The Drummer

Since an aggressive new pricing policy was put in place by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy in 2021, newspapers have seen postal price increases of more than 30%. The USPS Board of Governors recently approved another 16.3% increase for 2024, which brings the total increase to nearly 50% since 2021....
There will be a free community meal on Thursday, December 21, (3rd Thursday of each month) at the Montrose Community Center (200 Center Ave S Montrose), from 5:00-6:30 p.m. This event is sponsored by Grace Place Collaborative and generous individuals, for more information contact Pastor Cathy at...
If you are interested in learning more about foster care opportunities, there are two upcoming orientations. There will be an orientation on Monday, January 8, and Monday, February 5, at the Wright County Government Center located at 3650 Braddock Avenue NE. Buffalo. To start the conversation to...
The Great River Regional Library is holding a winter reading challenge beginning January 2, through February 29. You can register at your library and enter drawings for prizes. Keep track of your reading, earn online badges, get book recommendations, and make reading a habit.  This reading...
Emily Bischoff-Bruintjes, formerly of Buffalo, has been living in Israel for almost ten years now. Bischoff graduated from Buffalo High School in 2009. While attending BHS she participated in The Herd marching band.  Bischoff-Bruintjes became interested in pursuing a career in Archeology. “My...
Field’s big day leads Buffalo past Edina; junior posted top scores on floor, all-around   It was a “field day,” of sorts, for the Buffalo gymnastics team during its home opener last Thursday against conference rival Edina. The Bison improved to 2-0 with a 133.20 to 129.40 victory over the Hornets....
Three wrestlers post milestone victories in 42-24 win over Skippers; EV-W knocks off two Lake schools   A double forfeit results in zero points for both teams in wrestling, but in a Lake Conference matchup last Thursday between Buffalo and Minnetonka, the zero points proved to be huge in the Bison’...
Bench stands out at C-I; Cougars post 32-point win   It took 10 games a year ago before the Buffalo boys’ basketball team suffered its first defeat. This season, it took only three games, following an 83-51 defeat last Saturday to Mankato East in a morning game of the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic at...

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The Section 8-4A basketball playoffs start in early March. But judging by last weekend’s atmosphere at Buffalo High School, one would think it started in mid-January. With back-to-back home games...
Down 2-0 heading into the third period, most teams would be satisfied with a 2-2 tie – not the Buffalo girls’ hockey team. Third-period goals by Nicole Swartzer and Raegan Wurm helped prevent a loss...
A little over a month into the season, a handful of wrestlers have stood out for the Bison wrestling team. Among them is junior John Dahlheimer. Dahlheimer posted two wins in last Thursday’s home...
Crappies and sunfish on Buffalo Lake, Rock Lake, Little Maple Lake, Granite, Pleasant, John & Sylvia. 20 to 40 feet of water on minnows and euro larve. Walleyes - Buffalo Lake, Clearwater,...
This recipe was included in a Wright Hennepin bulletin dated, December, 1987. I make them every Christmas and numerous times during the year.  They are the BEST!!!   1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1...
In our column this week we are listing a few of our favorite slow cooker recipes. Some days can be very busy and leave you very little time to prepare supper. That’s where the slow cooker comes in....
I hear a witch’s cackle, then the unmistakable shrill of a princess in distress. The low drone of the ill-fated dimwit responds to a wolf’s cunning suggestion. A brow-furrowed girl waves her arms in...
On January 8, CNN released a news article entitled, “The evolving US justification for killing Iran’s top general,” (Wolf and Stracqualursi). Midway through the article, the authors write, “Killing...
An official complaint from the Wright County Attorney’s Office showed that, in the early hours of December 29, 2019, the body of Justin Edwin Warnke, 34, of Buffalo, was discovered in Meeker County...
With the increasing population and expanding growth, the Buffalo City Council on Monday, January 6, hired John Harnois as the full-time fire chief. Harnois had been serving as part-time, on-call...

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