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The first 5,000-meter race of the season netted positive results for the Buffalo cross country teams. The Bison boys made their annual trip to Northfield to compete in last Thursday’s 25-team St. Olaf Showcase. With some of the top teams and top runners in the state competing, Buffalo’s score of...
Adolescence is an exciting time in a young person's life, but one specific development may eclipse all others in the level of excitement it generates: getting a driver's license. The ability to legally drive affords teenagers, long dependent on family or friends to get around, much more freedom....
Fall provides plenty of opportunities to celebrate. For people of Hispanic and Latino descent, the weeks between mid-September to mid-October can be exciting and proud times to commemorate their unique heritage. That's because National Hispanic Heritage Month (HHM) occurs from September 15 to...
The digital age has dominated twenty-first century life and transformed how people live. Access to information pertaining to just about any topic is now never more than a quick smartphone search away. That's made information more readily available, but it's also led some to believe there's simply...
Certain home renovation projects are more glamorous than others. A remodeled kitchen is sure to garner its share of "oohs and aahs," while a newly paved driveway is much less likely to dazzle guests. A gutter replacement is another job that might not have the wow factor. But fully functioning...
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA EXTENSION - www.extension.umn.edu   Following one final heatwave that brought a flush of ripe tomatoes, there’s a distinct fall feeling in the air. We know you’re all still as busy as ever, but fall tends to bring a feeling that the home stretch is near, and field work...
Kyle Dixon, 36 March 29, 1987-September 1, 2023 Kyle Donald Dixon, 36, of St Michael, passed away due to a tragic accident. Kyle was born March 29, 1987, at Mercy Hospital, to Gary and Carol (Mahler) Dixon. He was baptized and confirmed at Hanover Zion United Methodist Church. He graduated from...
Now that the Great Minnesota Get Together (The State Fair) is over, I wanted to share my experience at the fair this year. My husband, Ryan, and I, went the first day of the fair on Thursday, August 24, in the evening.  Ryan really wanted to go that day because the KFAN “Fan Outdoors” Radio Show...

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John Russett was in eighth grade when he first stepped foot on Bunker Hills Golf Course in Coon Rapids. Russett had just finishing his eighth grade school year. Older brother Tom was a sophomore for...
Sofia Morin summed up her performance best when asked about her two-day score of 165 at last week’s Class 3A girls’ state golf tournament at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids. “My short game fell a little...
There were plenty of eye-opening results from this year’s State Trap Shooting Championships June 10-18 at Alexandria Shooting Park. With over 330 teams and 8,300 student-athletes, Buffalo’s score of...
When the temperature is just around 80 degrees with no humidity, that’s the weather I like. I’ve had three major projects on my to-do list, and I just finished the last one. What a great feeling. I’...
If you’re anything like yours truly, you do not shy away from sitting yourself down to enjoy a fun, animated film – especially if that film is about pets, or animals in general. Such was my...
Senior Carter Stein, right, receives his diploma from District 877 school board member Amanda Reineck at the Buffalo High School graduation ceremony last Friday, June 7, in the Buffalo High School...
For the last month and a half, the future of the $54 million Wright County Government Center has been held up as a petition to require a reverse referendum was collected and submitted following the...
The day may have been overcast, but spirits in Buffalo were high on Sunday, June 9 as the city kicked off its annual Buffalo Days event. A tradition in Buffalo for generations, Buffalo Days continues...
City celebration is off to a great start with Fly-In Breakfast, Car Show, and Dog Expo 
The matchup was the same. The location was the same. The result was the same. But a 9-8 victory for top-seeded Maple Grove over No. 2 seed Buffalo in the Section 8 girls’ lacrosse championship game...

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