The Drummer

Harvest season is underway, and Wright County is, and will be, seeing varying yields this fall. The extreme heat and record drought levels have heavily impacted this year’s crops, and Adam Austing, an Extension Educator for the U of M, shared some insight on contributing factors to the varying...
The cooler fall mornings make for beautiful photo opportunities. Above, a fall sunrise casts a warm glow over the fog rolling through the fields on a farm near Rockford Township Hall. (Photo Submitted)
Commissioners approved an $87,257,925 levy at the Sept. 28 Wright County Board meeting, which represents a 5.75 percent increase over last year’s budget. While no one likes to see an increase, Wright County Administrator Lee Kelly testified that County staff worked hard to keep the number as low as...
Travelers who drive, ride, walk or do business on Highway 25 from Buffalo to Monticello are invited to take an online survey that shows potential solutions for this corridor. The survey, part of an ongoing 2021 transportation study in this area, is available online through Oct. 22, 2021, at https...
The City of Buffalo Water Department will be flushing hydrants Monday, October 11, 2021, through Friday, October 22, 2021. Hydrant flushing is done spring and fall to ensure hydrants are in working order for fire protection and to remove mineral deposits that may accumulate in the water...
  A message from Wright County Taxpayer Services   Wright County Taxpayer Services would like to remind all property owners that second half property taxes for most properties are due Friday, October 15, 2021. Payments can be mailed to:  Wright County Taxpayer Services, 10 2nd St. NW Room 230,...
Join the Buffalo Police Department for their Open House this Saturday, Oct. 9 from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. at the station in downtown Buffalo (215 1st Ave. NE). Enjoy free donuts and coffee, meet Chief Budke and other officers, tour the building, and check out squad cars on display. Stop by and show your...
Standing in a small clearing, deep in the Northwoods of Minnesota, I was telling the participants in my black bear photo workshop some of the more interesting natural history facts about the American black bear. Things like how female bears are one of the few mammals to have delayed fertilized egg...

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