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Mayor Terry Lachermeier welcomed a large gathering to the Buffalo City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 16. Their meeting was held at 7:00 p.m., on Tuesday, instead of Monday, due to the holiday on January 15.  Announcements: Opening announcements from Mayor Lachermeier shared the good news that...
Wright County Commissioners have committed to continuing the fight against Aquatic Invasive Species in Wright County lakes with the unanimous approval of an updated five-year prevention and management plan.  Alicia O’Hare, Water Resource Specialist for Wright Soil and Water Conservation District (...
Early absentee voting began Friday, Jan. 19 was the first day of the 46-day absentee voting period. Eligible Wright County voters can now cast their ballots for the 2024 Presidential Nominating Primary. Voters may request an absentee ballot by contacting Wright County Elections directly or by...
After much speculation as to whether Costco was interested in a Wright County location, the retail giant has made its intentions clear by submitting a preliminary development plan to the City of Otsego, according to an article in the Monticello Times. The company is proposing a 164,000 square foot...
The Blessing Closet will be having a Valentine’s Day celebration at the next distribution to be held at Zion Lutheran Church, 1200 Hwy 25 S., Buffalo, MN 55313 on Saturday, February 3 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.   We have partnered with the Buffalo Food Shelf who will provide a food distribution...
Hundreds of brave residents will take the Polar Plunge in Buffalo with the goal of raising $80,000 for Special Olympics Minnesota. The event takes place on Saturday, March 9, at 12 p.m., Sturges Park, Lake Boulevard South, Buffalo. Get ready to take the plunge for a great cause! Special Olympics...
Winter bird feeding is one of the most common / popular hobbies in America. It is estimated that nearly 60 million Americans feed birds in their yards in winter or summer. That is about 40 percent of all American’s make backyard bird feeding part of their everyday activities. It’s estimated to be...
Buffalo places first at JV/varsity home invitational; Wayzata nips Bison in conference meet   On Thursday, Feb. 15, Buffalo High School’s main gymnasium will be the site for this year’s Section 5AA gymnastics tournament. While the Bison typically compete in their own separate gym at the high school...
Junior scoring big in big meets; Bison fall to No. 1 Tonka   Despite a 1-5 overall record through six dual meets, members of this year’s Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team are not panicking. One of those members is junior Rylan Close, who joins junior teammate James Lemus as Buffalo’s top scorers this...
Buffalo avoids first four-game slide in four seasons with 76-55 victory over Andover   You have to go back four seasons – the Covid year of 2020-21 – to find the last time the Buffalo boys’ basketball team last suffered a four-game losing streak. The Bison finished that season dropping their final...

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Heading into her junior season, Alexis O’Malley had high hopes as she was thrust into the role as the No. 1 runner on the Bison girls’ cross country squad. Nagging injuries and illnesses hampered...
No fear. That was the attitude head coach Todd Bouman and his Buffalo football squad took coming into last Friday’s Class 6A state tournament playoff game at No. 4 seed Prior Lake. At times, Bouman’s...
I’ll be the first to say it, without hesitancy – I don’t like winter. I say all the time that if I could afford it, I’d be a snowbird. I am one of those Minnesotans that can just barely get through...
Music lovers of the community are in for a real treat on Sunday, October 28th, when the Buffalo Community Orchestra performs their annual fall concert, “Open the Season: BCO Plays the Classics.” ...
The world we live in has changed considerably in recent years with the advancements in technology that have dramatically altered how people network and communicate with one another. Unfortunately, at...
In District 29A and 29B, there are two candidates in each, facing off for the position of Minnesota state representative. District 29 state senator Bruce Anderson is not up for re-election this year...
Two of the three candidates for Buffalo City Council and the one candidate for mayor answered a series of questions at a Meet the Candidates forum on Tuesday, October 23, at Buffalo City Center. The...
Wilderness tales – we see them all the time in Hollywood. Whether it’s someone scaling a treacherous mountain trail in tormenting elements, or the beginnings of a thriller film, it makes no...
A streak spanning over a decade came to an end following the Buffalo football team’s 41-20 road win on Wednesday, Oct. 17 at Rogers. The Bison victory snapped an 8-game losing skid to the Royals,...
With 11 teams in Section 5-3A for volleyball, the top-five seeds were waiting for three more teams to join them in this Thursday’s quarterfinal round. Seventh-seed Buffalo (10-16) was one of the...

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