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The wRight Ringers Community Handbell Ensemble, co-directed by Sherilyn Burgdorf and Jill Starr, will collaborate with community music ensembles in the Buffalo Community Orchestra’s concert “Holiday for Orchestra with Ringers & Singers.”  Join us on Sunday, December 11, at 7:00 p.m. in the...
City Engineer Justin Kannas gave a presentation regarding the Pavement Management Plan. The slideshow presentation included graphs, maps, and other helpful visuals. Kannas reviewed the asphalt street ratings and compared the 2022 ratings to the 2017 ratings. The pavement ratings Kannas presented...
Director of Finance and Operations Ryan Tangen presented the K-12 enrollment projections, and enrollment options to the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose (BHM) School Board at their meeting on Monday, November 28. This information included historical enrollment, current enrollment, and 2022-23 school year...
On Saturday, December 3, the annual St. Michael Winterfest will be held from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. The event will take place at St. Michael City Hall (11800 Town Center Dr. NE St. Michael) and Town Center Park (4320 Landmark Dr. NE, St Michael). This is an event for the whole family. Indoors from 3:00...
The annual Farm Toy Show hosted by the Buffalo Knights of Columbus will be held on Saturday, December 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with an appearance from Santa from 10:00 a.m. to noon. The event will take place at St. Francis Xavier Catholic School in Trinity Hall (219 18th Street NW, Buffalo...
The Wright County Historical Society (WCHS) is gearing up for the annual Festival of Lights. This year’s festival opens on Thursday, December 1, and runs through Friday, January 6, 2023. This year’s competition will feature local historical organizations. There is no admission charge to view the...
The Bison Backcourt Club, Buffalo Girls Basketball Boosters, Buffalo Boys and Girls Basketball and the National Honor Society will be hosting a Toys for Tots event at their double header against St. Francis on Thursday, December 8, during both boys’ and girls’ varsity games at Buffalo High School (...
The Wright County Historical Society (WCHS) will be holding their 11th annual online auction on Tuesday, December 6, from noon to Monday, December 12, at 11:45 p.m. Winning bidders will be notified on Tuesday, December 13. This fundraiser helps raise funds for WCHS programming, including the...
We will be distributing Fare for All, the local program to make fresh produce and frozen meats more affordable for local families from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec 6, at Zion Lutheran Church in Buffalo (1200 MN-25).  Along with the regular boxes of meat and produce, we will feature the popular...
Katrina Frank, her significant other, Jerome Dixon, and their five children, Brandon, 13, Teagan, 12, Jase, 8, Austin 6, and four-month-old Luke are mourning the loss of their beloved family dog, Jakey, whose full name was Jakey Breaky Heart (also known as Jake). The family resides in Chatham...

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We all anticipated them - the one little thing that, once every few years, brings us all together on the same playing field. They pop out into the community in a wash of red and white, worn proudly...
The polls were busy on Tuesday, November 6, as Wright County community members gathered together at voting stations across the district to cast their votes in the Midterm Election. Buildup to the...
Editor’s Note: This story has been taken from the December 20, 2017 issue of The Fountain Hills Times. Connie McCanless was raised in Buffalo, and graduated with the BHS class of 1942. Connie...
For many, Veterans Day is yet another day on the calendar that we can check off, load up the car, and plan for an extended weekend getaway. It’s a last-ditch effort to break out the grill and...
The last high school race for five seniors on this year’s Buffalo boys’ cross country team ended with mixed emotions. With a score of 210, the Bison placed seventh in last Saturday’s Class AA state...
This year’s roster features a lot of returning faces for the Bison girls’ hockey team – 14 to be exact. Ironically, the biggest turnover comes from atop. Gone is head coach Mark Nordvall. Replacing...
Add the girls’ cross country team to the list of recent champions at St. Michael-Albertville High School. With a score of 70, the Knights edged favored and defending state champion Wayzata’s 75 in...
By now, everyone who reads my column should know that I’m a pretty major movie enthusiast – if that’s a surprise to you, or this is your first time reading the column, this is both your welcoming and...
Election Day is this coming Tuesday, Nov. 6.  Across the state, Minnesotans will gather to elect officials at legislative and local levels; making their voices heard in regard to the coming years of...
Stephen Braun of Buffalo is Minnesota’s newest lottery millionaire. On the morning of Thursday, October 25, he discovered that the Gopher 5 ticket he had purchased at from Buffalo Holiday or the Oct...

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