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The Central Minnesota area Job Fair will be held on Wednesday, March 26, at Monticello High School, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. This job fair is intended to help prospective employers and employees get together. All are welcome to attend this annual event. For more information, please call Tim at...
Maple Lake Library invites artists in Maple Lake and the surrounding area to showcase their work for Making a Splash, the summertime Community Art Exhibition that will take place at the library, May through July.
This exhibition’s theme is “water, as seen through the eyes of artists; the water we...
Air temps hovering above 40 degrees may have felt nice to folks standing on the ice of Buffalo Lake at Sturges Park but did little to ease the chill of the hearty participants in the annual Polar Plunge fundraising event held on Saturday, March 8.
The exhilarating event saw 296 participants...
Senior diver lands second on state podium; Bison’s 200 free relay breaks own school record
Mason Evenson has had numerous reasons to pump his fist in jubilation as a senior diver for this year’s Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team.
After a year of rewriting school and pool records on multiple occasions...
Bison open with 88-77 quarterfinal home win over Bemidji; Spuds end Buffalo’s season at Moorhead
For the second straight season, the Buffalo boys’ basketball team opened the Section 8AAAA tournament with a quarterfinal home victory. For the second straight season, the Bison’s season ended with a...
Monticello wins rematch with T-G
Ever since losing 60-59 to Totino-Grace in last year’s Section 5AAA championship game, this year’s Monticello girls’ basketball team has been on a mission.
In fact, the last time the Magic came out on the losing end of the scoreboard dates back to last year’s one-...
Phyllis Alberg, 89
Phyllis A. Alberg, age 89, passed away at St. Ben’s on March 4, 2025, in Monticello, MN.
Phyllis was born November 29, 1935, to Leland and Inez DeWell in Colo, Iowa.
Her fondest memories were growing up in Rochester, MN, with her siblings and attending Lourdes Catholic school. ...
Whether you’re Irish or not, St. Patrick’s Day is a fun time for celebration and perhaps a wee bit o’ mischief, so I wrote a wee bit o’ flash fiction to help set the mood.
The Old Man and the Imp
The old man swung tired legs over the edge of a rickety wooden cot tucked into the corner of a small...
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After skipping the last two years the Hanover Lions Club is back with the annual smelt fry. On Saturday, April 23, from noon to 6:00 p.m. the Hanover Lions Club will be holding their annual smelt fry...
The Minnesota Statewide Star Party sponsored by the Bell Museum will have a telescope observing opportunity at the Buffalo Library parking lot April 8, 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.
Join us in-person,...
On April 18 and 25 starting at 6:30 p.m., Bison Fishing Forever (BFF) will be conducting its volunteer training for the 2022 fishing season. BFF will hold the training at the Buffalo Community...
The tradition of painting rocks and leaving them around Buffalo for others to find has been enjoyed by people of all ages for years. The “Buffalo MN Rocks” group on Facebook was created to spread joy...
Soeffker leads talented, but inexperienced Bison squad; new faces to contribute
There’s a different kind of excitement floating around the air this season for members of the Buffalo baseball team....
Cornell has flourished in five years as AD
If there’s a high school state tournament being played, chances are you may run into St. Michael-Albertville Activities Director Keith Cornell.
Cornell...
Marr, Shaffer look to build off last year’s strong finish; Eau Claire trip returns
“Depth.”
It’s a word thrown around by many of this year’s coaches and players when describing the upcoming boys’...
One member of the Buffalo girls’ hockey team brought home a national championship this past week at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Raegan Wurm, a junior at Buffalo High School, was one of 20 Minnesotans...
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