The Drummer
Standing on the open high plains of eastern Wyoming, I scan the horizon in all directions. To the west are some small rolling hills covered in dark green coniferous trees. To the south is an old homestead. Turning more to my left, facing east now, there is nothing but flat open land covered in...
Buffalo Post 270 Cobras stave off four elimination games before falling 15-3 in state title game
With their backs against the wall, the Buffalo Cobras Junior Legion Post 270 baseball team posted a 7-1 record this postseason in elimination games.
Three of those games came July 20-21 to win the Sub...
St. Michael goes 6-0 to capture D-I Senior Legion title
The St. Michael Mikes Post 567 baseball team proved this summer to be the comeback kids.
The Mikes rallied from a one-run deficit to score twice in the top of the seventh inning in a 5-4 victory over Eden Prairie to win Sunday’s state title...
Former BHS standout set Mayville State’s all-time scoring record
Mayville State University’s all-time leading scorer for women’s basketball will soon see her jersey hanging in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Buffalo native Jordan Zrust scored 597 points (19.9 per game...
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The weather has finally eased up a little bit, we hope this update finds you happily harvesting. Read on for information on some issues growers are finding this week.
Crop updates
Solanaceous crops are all being harvested, and some...
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Although Japanese beetle (JB) adults continue to be active throughout August to early September, we shared good news last week that beetle numbers on most host plants/crops are beginning to decline. The gradual reduction in adult...
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Pale swallow-wort forms small buds before flowering.
Be on the lookout for pale swallow-wort, one of the newer noxious weeds in Minnesota.
A vining herbaceous plant originally from Russia and Ukraine, pale swallow-wort has smooth, green...
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Hot weather can cause tomato flowers to wither and become brittle, falling off the plant easily.
It has been a hot few weeks in Minnesota, and people are reporting disappointing yields in their vegetable gardens. Bushy cucumber plants...
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Summer travel figures to pick up as the world returns to relative normalcy after two-plus years of living under the cloud of COVID-19. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer,...
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Marissa Schuh, U of M Extension integrated pest management educator
Marissa Schuh brings an appreciation for insects to her University...
This week we have more great recipes for an enjoyable Memorial Day cookout.
Let us know if there is something you would like us to put in our column, or if you have a recipe to share, please submit...
Great weather and crowds were present for Buffalo’s first farmers market of the season last Saturday, May 7. Vendors will be selling their market fresh goodies every Saturday through October from 8:...
Pictured are Buffalo High School seniors Antonio Bluiett and Macie Guida who were one of 142 couples/groups introduced at last Saturday’s Grand March at the Performing Arts Center. This year’s prom...
Wright County’s natural resources are a great source of pride, and there is plenty of it with 4,717 acres of recreational space that includes 32 parks, three campgrounds and miles of biking, hiking,...
On April 26, the Wright County Board of Commissioners voted in favor of redistricting Districts 3 and 4, moving all of St. Michael into Commissioner Wetter’s district and moving Albertville to...
On Monday, May 9, at approximately 4:11 p.m. Wright County deputies were dispatched to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of County Rd. 12 NW and County Rd. 37 NW in Maple Lake Township....
Two vehicles were involved in an accident on Highway 55 and High Street in Rockford on Sunday, May 8, at approximately 8:23 p.m. A Chevy Suburban was headed westbound, and a Kia Sorento was headed...
Wright County Taxpayer Services would like to remind citizens that first-half property taxes are due on or before May 16, 2022. Wright County Taxpayers can pay their property taxes in several ways....
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