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Bison senior came seconds away from state title; STMA wins team title, five individual champions
It took until Feb. 20 polls before Buffalo senior Ryan Babatz first cracked Guillotine wrestling’s top 10 rankings.
Despite his 36-4 record, three regular season tournament titles, and a first-place...
Evenson, Close, Lemus earn section championships; Bison break three school records at Brainerd
The remarkable season the 2024-25 Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team currently is displaying got even more incredible.
How so one would ask? One of their state qualifiers from last weekend’s Section 8AA...
Buffalo fall 66-61 in section playoffs
The emotions were almost a sense of disbelief for fans and members of the Buffalo girls’ basketball team following last week’s Section 8-4A quarterfinal road game on Feb. 26 at Sartell.
Shutter disappointment was felt to the “nth” degree, not so much because...
LeRoy Swanson, 96
LeRoy Russell Swanson, 96, arrived into this world on December 26, 1928, and returned to his heavenly home on February 26, 2025, after suffering from complications of a stroke at Buffalo Hospital. LeRoy had a long, resilient life. He was the youngest of Alfred and Daisy Swanson’s...
Last week’s weather warm-up has got many folks thinking spring, myself included. Spring means different things to different people, but for me, it means spring training and baseball. The Minnesota Twins are currently in Fort Myers, Florida, for the annual migration to participate in the Grapefruit...
Graduations
St. Cloud State University
Lydia Ellison, of Albertville, graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS degree in Nursing following the fall 2024 semester.
Samuel Arne, of Annandale, graduated Cum Laude with a BS degree in Cybersecurity following the fall 2024 semester.
Emily...
The air fryer is a favorite kitchen appliance for many people. There are so many ways to utilize all the different options that are included on an air fryer.
Here are some exciting, delicious air fryer recipes for you to try.
Enjoy these new options for your weekly menu!
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ATVs should still be good to use through this weekend on many of the area lakes. Maple Lake, Clearwater Lake, Lake Sylvia, Sugar Lake, French Lake, and Lake Marie are all showing good activity for...
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Rabbit damage on a shrub
My fruit trees and shrubs suffered severe wildlife damage this winter while I was focusing on other personal...
This week we have some recipes that are meatless options.
Let us know if there is something you would like us to put in our column, or if you have a recipe to share, please submit to ads@thedrummer....
Maple Lake held its 45th Annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade on the sunny, yet chilly Saturday, March 12. Many festive floats traveled down Division Street, including the Maple Lake Royalty. Maple Lake...
Members of the Buffalo Girls Hockey showed their Bison spirit as they jumped together into the freezing water of Buffalo Lake to support Special Olympics at the Polar Plunge on Saturday, March 12....
From the Wright County Sheriff’s Office
On March 14, 2022 at approximately 5:58 a.m., Wright County Sheriff’s Office (WCSO) Communications received a report of a motor vehicle crash with injuries at...
MnDOT is making the following changes to spring load restrictions (SLR) and winter load increases (WLI) starting March 14.
•Spring load restrictions (SLR) in the south and southeast seasonal load...
Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo will be hosting the Wartburg College’s Ritterchor (Tenor/Bass Choir) in a concert with the Buffalo High School Concert Choir on Saturday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. Also...
On Tuesday, March 8, 15 of Wright County’s 18 townships conducted elections. Township elections are not administered by the county Elections Divisions, so there was a delay for the final results to...
The City of Buffalo is once again getting scam calls being made to residents (mainly elderly) of Buffalo.
The scammers are claiming they owe back bills for electric; some scammers are stating they...
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