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The Polar Plunge fundraiser will be in Buffalo on Saturday, March 9, at Sturges Park (401 Lake Blvd. South, Buffalo). Check-in and Day-of registration begins at 11:00 a.m., with the event beginning at noon. The Polar Plunge supports Special Olympics Minnesota. All funds raised by Plungers help...
“Broadway in Buffalo” Scholarship Fundraiser in partnership with Buffalo High School Tri-M are holding auditions Friday, March 8, from 6 to 8 p.m., and Saturday, March 9, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., in the BHS choir room. Performances are May 18 at 7:30 p.m. and May 19 at 2:00 p.m. in the BHS PAC.
The Minnesota Department of Transportation invites the communities of Buffalo and Monticello to an open house for the future Highway 25 project from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 14, at the Wright County Highway Department, 3600 Braddock Avenue NE, in Buffalo. In 2021, a corridor study...
 For Ken Thies, of Rockford Township, horses have been a part of his life since he was five years old. At 81, it’s difficult to say goodbye. Ken grew up helping his father and grandfather with chores and farm work. The horses were always there, working right alongside Ken.    Ken and his wife, Mary...
Section 8AA Quarterfinal: Buffalo 2, Sartell 0  |  Section 8AA Semifinal: Buffalo 2, St. Cloud 1, OT   No. 6 seed Buffalo advances to Section 8AA championship game; Top-3 seeds upset   On the anniversary of 50 years of Buffalo boys’ hockey, the current team is looking to achieve something no other...
Close, Lemus win section titles; four swimmers, one diver earn berths   All season long, Buffalo Head Coach Dan Schirmers had a hunch that his boys’ swim/dive team would be well represented at this year’s state meet.  That hunch came to reality this past weekend when Buffalo left Brainerd’s Aquatic...
STMA senior wins All-Around, vault, beam, floor titles; Knights place 5th   A year ago, St. Michael-Albertville senior Jackie Bergeron stood second highest on the Class AA state podium for all-around skills. This season, Bergeron took one step higher. With a top-place score of 38.35, Bergeron...
Ed Keith, 81  Ed Keith, 81, of Buffalo, MN, died February 21, 2023, at Abbott Hospital. He leaves his loving wife, Linda, and children; one brother; and his special dog, Charlie. He was a wonderful caring man.  Peace to his memory.   Robert Larson, 79 Robert “Bob” William Larson, born to “Skip”...

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The character of Spider-Man on the silver screen has been a topic of deliberation for many years, since the first live-action film in the early 2000s, featuring Tobey Maguire as your friendly,...
Rehearsals are well underway for Buffalo Community Theater’s “The Music Man” but, for some members of the production staff and cast, it’s as though they’ve done this before… because they have. In...
Kelly Zitzloff is not an unfamiliar face in Wright County. A Buffalo High School graduate and long-time resident, she has spent her life growing up in the community, as have her folks, who now reside...
The Wright County Fair is always packed with a variety of entertainment for the whole family.  The 2019 Wright County Fair, running from July 24-28 will continue that tradition in a big way. The...
Excerpt by Miriam Orr For weeks, those men gathered in Philedelphia on the day of July 4, 1776 sat in deliberation of revolution.  I don’t think a man in Independance Hall could fathom what the...
The Buffalo American Legion Post 270 baseball team hit a bit of a speedbump the past two weeks in its summer schedule. After a 6-0 start, the Bison (9-3) have since gone 3-3, which included recent...
A favorable schedule couldn’t have come at a better time for a slumping Buffalo Bulldogs team. The past week, the Bulldogs posted a 3-0 record over a five-day stretch against the North Star League’s...
The Buffalo and North Branch Coaches vs. Cancer boys’ basketball game last Feb. 28 raised a grand total of $5,571.77. Money was raised by selling t-shirts, a silent auction, TV raffle, halftime game...
Can you think of one food that is served in most homes at least two times a week? Yes, it’s pizza. You heat it, and eat it; eat it when it’s hot, eat it when it’s cold; reheat it for a snack. Most...
On my commute into work, there is an American flag which flies proudly in the lawn of a dairy farmer, not far from my home. Right on the corner, I see it proudly wave. My heart never fails to swell...

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