Winter has its share of devotees, but warmer times of year like, spring, summer and fall tend to entice people to spend more time outdoors than they might spend once temperatures dip below 40°F. As fall winds down and winter draws closer, people who love to spend time outdoors can look to these...
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Adult minute pirate bug. Photo: Ryan Hodnett, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
If you’ve spent time outdoors this fall, you may be wondering what tiny pest has been leaving bites and making you itch. Chances are, you’ve encountered the...
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Mystery of the month
Why is a distinct area of lawn in this park turning brown? The brown areas appear only in full sun or on the south side of shade trees, while the surrounding grass stays green.
The answer is at the bottom of this...
A 25-year-old St. Michael man faces a first-degree intentional homicide charge in connection with the death of his father. Colton Christopherson was charged following the Sept. 26 death of 56-year-old Allan Christopherson at the family’s Wisconsin cabin.
According to the criminal complaint, a...
Buffalo Police Chief Pat Budke took many plunges into the dunk tank, as seen in this photo, at last Saturday’s open house at the Buffalo Police station. Tours of the police department, exploring squad cars and equipment up close, foot races against police officers, free souvenirs, and, of course,...
A 91-year-old Buffalo woman was killed following a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Highway 25 and John Ause Memorial Drive in Buffalo on Thursday, Oct. 8.
According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the crash was reported at 10:46 a.m. A 2002 Buick LeSabre was attempting to turn left from...
The Buffalo Community Orchestra will kick off their performance season on Sunday, October 25, with “Fantasia: A Young People’s Concert,” featuring music that will appeal to concert-goers of all ages, whether you are young, or young at heart!
Guest Conductor, Muhamad Yusri, will lead the orchestra...
The Hanover City Council awarded a contract to CJC Construction LLC of Hanover for improvements to the shelter at Settler’s Park during its regular meeting Tuesday, Oct. 6.
CJC Construction submitted a bid of $161,000, which was below the engineer’s estimated project cost of $200,000. Metro West...
Editor’s Note: The Journal-Press ran our own candidate profiles recently. Because of that fact, we gave a brief overview of the candidate forum held on Oct. 6. A video of the entire Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce candidate forum can be viewed at: www.ci.buffalo.mn.us.
The Buffalo Area Chamber...
Big hair, bigger personalities, and a whole lot of heart are coming to Buffalo as Buffalo Community Theater presents “The Wedding Singer,” a musical comedy inspired by the beloved Adam Sandler film.
Set in 1985, the story follows Robbie Hart (Sean Snow), a popular wedding singer whose romantic life...