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Rivers of Hope (ROH), the domestic violence center serving Wright and Sherburne Counties, is urgently calling upon the community to rally behind the critical cause of supporting youth experiencing domestic violence. The statistics continue to paint a grim picture of the challenges faced by...
Author Paul Hodnefield, will be at the Wright County Historical Society on Saturday, February 24, from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., discussing his book: “Sherman’s Woodticks: The Adventures, Ordeals and Travels of the Eighth Minnesota Volunteer Infantry During the Civil War.” For more information...
The 2024 Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign, now in its 41st year, will run from Monday, February 26, to Saturday, April 6. Minnesota FoodShare March Campaign is the largest grassroots food and fund drive in the state and brings together various community organizations, businesses, and faith...
The University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Dairy Initiative are excited to announce the Dairy Producer Night Out: Farm Financial Check-up to be held on Tuesday, March 12, at the American Legion in Howard Lake. This event will run from 7:30 to 9:00 p.m. and is free to attend. A meal will be...
Being a registered nurse, Becky Anderson, of Buffalo, knew how to broach the subject of bringing her 91-year-old mother, Ruth (McDonald) Zeidler, on an airplane flight over her childhood family farm. What started as an idea, grew into a dream flight for mother and daughter. Becky stated that it was...
Dehmer, Field qualify for state; Buffalo finishes third at sections   The Buffalo gymnastics team finished third in last Thursday’s Section 5AA tournament with a team score of 133.20.  It marked the second-straight season the Bison placed third as a team. It also marks the second-straight season...
Knights earn third-straight Section 5AA championship; Bergeron first in all events   The St. Michael-Albertville gymnastics team proved the numbers don’t lie. The Knights came into last Thursday’s Section 5AA tournament at Buffalo High School as the favorites to reach this weekend’s state meet at...
Bison hope for big results at sections   Some members of the Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team wrapped up their season in last Friday’s Lake Conference junior varsity championship meet at Minnetonka. For others, the past weekend was a tune-up leading into this weekend’s Section 8AA tournament in...

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Valentine’s Day, what a special day it is. It’s the day you show your love and affection for that special someone in you life; wives and husbands, boyfriends to girlfriends. It’s a day that long-...
Snow removal was commonplace across the state earlier this week, evidenced by workers in downtown Buffalo hauling snow away. Sunday’s snowfall brought with it chilling temperatures for the week, a...
Richard “Dick” Sonstegard was named Minnesota Fair person of the year recently at the Minnesota Federation of County Fairs annual conference and convention on January 19, in Bloomington Minnesota. ...
For decades, a fixture of Wright County government has been the county board of commissioners convening meetings at 9 a.m. every Tuesday – with the exception of conflicts with holidays or five...
After a less-than-white Christmas and New Year’s season, it seems winter is making up for its slow arrival by coming in with a bang all across the Midwest. Senior meteorologists with AccuWeather...
Exploring the desert at night ranks up there as one of my most favorite adventures. Recently, I was in the Sonoran Desert in southern Arizona searching for the elusive Western Screech-Owl.  After...
It’s not a secret that life can be difficult. Whether you face financial difficulty, or you’re in a season of long-term illness, stress seems to be the most persistent emotion in the back of our...
Offense has been the focus in recent practices for the Buffalo boys’ hockey team. The result? – a whole lot of defense. The Bison recorded their fourth consecutive shutout last week with a 4-0 home...
In one of the more dominant performances of the season, the Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team needed only nine events to clinch a 98-80 road win last Thursday over Chisago Lakes. The Bison placed first in...
Head Coach Dave Carothers had a plan that was executed to near-perfection in last Saturday’s 2-0 road win at No. 5 ranked Brainerd. “Brainerd is a really, really good team,” Carothers said. “Our game...

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