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Precinct Caucus Night in Minnesota is Tuesday, Feb. 3. The caucus meetings start at 7:00 p.m. Visit (caucusfinder.sos.mn.gov) to find the location of your local caucus meeting.
What are Precinct Caucuses?
Precinct caucuses are meetings run by Minnesota’s political parties. They are the first in a...
Eleven-year-old Taylin Schoenecker, of Buffalo, has a keen eye for fashion and an entrepreneurial spirit to match. She is the creative force behind T Boutique, a clothing retailer located inside Natural Roots Salon in downtown Buffalo, which is owned by her mother, Kelsie Schoenecker.
Established...
Herbst joins Roehl in 125-win club; four champs in two tournaments
Senior Aiden Herbst became the second Buffalo wrestler this month to achieve his milestone 125th career varsity win.
Junior Gabe Roehl accomplished the feat on Jan. 9 against Bemidji. Herbst’s accomplishment came 13 days later...
Victories at Tonka, Maple Grove push Buffalo to third in latest 4A rankings
For those who were waiting for this year’s Buffalo boys’ basketball team to collapse once the Lake Conference schedule kicked in are still waiting.
Outside of a 91-60 road loss Jan. 6 against then No. 1 ranked Wayzata,...
Bison showed top-10 caliber play in loss vs. Minnetonka
Coming off two uncompetitive games in back-to-back lopsided losses against Edina and Hopkins, the Buffalo girls’ basketball team responded with one of their better efforts of the season in last Friday’s 79-51 home loss to No. 6 ranked...
Priscilla Bjorklund, 95
Priscilla Jeanne (Schmidt) Bjorklund, passed away on Thursday, January 22, 2026, at Lake Ridge Care Center in Buffalo.
She was born on February 1, 1930, to Walter and Barbara (Dixon) Schmidt in Buffalo Township.
Priscilla was baptized and confirmed at Immanual Lutheran...
A now somewhat older news headline has popped into my brain from time-to-time regarding the term “rage bait,” which was chosen as Oxford University Press’s 2025 word of the year back in December.
I’ve become accustomed to a certain amount of online “click bait,” designed to tempt my finger to...
Graduations
Iowa State University, Ames
Emma Florence Ostrowski, of St. Michael, graduated Cum Laude with a BS degree in Biological Systems Engineering following the fall 2025 semester.
The following student graduated following the fall 2025 semester.
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This week, we are going to dive into Zucchini!
The most flavorful zucchini is small-to-medium size and is technically a fruit (because it comes from a flower) but used as a vegetable.
It is part of...
Motorists to encounter Highway 25 closed and detoured north of Highway 55 in Buffalo, as Wright County begins construction of a new single-lane roundabout at County Road 83 (35th Street NE) on...
At the August 6 meeting of the Wright County Board of Commissioners, the board voted unanimously to designate Greg Kryzer as the interim county administrator, replacing former County Administrator...
The bands and the dancing are free outdoors at Hayes Public House on Saturday, August 10, for the Cruise & Brews ’24 fundraiser, from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
This huge event includes a vintage...
The Buffalo Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating their 41st Annual Art & Craft Festival on Saturday, August 17, the biggest yet with almost 200 vendor booths from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m....
The Buffalo City Council met on Monday, August 5. At the beginning of the meeting, Councilman Steve Downer announced his intention to run for Buffalo Mayor. Current Mayor, Teri Lachermeier, is not...
Concerts in the Park on Thursday, August 8, will be the Mitch Gordon Band, performing country songs. Concerts are held at the bandshell in Sturges Park in Buffalo beginning at 7:00 p.m.
The evening’s...
The Minnesota State Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, August 13. Links to polling locations can be found on the Wright County website at www.wright.mn.us. Voters can also view sample ballots...
Celebrate Montrose will be held on Friday, August 16, and Saturday, August 17 at the Montrose Community Center and Lion’s Park. Festivities will kick off on Friday night with the Royal Ambassadors...
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