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Wright County Dairy Princesses and Ambassadors were crowned during a banquet and coronation event held at Buffalo Covenant Church on Saturday, March 1. You will see them around the county serving ice cream, reading stories at libraries, participating in community parades, and representing Wright...
Last year’s Polar Plunge saw participants running into open water on Buffalo Lake due to early ice-out. This year looks to be more of a traditional-style event. Polar Plunge representative Katie Howlett stated, “Right now, we’re still planning to cut a hole in the ice because there is enough ice...
The Buffalo City Council met on Monday, March 3. Buffalo Wine & Spirits Director of Operations Jason Swanson began the meeting with a year-in-review analysis of sales at both the Hwy. 55 and downtown locations. Both stores saw a slight decrease in sales last year, with consumer trends being a...
The Maple Lake Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their 48th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Festival on Saturday, March 15. Grand Marshal of the parade will be the Maple Lake retired fire fighters.
There will be a variety of activities for all to enjoy. The spring craft sale will run from 9:00 a.m. to...
Minnesota’s 1,776 townships will hold their annual meeting on Tuesday, March 11. Known as Township Day, these annual meetings are held every year on the second Tuesday in March and sets townships apart from other forms of local government. At this meeting, residents of the townships will meet to...
Believe it or not, summer and the Buffalo Days community celebration is right around the corner! It’s time now to create the 2025 Buffalo Days button! The Buffalo Days committee would like to encourage anyone who is interested submitting a design or artwork or photograph for the 2025 button to...
The Waverly Knights of Columbus will host a pancake breakfast on Sunday, March 16, at the Waverly KC Hall (301 5th St. N, Waverly), from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
The menu includes pancakes (regular and blueberry), French toast, sausage, eggs, coffee, milk, and juice. Takeout will be available. There...
Come join us for our Coffee Connection, a chance to gather as a community and share meaningful conversations over a warm cup of coffee or cocoa and a light lunch.
Coffee connection is held every Wednesday at Grace Place in Montrose (371 Center Ave. S, Montrose) from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Whether...
The MN Dept. of Transportation has announced that annual spring load restrictions for vehicles allowed on specific roads took effect at 12:01 a.m., Monday, March 3.
The restrictions are put in place annually to preserve the life of roads, which are at their most vulnerable when frost comes out of...
I really am fascinated by the “uncommon” or different kinds of critters. I really like the kind of critters that are not like other animals and stand out with a specific feature or uniqueness. Which brings me to several encounters I had with a very cool and different kind of animal on my recent...
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The City of Buffalo’s Park and Recreation staff have closed the dog park temporarily due to wet and muddy conditions.
At this time, we do not know how long the dog park will be closed, but with rain...
The Montrose Community Center is hosting a sale on Saturday, April 2, from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Proceeds of the sale support Community Meals in Montrose. Donations are also accepted on Friday,...
On Saturday April 9, The V in Maple Lake will be hosting a Stomp out Parkinsons event from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. at 66 Maple Ave. N.
From 3:00 to 6:00 p.m., there will be a silent auction; from 4:00 to 6...
Lee and Marian Waldon have lived in and served the Buffalo area for decades. Their antique shop at 2612 State Highway 55 SE features a 10,000-square-foot showroom. The shop holds the largest offering...
Hopkins defeats Lake Conference rivals in Class AAAA state championship game
The last two teams standing in the Class AAAA girls’ basketball state tournament needed no introduction to each other...
Spaulding’s double-double lifts Cardinals to eighth state appearance
After taking a few early jabs, the Annandale Cardinals delivered the knockout punch in a 54-40 victory over the Albany Huskies...
The 2021 high school track and field season was an odd year – literally and figuratively.
With Covid restrictions no longer in place for the 2022 season, excitement is at an all-time high – so high,...
2022 EagleCam Season
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HATCH UPDATE!
The first chick of 2022 has hatched! On one of the rainiest days...
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