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Buffalo Buffalo American Legion Post 270 will be celebrating Memorial Day beginning with the parade at 8:45 a.m. and program starting at 9:00 a.m., outside weather permitting, bring a lawn chair.   Included this year will be the traditional roll call of deceased veterans, keynote speaker (Connie...
Buffalo High School Presidential Award winners were honored at the 40th Annual Academic Awards Luncheon sponsored by the Buffalo Chamber of Commerce and held at Buffalo Evangelical Free Church on Wednesday, May 13. On stage, Cayce Peterson (left) and Kristopher Carlson (right) shared future plans,...
Candidate filing for the 2026 Primary and General Election opened on Tuesday, May 19. Candidate filing for local and school district offices will commence later this summer starting on July 14. Office seekers for the Primary and General may file their affidavit of candidacy until Tuesday, June 2....
On Friday, May 15, at 7:38 p.m., a fire occurred at a duplex located at 807 1st Ave. NW in Buffalo. The fire was believed to have been started in the garage but is currently under investigation. Residents in the upper apartment of the duplex were home at the time of the fire and were able to...
We are looking for one female and one male over the age of 65 by January 1, 2026, to honor as a Wright County Outstanding Senior Citizen. This nomination should be for someone that volunteers within an organization or community and goes above and beyond what is expected from them. Completed...
The Wright County Master Gardeners are hosting their annual spring plant sale, offering a wide variety of shade and sun perennials for purchase.  The sale will be held on Saturday, May 30, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Wright County Extension Office in Buffalo (3500 Braddock Ave. NE). Cash...
Legion Post 305 will host a Memorial Day Service in Waverly on May 25 at Veterans Memorial Park, 502 Atlantic Ave., from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The service will feature an honored guest speaker, broadcast journalist and author Chas Henry, a combat veteran of the 1991 Gulf War.  Captain Henry is...
Minor setback doesn’t take away Buffalo’s share of Lake Conference title; Bison wins shootout over Lakeville South   Two days after the last week’s coaches poll revealed the Buffalo girls’ lacrosse team earned the state’s No. 1 ranking, the Bison had three games the past week playing with the...
Section 5-4A begins at Maple Grove; spirits high, despite 0-20 regular season   The good news or the bad news? Starting with the good, the section playoffs begin with all teams starting with a clean slate. The bad, this year’s Buffalo softball team ended the program’s first winless regular season...
Buffalo suffers 5-2 season-ending defeat; Schmidt top-seed   The script flipped in the rematch for the Buffalo boys’ tennis team in the Sub-Section 8AA boys’ tennis team tournament. Seeded third, the Bison faced No. 2 seed St. Michael-Albertville on Wednesday, May 13, in the quarterfinal round of...

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The Great Outdoor Fair is a free community event to celebrate the Great Outdoors, promote environmental stewardship, and showcase the wonderful local organizations and businesses. Come learn about...
German families began coming to the Hanover area in 1855, clutching weathered photos, creased letters, and precious documents in a language third-generation descendants cannot read, and a strong,...
Two sellouts, Thursday night record attendance shows for 71st Buffalo PRCA Championship Rodeo   The fans came and the 71st Buffalo PRCA Championship Rodeo delivered. On a steamy weekend with...
Schmidt shakes off cold start with 25-straight in reverse run   It wasn’t his best showing of the season, but Buffalo senior Andrew Schmidt still left Minneapolis Gun Club with his head high...
Buffalo no-hit at EP    There was no shortage of baseball games the past two weekends for the Buffalo Junior Legion Post 270 Cobras. Including an 11-7 exhibition game victory on Sunday, June 15, at...
Buffalo falls in title game at Hinckley    One could make an argument that the entire Buffalo Bulldogs roster could represent this year’s North Star League All-Star squad.  But with only so many...
The next two weeks we will be featuring Strawberries! We all love strawberries in desserts, but you will have to wait until next week for those sweet recipes.   This week, we are showing that...
Excitement and anticipation run high as 2024-25 Miss Buffalo Carley Kill (back center) crowns 2025-26 Miss Buffalo Erika Torres-Gutierrez, as fellow candidates look on. Pictured from left to right:...

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