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Maple Lake Royalty waves to the crowd as they are pulled down Division Street during the St. Patrick’s Day parade on March 16. From left to right, Maple Lake Jr. Princess, Olivia Rollings; Maple Lake Princess, Madysen Payne; and Miss Maple Lake, Charlee Wurm. See this week’s feature for more photos...
Lifelong Buffalo resident, Toni Kock, recently attended one of the monthly breakfast gatherings at Buffalo Perkins where she visits with former classmates from the Buffalo High School class of 1962.  The group, which usually numbers around eight to 10, enjoys catching up on what’s going on in their...
The Buffalo City Council met on Monday, March 18. The City held a public hearing regarding an interim ordinance prohibiting the establishment of new uses related to the retail sale of cannabis products. No citizens spoke at the hearing. Current law permits the City to adopt an interim ordinance to...
This week, the United States Census Bureau released updated population estimates and Wright County continues to grow faster than any other county in the state – No. 1 by a significant margin in percentage (6.5 percent) and No. 2 in total increase at 9,267 people – behind only Washington County (11,...
The City of Buffalo is undertaking a construction project to improve the streets and utilities on Trunk Highway 25 (TH 25) between Montrose Boulevard and Settlers Parkway. The project includes road and pedestrian walk construction, sanitary sewer improvements, water system improvements, and storm...
The 877 Scholarship Foundation is sponsoring their 30th annual Scholarship Pork Chop Dinner on Thursday, April 11, from 4:30 – 7:00 p.m. at the Buffalo Community Middle School. The cost of a meal is $12 or purchase two for $17. A kid’s hot dog meal will be available for $5. All meals include a side...
Autism Allies will be sponsoring their Annual Disabilities Resource Fair on Saturday, April 13, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Monticello High School.  This free event is a great opportunity to visit with local and regional supports, service providers and vendor booths. Guests will have the...
Maple Lake held its 47th annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration on March 16, bringing its residents and neighboring communities together for a day of fun and celebration. Festivities began at 9:00 a.m. with an Irish Scamper 5K run and a craft sale at Maple Lake Elementary. Several vendors were on...
Defending champs end Annandale’s 19-game win streak; Dolan’s 43-year coaching career ends in section championship   For most of his career as head coach of the Annandale boys’ basketball team, Skip Dolan has referenced the phrase; “First half for show, second half for dough.” In last Friday’s...
Minnetonka knocks off defending champion Knights, No. 1 ranked Royals; Lake teams finish at top   The Lake Conference proved all season to be the cream of the crop when it came to girls’ basketball. This year’s state tournament proved just that. For the third-consecutive season, a Lake team won the...

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It’s funny. I believe the average person knows more about the Honey Badger (Mellivora capensis), a critter of Africa and Southwest Asia, than they do about the badger in our own backyard, the...
Schaap, Halderson lead young squad; Bison seventh in Lake Conference final standings   After each of the seven schools from the Lake Conference had completed last Thursday’s high kick performances,...
Buffalo 0-2-1 on homestand   Junior goalie Ava Jovan continues to pile up the shots as starting netminder for the Buffalo girls’ hockey team.  Through 20 games, Jovan ranks second in the state among...
The Buffalo gymnastics team made it a clean sweep in last Thursday’s dual meet at Eden Prairie. The Bison ended their two-meet losing streak to improve to 4-2 on the season and 2-1 in the Lake...
Edina’s big guns power past Bison   In a meet where all points matter, it were some valuable points left off the board that potentially cost the Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team one spot in the final...
This week we are focusing on quick and easy meals for those nights where we could use a shortcut to make a family meal that everyone will eat!  Best Biscuit-Hash Brown Casserole   Prep Time: 15...
A gathering of concerned citizens braved a windy and chilly morning at Buffalo Evangelical Free Church last Monday, Jan. 8, at 8:00 a.m. to show their concern about a proposed gravel pit directly...
The Buffalo Hospital had to wait a few days before the first baby of the new year arrived. Adeline Vivan Kay Lucart is the first baby born at Allina Health Buffalo Hospital in 2024. She was born on...

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