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Wright County Dairy Princesses and Ambassadors were crowned at the South Shore Event Center in Howard Lake on Saturday, April 18.  This year’s princesses are Ella Havisto, of Montrose, and Sophie Salmela, of Howard Lake. This year’s Ambassadors are Lauren Berning, of Otsego, Gianna Beaudry, of...
Correction Notice: An article on the front page of the April 23 print edition of the Journal-Press highlighting the upcoming BCO performance incorrectly spelled Dr. Andrew Burgdorf’s last name in both the photo cutline and article text. The correct spelling is Burgdorf. The BCO is excited to...
The Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School Board met Monday, April 27, where members approved final budget revisions for the 2025–26 school year and reviewed long-term facility maintenance proposals. Director of Finance and Operations Ryan Tangen presented the updated budget (done twice since the June...
The Wright County Historical Society is holding their 6th annual Online Yard Sale Fundraiser. This online-only event starts Thursday, April 30, at 12:00 p.m. and ends Monday, May 11, at 4:30 p.m. Items may be picked up as early as Tuesday, May 12, starting at 9:00 a.m. Items donated specifically...
The Butchery of Maple Lake, 308 Highway 55, will host its 2nd Annual Ribfest Competition on Saturday, May 2, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., with ribs available for sampling around 3:15 p.m., cost is $2 per rib.  Money raised will go towards Maple Lake HS Athletics. The Maple Lake Booster club will be...
Auditions for Buffalo Community Theater’s next production, “Cinderella,” will be held Friday, May 8, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Saturday, May 9, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., at the Buffalo High School Auditorium, 877 Bison Blvd. in Buffalo.   Synopsis A long time ago in a kingdom far away, a...
Area seniors, caregivers, and families gathered on April 22 at the Buffalo Civic Center for the annual Heartland Senior Expo, a community-focused event offering resources, information, and opportunities for connection.   The free event welcomed attendees with complimentary coffee, food, and a...
Schmidt’s three-set win clinches 4-3 win over STMA; Buffalo 1-2 in home invite; 1-1 at Duluth Invite   Buffalo junior Will Schmidt considers St. Michael-Albertville sophomore Brayden Szarzynski a friend. But for two-and-a-half hours, during Tuesday’s home match on April 21 between the Knights and...
Youngquist’s four goals; Wurm’s 16 saves lifts Buffalo past rival Spartans   Saturday, April 25, 2026. On the schedule, the date was just the seventh of 13 regular season games when the Buffalo boys’ lacrosse team hosted Orono. But at the midpoint of the season, the game felt and looked more like a...
Moore, Miriovsky, Mullenbach lead Bison past Eagles   Junior Nolan Mullenbach provided a quality outing on the mound, and junior Tyson Moore and sophomore Will Miriovsky provided the pop at the plate, leading the Buffalo baseball team to a 3-0 road win Wednesday, April 22, at Eden Prairie. Senior...

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Autism Allies and the Special Services Department of BHM Schools will be sponsoring their Annual Disabilities Resource Fair on Tuesday, April 22, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Discovery Center (...
Parenting with Grace, Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in Buffalo dedicated to supporting families through a variety of programs aimed at fostering healthy parent-child relationships with a...
‘We, not me’ attitude hopes to climb team over hump; Buffalo drops opener to CDH, wins big over Monti    The Lake Conference has challenged the Buffalo girls’ lacrosse team in a number of ways...
Bison upset No. 9 Waconia; junior pitches well in heartbreaking loss    A much-hyped starting pitching staff coming into the season was good as advertised in the Buffalo baseball team’s opening week...
Bison throwers shine at Relays   Coaches for the Buffalo track and field teams didn’t put much weight in the final standings from last Friday’s Lake Conference Relay meet at Eden Prairie  Unlike most...
Junior shoots 70 to earn medalist    Despite wind gusts reaching 35-40 miles per hour, it was a successful debut on Monday, April 14, for the Buffalo boys’ golf team in the 16-team Monticello Invite...
Spring... our reward for making it through another winter! If you are like us, we are excited to eat more spring-like themed and colored foods. This week, we found some foods that help you feel like...
Join the Wright County Chamber Chorus and the wRight Ringer Community Handbell Ensemble (celebrating their 30th year) for a concert of “Making Memories.”  Selections will include vocal and...

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