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On a warm, sunny fall afternoon, Buffalo City leaders, ISD 877 representatives, teachers and staff, and most importantly, elementary students, gathered at Lions Community Park for a bit of celebration and play. Lions Park underwent renovations, which began in June with the installation of new...
Epic regular season battle sees No. 2 ranked Buffalo tie No. 1 ranked Minnetonka   There was no downplaying how big last Thursday’s home game was between the No. 2 ranked Buffalo boys’ soccer team hosting the top-ranked Minnetonka Skippers. The hype leading into the game didn’t disappoint, as both...
Bison put together all-around effort in 3-0 win over Magic   Buffalo Head Coach Steve Novacek felt confident heading into a key road match Tuesday, Sept. 23, against a red-hot Monticello volleyball team. Despite losing four straight coming in, the Bison showed some good play against some tough...
New route lands Buffalo at Collinwood Park in Cokato   The Buffalo cross country teams elected to take a new route for one of this year’s regular season meets.  The route took them to Collinwood Park in Cokato for its first-time ever participating on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Dassel-Cokato...
Buffalo falls to 1-6   Sixty miles separates Buffalo from Woodbury.  While it’s one of the longest road trips of the season for the Bison girls’ swim/dive team, the time traveled has become well worth the wait. “Our meet against Woodbury is always a fun one,” said Buffalo Head Coach Jocelyn Woytcke...
Penalties, turnovers lead to 52-14 defeat   Buffalo Head Coach Jackson Litterer stresses the importance of playing complimentary football. Outside of a week one road loss at Brainerd, the Bison had improved in all three aspects – defense, offense, special teams – during the team’s recent three-game...
Gary Chaffins, 78 Gary Stanley Chaffins, of Buffalo, 78, passed away peacefully at home on September 21, 2025.  He was born on March 9, 1947, to Annabelle Chaffins. He married Robin Perisian on September 13, 1975, and they were lovingly married for 47 years, until Robin passed away in January 2023...
October is here. Time to bust out the Halloween decorations. This process was partially started at my house last week. I now have a very large black felt spider that my daughter named “Spideedle,” hanging from the staircase banister, along with my personal favorite, “Garsec,” a large inflatable...

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The Concerts in the Park series continues on Thursday, August 10, at 7:00 p.m. at Sturges Park in Buffalo. Shane Martin Band – Songs of the South will be performing music an Alabama Tribute. Food...
The next free community breakfast is set for Saturday, August 12, at the Buffalo Community Center.  St. John’s Lutheran volunteers will be the hosts, preparing and serving the meal. Co-hosting is the...
Wright County Horticultural Society will host Jayme Hennek at 6:30 p.m., on Monday, Aug. 14, at the Buffalo Covenant Church, 1601 Hwy. 25 N, Buffalo. This event is free and open to the public. Jayme...
Buffalo Community Theater is holding auditions for its upcoming production of “Grumpy Old Men, The Musical” on August 18, from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and August 19 from 1:30 to 4:00 p.m. at the...
Orphaned children from Columbia visited the United States this summer in hopes of finding their forever family. The children visited through a program called Kidsave, an organization that helps...
Delano clinches berth with wins over D-C, Buffalo   A trip to the ballpark typically requires hometown uniforms. For the Delano Athletics, their uniforms easily could be replaced with suit and ties....
Maple Lake earns 33rd trip to state   Defense played a key factor down the stretch in Monday’s Region12C state qualifier amateur baseball game between No. 2 seed Maple Lake and No. 6 Litchfield at...
Astro Metal Craft projects include new audio system, retaining wall   The USA Bicycle Motor Cross (BMX) Land O’ Lakes Nationals is coming to the Crow River BMX track in St. Michael from August 18-20...

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