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Some of the strongest solar flares on the sun in the past 20 years made for amazing Northern Lights last Friday and Saturday. These beautiful pictures were taken over Abbie Lake last Friday, May 10. See inside for more photos of the Aurora Borealis. (Submitted photos)
Pictured are Buffalo High School seniors Claire Erickson (left) and Aver McCallum (right) who were named the 2024 Hall of Fame Award winners at Monday night’s Academic Excellence Awards night at the Performing Arts Center. See more in the school news section on page 16. (Photo by Rob LaPlante)
The Hanover City Council met on Tuesday, May 7.
JP Brooks Development:
JP Brooks Builders of Maple Grove gave a presentation regarding plans to potentially construct a housing development in Hanover, parts of which include areas in St. Michael.
The number of housing units planned for...
One of the most commonly-recorded documents is a deed transferring title from the current homeowner to a new buyer. Real estate deed solicitation scams are a type of fraud where scammers send homeowners letters that look like official government documents. The letters often ask for money ($89-$120...
Wright County Commissioners recognized the week of May 15th as National Police Week at their regular meeting, Tuesday, May 7.
This annual event has recognized the service and sacrifice of U.S. Law Enforcement for the past 62 years. Established by Congress in 1962, National Police Week pays special...
Buffalo Community Theater and the BHS Tri-M Music Honor Society will present their 10th Annual “Broadway in Buffalo” this weekend with performances on Saturday, May 18, at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 19, at 2:00 p.m., in the Buffalo High School Performing Arts Center.
The all-star cast will present...
The Buffalo Montrose Hanover School Board held a special meeting on Monday, May 13, at Hanover Elementary. The Board approved the agreement between ISD No. 877 and Education Minnesota-Buffalo. Teachers voted to accept the contract during the week of April 29. Contract highlights include the...
BCT had great auditions last weekend but still need eight-to-ten additional chorus members for such fun numbers as “Get Me to the Church on Time,” and the “Ascot Gavotte,” especially looking to add more male voices.
An additional night to audition will take place on Monday, May 20, in the...
The filing period for five Wright County elected positions will open Tuesday, May 21, and remain open until Tuesday, June 4.
The positions up for election are District 2 county commissioner, District 5 county commissioner, and three supervisor positions on the Wright County Soil & Water...
The overall population of ground-nesting birds is steadily going down. Here in North America, we have hundreds of bird species who nest directly on the ground. Prairie birds, such as Eastern and Western Meadowlarks, are a good example. If you are older than 50, you most likely remember hearing...
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The 37th Annual Art & Craft Fair was a great success! Both vendors and guests appreciated the work put into the event to make it safe for people to walk the blocks of tents set up. With the...
The Emotions in Motion walk and 5k was held on Saturday, Aug. 15 in Sturges Park in Buffalo. With 200-250 people participating, roughly $15,000 was raised for SAVE, the Suicide Awareness Voices of...
Disturbed by the continued shutdown of Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS) testing station in the county, the Wright County Board of Commissioners has agreed to draft a letter expressing the...
The final results of the August 11 primary have now been certified. The results include both in-person voting and mail-in absentee ballots.
In the primary, there were two non-partisan Wright County...
The Buffalo city council met, both virtually and in-person, on Monday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m. and received an update from City Engineer Justin Kannas.
Construction
The Calder Ave. construction was...
Recently, I received a text from my neighbor about a killer in our neighborhood. Immediately, I was on alert and wanted to know more. After all, it’s not every day that a killer is reported in your...
Fielding woes continue; Buffalo falls 16-5 to Delano in Region 12C title game
The first loss of the year for the Buffalo Bulldogs proved costly, but the good news is, it didn’t cost them their...
Quincy Kabe joined a list of elite divers when he was recently named to the 2019-20 (NISCA) National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association One-Meter Diving All-American Boys Team.
The list was...
Four area teams from Wright County all qualified for the 2020 Class C Amateur Baseball tournament.
Delano, Buffalo, Howard Lake, and Maple Lake will represent both the North Star League and Region 12...
If you Google the last name Kosek, there’s a good chance you will find some sort of record associated with the sport of water ski jumping.
Chris Kosek of Buffalo no longer participates in the sport...
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