on Monday, May 27, for Springfield’s Memorial Day program held to honor our fallen soldiers.
John Watson Post 257 American Legion conducted the community’s annual Memorial Day service held in the Springfield High School Auditorium.
The somber program began with the...
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