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On the roads that straddle Marion and Nelson counties, drivers may have seen fields that look like they have been marked with a giant highlighter. The farmers of Peterson Farm have added canola to their crop rotation this year, and people are taking notice.

“I’ve seen people taking photographs, and I’ve also seen people go out and cut it for cut flowers,” said Albert Peterson, who farms with his father, Bill, and his uncles, Bernard and David.

The Commander College program has been a joint effort at Washington County High School and St. Catharine College for more than two years, and after hard work by the students at WCHS and the administration at both schools, the first group of graduates is ready to take the stage.

The 10 students who have completed the program will enter their first year of college well ahead of the game.

The Springfield Business & Professional Women’s Club (BPW) is finalizing plans for their 2013 upcoming 11th Annual Wine & Stein Tasting on Saturday, May 18, in downtown Springfield.  The event will be outside on Cross Main Street, under an enormous tent and inside The Louisville Store Building located at 101 W. Main Street from 6:00 to 9:30 p.m.