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Three Lake teams advance to state; Buffalo places 12th   If there was any proof how talented the Lake Conference is when it comes to high school dancing, the proof was in the pudding in last Saturday’s Section 2AAA championships at Shakopee High School. Six of the seven Lake schools made up the 12-...
Marvin Dirkswager, 91 Marvin F. Dirkswager, age 91, of Silver Creek Township died on Friday, February 2, 2024, at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, Minnesota. Memorial Services will 3:00 p.m., Friday, February 9, 2024, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Silver Creek Township with visitation one hour...
Welcome to Michael’s Musings, an opinion column for the Wright County Journal-Press. My name is Michael Gesellchen. I am a new staff writer for the Journal-Press. I live in Rogers, MN with my wife, Jessica, and our two children: Evan (12), and Cora (10). I grew up in New London, MN, just over an...
Graduations   Univ. of Minnesota- Crookston      The following students graduated following the fall 2023 semester.      Albertville - Hailey Olson, BS, Natural Resources, High Distinction.      Delano - Brynn Halonen, BS, Marketing, High Distinction.   Minnesota State Community and Technical...
Food is a great way to say “Happy Valentine’s Day” to the special people in your life. Hope you find some inspiration for your Valentine with one of these recipes. Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us at The Drummer test kitchen! Eggs Benedict   Prep Time: 15 min Cook Time: 15 min Total Time: 30...

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When first glancing at this year’s Buffalo gymnastics team, two glaring things pop out. With 16 gymnasts, numbers increased from last year’s total of 11, something that will prove valuable for the...
It was a bittersweet evening for Buffalo senior guard Jordan Zrust. Needing four points to reach 1,000 in her career, Zrust scored her fourth of 10 points in last Friday’s road game at Moorhead early...
The Buffalo Community Orchestra will perform their annual holiday concert, “Holiday for Orchestra – with Ringers & Singers,” on Saturday, December 8.  The concert will feature the Wright County...
The Buffalo Chamber of Commerce welcomes in the holiday on December 1 with the annual Deck the Halls event.  Start your day out by shopping local/shopping small.   Keep your independent business...
Earlier this year, Wright County commissioned a Classification-Compensation Study (also known as Class-Comp) to set the salary range for county employees. The thesis of a Class-Comp Study is to...
On Monday, November 26, the Buffalo-Hanover-Montrose School Board heard from Gary Kawlewski, Director of Finance and Operations for District #877, regarding enrollment projections for 2019-20....
Every now and then, nature comes up with a rare or unusual condition. I ran across one of these and had a chance to spend some time photographing it -- a young white-tailed deer with a genetic...
It would be interesting to watch a game of “Follow the Leader” these days at a Buffalo boys’ hockey practice. With 20 returning varsity players on this year’s roster, experience shouldn’t be a factor...
After a 3-0 start, the Buffalo girls’ hockey team experienced their first tie and first defeat of the season. In both games, the Bison blew a third-period lead, and both games, they fell victim to a...
This year’s junior class on the Buffalo boys’ basketball team is a big reason for the recent turnaround. After two straight 6-21 seasons, the Bison return four starters off last year’s squad that...

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