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You’re invited to join us for a project open house and view proposed designs for this future 2026 project between Buffalo and Monticello.
The open house meeting will be held at the Wright County Highway Department in Buffalo on Thursday, March 14, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m. at 3600 Braddock Ave. NE, Rm...
The Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has confirmed the identity of a man shot and killed March 2 by a Wright County Sheriff’s deputy in Saint Michael. According to the medical examiner, Jeffrey Chapman, 67, of Albertville died from multiple gunshot wounds.
The Minnesota Department of Public Safety...
The March 2 shooting involving a Wright County Deputy inspired a lengthy discussion about the urgent need for body cameras at the Tuesday, March 5, County Board meeting.
The Sheriff’s Office has been working with a company called Oracle to outfit deputies with state-of-the-art body cameras, but to...
The City of Hanover met on Wednesday, March 6. Council members discussed the Planning Commission’s review of the proposed Highlands and Vistas development at Crow River subdivision. City Planner, Cindy Nash, presented updates to the council regarding developer proposed changes to lot size and shape...
Township elections were held on Tuesday, March 12. Because totals were posted after the Journal-Press deadline, we were only able to provide results of these five townships for this week’s issue.
•Buffalo Township – Town Supervisor (3 years): Anne Neumann 39, Write-in 1
•Buffalo Township – Town...
Buffalo Days community celebration is right around the corner. The Buffalo Days committee would like to encourage anyone who is interested submitting a design or artwork or photograph for the 2024 button to contact the Buffalo Chamber.
Each year the Buffalo Days Committee prints 1,100 buttons that...
The Waverly Knights of Columbus will hold a pancake breakfast on Sunday, March 24, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Waverly KC Hall – 30 5th St N, Waverly. Breakfast will include pancakes, (regular and blueberry), French toast, sausage, eggs, coffee, milk, and juice. Takeout is available. There will...
The crowning of the new Wright County Dairy Princesses will be held March 23 in Howard Lake at St. James Lutheran Church and School (1000 7th Ave). The Dairy Princess competition is sponsored by the American Dairy Association of Wright County, which helps to build demand and sales for dairy...
Robert Richards, of Buffalo, has been polar plunging for over twenty years. His parents owned a timeshare near Brainerd in which many family members would gather around the holidays. “They had a hot tub, and we would jump into the snowbank, roll around, and run back into the hot tub.” That fun...
Halftime buzzer-beater sparks Knights to semifinal win over defending section champs; Buffalo ends skid versus Brainerd
Jordan Holm provided the spark the St. Michael-Albertville boys’ basketball team was looking for in a 63-51 victory over Buffalo in last Saturday’s Section 8AAAA semifinal game...
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Wright County has used the Sentence to Service program from the State of Minnesota to serve a two-fold impact on taxpayers – to get projects done for the county and cities while reducing the number...
At a special meeting on Monday, April 29, the Montrose City Council considered re-vitalizing the Economic Development Authority (EDA), agreed to move forward on the purchase of a new water tender for...
The Wright County Board agenda for the April 30 meeting had several items to be discussed and voted on. Mixed in the middle was 10 minutes of scheduled agenda time for a public hearing to discuss the...
Canna lilies, dahlias, glads or gladiolas, and tuberous begonias are just a few of the beautiful bulbs we plant in the spring for summer beauty. They are not true bulbs but a collection of rhizomes,...
The skies around Buffalo were busy this past weekend, as the Great Minnesota Aviation Gathering (GMAG) landed at Buffalo Municipal Airport for the first time in the history of the event, put on by...
Four members of Buffalo’s track and field team represented their school as participants in last Friday’s Hamline Elite Meet, which gathers the best qualified athletes from Class A and AA for one...
While members of the Buffalo baseball team vow pitching and defense is the back-bone to their success, the offense hasn’t been too shabby of late, either.
In three road games the past week, the Bison...
In one half, Buffalo goalie Maddy Huebner allowed more goals than she did in two previous games.
Tied 6-6 at halftime, Huebner made a few adjustments – mostly mentally, and led the Buffalo girls’...
The Buffalo boys’ golf team won the Eagle Match Play Invitational held last Thursday at Oakdale Golf Club in Buffalo Lake.
The invite was hosted by New Ulm, which was one of seven Class AA teams...
The Buffalo High School Band Department, led by Director Scott Rabehl, will present its annual Spring Concert on Thursday, May 2 in the BHS Performing Arts Center.
The Freshman Band will open with...
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