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Multicolored Asian ladybeetles seeking warm sunlight and trying to get outside
Spring is here and soon the temperatures will begin to rise and stay warm. With the springtime increase in temperature you may begin to notice insects in...
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Forsythia flower buds above the snowline did not survive winter temperatures. The buds that are blooming were covered with snow and protected from dieback.
You have to be tough to be a plant in Minnesota. Our plants endure cold, heat,...
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Prune oaks like this Majestic Skies™ northern pin oak in the winter to avoid oak wilt, a fatal disease that affects both red and white oaks.
Trees and shrubs are long-lived, important landscape plants and are a good investment for any...
Xcel Energy held two open houses at the Monticello Community Center after two recent leaks at their Monticello Nuclear Plant. The open houses were held on Friday, March 24, and Monday, March 27. Representatives from Xcel Energy and the Minnesota Department of Health were present to provide...
Two swans enjoyed a stroll last Saturday on the Dague Avenue walking path just north of BHS. (Photo by Tom McDonnell)
Community Planning and Economic Development Director David Kelly spoke with the Buffalo City Council on Monday, March 20, regarding adopting an ordinance that had previously been discussed. The ordinance is in regard to zoning, specifically for the sale of THC Cannabinoids within the city of...
Wright County Commissioners approved raising the boarding fee for county jail inmates from $55 to $75 a day at their Tuesday, March 21, County Board meeting.
Commissioners held a public hearing on the fee change, which included adjustments to a couple other County services, including gas...
Austin Mehlhoff Copsey, 37, of Otsego, plead guilty to criminal vehicular homicide with an alcohol concentration of .08 or more in Wright County District Court. According to County Attorney Brian Lutes, the plea was an Alford plea due to a claimed lack of recollection of what happened to due to a...
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has announced the four days this year that all 75 state parks will waive vehicle permit fees for free admittance to all parks. The four days are Saturday, April 22, Saturday, June 10, Saturday, Sept. 9, and Friday, Nov. 24.
For those looking for a...
The Wright County Dairy Princess and Ambassador Luncheon will be held on Saturday, April 1, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Buffalo (302 2nd Street NE). Social hour begins at 11:30 a.m., and lunch will begin at 12:00 p.m. Coronation will follow lunch.
The Dairy Princess and Ambassador Program is...
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The Star Tribune reported on January 1 that 19-year -old Noah Johnson, of Big Lake, was killed after his vehicle spun into another vehicle’s path just northwest of the Twin Cities.
The other motorist...
If you’re a Buffalonian, or are around the area, you might be familiar with Buffalo’s Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau – or, you might be one of many who just don’t really get what a Chamber...
In past years, the Schwan’s Cup has been anything but tasty for the Buffalo girls’ hockey team.
Owners of a 3-6 record the past three years at the annual holiday tournament at the Schwan’s Super Rink...
This year’s Buffalo Basketball Invitational turned into Wright County bragging rights.
With snowy weather forcing Pipestone to decline its invitation, the invite came down to a triangular between...
Given his submitted lineup, a 15th place finish in this year’s Rumble on the Red Wrestling Tournament in Fargo, ND, was something Bison Head Coach Ben Presler could be proud of.
Supplying most of...
I know this week was supposed to be a movie review, but the christening of a new year, in a way, demands a redetermination of focus. That in mind, we’ll resume reviewing a movie next week, as I’ll...
By the time many of you will read this, Christmas will have wrapped up like a present with a nice little bow on top. Or, if you’re like me, holiday plans stretch all the way into the New Year for...
Many times at the conclusion of every year, we sit back and think about the 365 days that seemed to pass in what many will recall as a “blink of an eye.” We’re all another year older, a little bit...
January
Ordinances from the city code were amended. The parking lot created by the city’s removal of a house behind River Inn was leveled. An alarm system was installed in the new public works...
January
Water usage rates in Montrose were raised to help fund improvements to the water system with the estimated $17,500 increase to be used for a future well and wellhouse, which have been on the...
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