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Buffalo High School selected this year’s homecoming king and queen on Monday, Sept. 25, at the coronation ceremony at the Performing Arts Center. Pictured above is King Jerrick Gorton, and Queen Lisa Bull. (Photo by Rob LaPlante)
The Wright County Board is looking to approve a roughly 4.8 % levy increase for 2024 at a special meeting that was held on Tuesday, Sept. 26.   Commissioners and staff have been chipping away at a levy that started at a 7.1 percent increase. That was pared down to 5.26 percent, which would have...
The Antiques Appraisal Fair, hosted by the Hanover Historical Society, is back again! Join us Saturday, October 14 at the Hanover Area History Center, 1010 River Road, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Doors open at 8 a.m. Free coffee and sweets to kickstart the day. Admission is $1 without an item. If you have...
The City of Montrose will have their Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. The festival will be held at the Lions Park/Community Center, located downtown Montrose. The day’s festivities include: live music by Roadhouse 6 Band, food trucks, face painting, axe throwing, bounce...
The Buffalo Police and Fire Departments have received information that a person has been visiting local businesses and stating he was with the fire department and asking to see their fire extinguishers. He then retags the fire extinguisher and asks to be paid. This is not a person from the fire...
The Wright County Highway Department has been informed that Canadian Pacific Railway will close County Highway 12 at the railroad crossing south of State Highway 55 in the City of Buffalo. The work will take place Tuesday, September 26, to Friday, September 29, to complete a track repair. This is...
The 7th Annual Rocktoberfest (Rocktoberfest VII) will be held on Saturday, October 7, in Riverside Park, Rockford, MN. The Rockford Historical Society will have two beer tents, and the Rockford Fire Department will again be serving food and conducting the 50/50 raffle. Proceeds from this FREE...
Join the Friends of the Library for their fall book sale at the Buffalo Library. The sale begins Monday, October 2, and runs through Saturday, October 7, during regular business hours: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, noon to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, and 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on...
The ECFE (Early Child-hood Family Education) Fall Festival will be held on Saturday, October 7, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Sturges Park, 401 Lake Blvd S., Buffalo. Special guest, Hooperina, will be at the event from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For questions or more information, call 763-682-8780...
Our goal is to collect hundreds of coats in the hope that no child will have to be cold this winter!  Please help us succeed by dropping off NEW COATS or gently-USED COATS of all sizes (adult & children) and also, we welcome all warm winter wear such as hats, mittens, and snow pants at Zion...

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I love the rule breaking critters of the world. You know, the ones that don’t follow the rules that we people put forth for the animal kingdom. A good example of this is the Virginia Opossum, which...
Each year, the Canadian-Pacific Holiday Train makes its way from Montreal, Canada into the U.S. on a voyage against hunger in local communities. Marking the 20th Anniversary of the event, CP helped ...
Treyton Welch’s final high school football game came with the North All-Stars in last Saturday’s 3rd Annual Minnesota Football Showcase at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The North squad lost to the...
They say practice makes perfect. According to head coach Martha Driscoll-Nelson, the gymnastics practices between their first win Dec. 6 at St. Michael-Albertville and last Thursday’s 135.375 to 135....
Last year’s leading scorer for the Buffalo girls’ basketball team is starting to heat up. Averaging just 12.2 points per game through the first four games, Zrust scored a combined 87 points in the...
The Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team took its first step towards defending its conference title, whom they shared it with a year ago with St. Michael-Albertville. In doing so, the Bison defeated...
It’s pretty rare that I get to review a movie before it hits theatres, but I suppose that’s what happens when you’re fortunate enough for advanced screenings. Me, being one of those fortunate souls...
On December 8, the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce seized the opportunity to snap some beautiful pictures of the frost, which visted Buffalo early Saturday morning. Pictured above is Fourth Avenue NW,...
On December 15 and 16, see the Christmas story come to life at Buffalo Covenant Church! From 5 to 7 p.m., there will be a Living Nativity present to take you on an interactive, walk-through journey...
For the last five years, the Wright County Board of Commissioners have argued the merits of having a county coordinator or a county administrator. It appeared as though the matter was going to be...

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