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Map of woodlands of Minnesota, courtesy of Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
Today we're sharing our recommended trees and plants for the Rochester Plateau and Blufflands (region 9 on the map), also commonly referred to as the...
At the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose (BHM) school board meeting on Monday, September 25, district Finance and Operations Director Ryan Tangen reviewed the information for the proposed building bond construction project that will be put before voters at a special election on November 7.
“We started...
Buffalo High School selected this year’s homecoming king and queen on Monday, Sept. 25, at the coronation ceremony at the Performing Arts Center. Pictured above is King Jerrick Gorton, and Queen Lisa Bull. (Photo by Rob LaPlante)
The Wright County Board is looking to approve a roughly 4.8 % levy increase for 2024 at a special meeting that was held on Tuesday, Sept. 26.
Commissioners and staff have been chipping away at a levy that started at a 7.1 percent increase. That was pared down to 5.26 percent, which would have...
The Antiques Appraisal Fair, hosted by the Hanover Historical Society, is back again! Join us Saturday, October 14 at the Hanover Area History Center, 1010 River Road, from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Doors open at 8 a.m. Free coffee and sweets to kickstart the day.
Admission is $1 without an item. If you have...
The City of Montrose will have their Fall Festival on Saturday, Sept. 30 from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. The festival will be held at the Lions Park/Community Center, located downtown Montrose.
The day’s festivities include: live music by Roadhouse 6 Band, food trucks, face painting, axe throwing, bounce...
The Buffalo Police and Fire Departments have received information that a person has been visiting local businesses and stating he was with the fire department and asking to see their fire extinguishers.
He then retags the fire extinguisher and asks to be paid.
This is not a person from the fire...
The Wright County Highway Department has been informed that Canadian Pacific Railway will close County Highway 12 at the railroad crossing south of State Highway 55 in the City of Buffalo.
The work will take place Tuesday, September 26, to Friday, September 29, to complete a track repair.
This is...
The 7th Annual Rocktoberfest (Rocktoberfest VII) will be held on Saturday, October 7, in Riverside Park, Rockford, MN.
The Rockford Historical Society will have two beer tents, and the Rockford Fire Department will again be serving food and conducting the 50/50 raffle.
Proceeds from this FREE...
Join the Friends of the Library for their fall book sale at the Buffalo Library.
The sale begins Monday, October 2, and runs through Saturday, October 7, during regular business hours: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, noon to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, and 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on...
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Wild Thyme (Thymus serpyllum)
Wild or creeping thyme, Thymus serpyllum, is an easy to grow ground cover plant that is attractive to bees and is now recommended for low maintenance or bee lawns....
1 box rotini
2 c. cooked chicken
1 cup dried cranberries
½ c. yellow onion (or to taste, I use less)
4 stalks celery, chopped
1 cup slivered almonds, toasted
Dressing:
2 c. mayonnaise
¼ c. powdered...
A couple with strong ties to Buffalo was found shot to death in their Long Prairie home last Wednesday, August 21. The bodies of Barry Bennett, 63, and his wife Carol, 63, were discovered by a...
On Wednesday, August 21, around 10 p.m., Ian Lee Rogers, 17, of Monticello, was hit and killed while riding his bike south of Monticello on Highway 25 near Kjellberg Court. He was a senior, class of...
Residents of Second Street in Buffalo have been enduring street construction for most of the summer. Buffalo residents might wonder what’s taking the City so long to complete the Second Street...
Most any time there is a major project undertaken by a city, a county or the state, there are ceremonies that tend to follow to immortalize the moment for posterity. At the Aug. 27 meeting of the...
August 23, 2019 – The sun is powering a new learning tool in Buffalo. An educational solar array provided by the city’s wholesale electric supplier, the Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA), is...
Cross country runners had the chance to get their feet wet by participating in the 10th Annual Northwoods Invitational last Friday at Northwoods Park in Brooklyn Park.
The invite features a two-mile...
It’s no secret, last year’s record performance on offense by the Buffalo football team will be hard to match.
Eight of 11 starters from that team have graduated – four of which are playing college...
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