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On October 9, the Wright County Horticultural Society will host Stan Tekiela at 6:30 p.m. at the Buffalo Covenant Church, 1601 Hwy. 25 N, Buffalo. This event is free and open to the public.  Stan will be presenting “How Birds Survive Winter.” Stan is a naturalist, author, and wildlife photographer...
After almost 10 years, I returned to one of my favorite places to film and photograph the largest land predator in the world. The only known animal to actively hunt people to eat. An animal so big that the adult males can weigh upwards of 1,500 pounds. That’s right, you read that correctly. I am...
WEEK 4: BUFFALO 33, EASTVIEW 18   Osterbauer’s pick-six ignites third-straight win   Four days after Buffalo senior Wyatt Osterbauer posted on his social media account that he committed next season to play Division-I football at North Dakota State, the future Bison led his current Bison to a 33-18...
Edina breaks six BCMS pool records; Smith enjoying big year   Pool records were set early and often for the visiting Edina girls’ swim/dive team in last Thursday’s 96-80 road win at Buffalo. The defending Class AA state champs and No. 1 ranked Hornets broke pool records in six events. Edina started...
Bison overpower EP; drop five-set thriller at STMA   For the second time in as many tournaments this season, the Buffalo volleyball team finished last weekend’s 12-team Hopkins Invitational with a 3-1 record.  Unlike the Mound-Westonka tournament earlier this month, Buffalo’s 3-1 record then landed...
Kenneth Bobrowske, 84 Kenneth John Bobrowske was born April 1, 1939, to John and Anna (Uecker) Bobrowske at their home in Albion Township. He was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Middleville Township. Kenneth spent his first eight grades in the one-room school at Bethlehem Lutheran Church...
I recently finished reading “The Midnight Library” by Matt Haig. I really enjoyed the book. It is a Good Morning America Book Club Pick, has 4.01 stars on goodreads.com, and won awards for Best Fiction Book in 2020.  It was originally published in August 2020. I recently purchased the book at...

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School SROs in Wright County are here to stay, Wright County Attorney Brian Lutes assured commissioners at last week’s (Sept. 5) Wright County Board meeting.   Lutes reported that a controversial...
The Buffalo City Council meeting last week was moved to Tuesday, September 5, due to the holiday on Monday, September 4 (Labor Day). During their meeting, the council held a public hearing for...
Free Community Meal is on Thursday, September 21, (3rd Thursday of each month), at the Montrose Community Center from 5:00-6:30 p.m. at 200 Center Ave. S, in Montrose. Everyone is welcome. This event...
On Saturday, September 23, enjoy hands-on activities while learning more about the great state of Minnesota at the Wright County Historical Society from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Pat Bauer (author) and...
The annual Let’s Chalk event in Monticello was held on Saturday, September 9, and Sunday, September 10, behind the Monticello Community Center, located on Walnut Street in downtown Monticello. The...
All-around effort leads to 56-14 blowout; Litterer records first victory as head coach   “Man, this is a fun place to play football.”     - BHS Head Coach Jackson Litterer, following his first head...
Bison eighth grader making immediate impact; Wistrom, Berg top-25 medalists   The team results at last Thursday’s Bauman-Rovn Cross Country Invitational at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista were not eye...
Defender scores with 18.9 seconds left in 3-2 victory   Junior defenseman Elliott Elton couldn’t have scripted his first varsity goal any better. Elton’s goal with 18.9 seconds remaining in the game...
The Buffalo girls’ swim/dive team notched its first victory of the season in a 109-77 road win last Thursday at Hopkins. First-place finishes in eight of 12 events, including all three relays led to...

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