A little snow, beautifully-colored light sculptures, and characters including an ice princess, a giant snowman, and The Grinch, were all part of last Saturday’s opening night of the Ice Palace in Delano Central Park. In this photo, one of the fire...

Ice Palace draws large crowds for opening night
A little snow, beautifully-colored light sculptures, and characters including an ice princess, a giant snowman, and The Grinch, were all part of last Saturday’s opening night of the Ice Palace in Delano Central Park. In this photo, one of the fire...

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Wright Board of Commissioners, the board began its first meeting of the year with a pair of required duties – swearing in the county commissioners who were elected in November and the selection of the board chair for 2025...

Two commissioners sworn in, Vetsch named board chair
At Tuesday’s meeting of the Wright Board of Commissioners, the board began its first meeting of the year with a pair of required duties – swearing in the county commissioners who were elected in November and the selection of the board chair for 2025...

Students of martial arts will tell you that the discipline teaches a variety of skills, but perhaps most importantly, it builds confidence and provides a belief in self that can only be achieved through dedication, hard work, and focused intent. ...

Local youth excels in the martial arts arena
Students of martial arts will tell you that the discipline teaches a variety of skills, but perhaps most importantly, it builds confidence and provides a belief in self that can only be achieved through dedication, hard work, and focused intent. ...

Buffalo wins program’s first Section True Team title; Evenson continues record-breaking season The diving records keep falling, and the Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team keeps rising.A week after breaking Buffalo’s 11-dive school record, along with...

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Buffalo wins program’s first Section True Team title; Evenson continues record-breaking season The diving records keep falling, and the Buffalo boys’ swim/dive team keeps rising.A week after breaking Buffalo’s 11-dive school record, along with...

Senior lifts Riverhawks past Buffalo; Bison end losing streak at Eden Prairie The Wright County Cup is a traveling trophy awarded each game to the winning team between area rivals Buffalo and North Wright County (NWC).Dating back to a 3-1 home...

Weiland’s hat trick extends streak
Senior lifts Riverhawks past Buffalo; Bison end losing streak at Eden Prairie The Wright County Cup is a traveling trophy awarded each game to the winning team between area rivals Buffalo and North Wright County (NWC).Dating back to a 3-1 home...

Buffalo places fourth at home invite; forfeits cost Buffalo in 39-35 loss at EP The heavyweights on this year’s Buffalo wrestling team continue to do the heavy lifting when it comes to team scoring.Last Thursday’s dual at Eden Prairie saw the...

Roehl, Herbst earn Bakke titles
Buffalo places fourth at home invite; forfeits cost Buffalo in 39-35 loss at EP The heavyweights on this year’s Buffalo wrestling team continue to do the heavy lifting when it comes to team scoring.Last Thursday’s dual at Eden Prairie saw the...

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Celebrations 04/06/23

Graduations Palmer College of Chiropractic, Davenport, IA The following student graduated on February 24, 2023. St. Michael - Joshua Texley, Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Academic Honors Bethel University, St. Paul (3.6-4.0) The following students were named to the Dean’s...

Tasty Recipes for after Easter

Quiche - Sounds fancy or scary, but it’s really not! This great leftover recipe is basically an egg bake in a crust. This easy recipe can be changed up by adding different meats or veggies. Give it a try! Wishing everyone Easter Blessings! Let us know if there is something you would like us to...

2023 MN DNR EagleCam Update 04/02/23

2023 EagleCam Season CLICK TO WATCH THE EAGLES! https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/webcams/eaglecam/index.html April 2, 2023 At 7:53am on Apr. 2, the EagleCam nest fell. DNR staff immediately went to the site. After a few hours of searching, the chick was found deceased and taken into DNR...

2023 MN DNR EagleCam Update 03/27/23

2023 EagleCam Season CLICK TO WATCH THE EAGLES! https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/features/webcams/eaglecam/index.html March 27, 2023 Minnesota DNR Nongame EagleCam egg has hatched! We have the new star of 2023! This single chick will be one well cared-for eaglet. Egg hatched on 3/26 some time in...

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Playdough Recipe

The Best Homemade Playdough Recipe Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins Total Time: 10 mins Keyword: homemade playdough, playdough, playdough recipe Servings: 1 batch of playdough Ingredients 1 ...

Pressure-Cooker Spanish Chili

Be sure to check out our March Click It To Win It contest on our website at www.thedrummer.com, for a chance to win $100. We are asking you to share your Favorite Easter Meal Recipe. If you have a...

Revelations of Spring

Even if we get the snow forecast for this week, spring is in the air. Most of this winter’s snow has melted, revealing the dormant grass and plants. Tulips and daffodils pierce the thawing soil with...

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There’s an inevitable scene in just about every movie, when things truly begin to feel hopeless and the protagonists have given up. You know the one – where everyone is told to “Go home, hold your...

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NOTICE: For the safety of the community: The Wright County Journal-Press & The Drummer will continue to answer phone calls and emails regarding advertising, news releases and subscriptions during...

From left: Princess Isabella Vega, Miss Buffalo Josephine Imes, and Princess Elizabeth Votava. See more photos inside this week’s Wright County Journal-Press Weekly Feature. (Photo by Miriam Orr)

Princesses go polar at Saturday’s Polar Plunge for Special Olympics

It was a perfect day to plunge at Buffalo Lake on Saturday, March 7, where locals gathered to support Special Olympics Minnesota in the 2020 Polar Plunge. Buffalo exceeded its fundraising goal, with...

The open house is the first step in updating the 2007 Downtown Vision Plan. (Photo by Doug Voerding)

Buffalo holds downtown visioning event

On Tuesday, March 10, the City of Buffalo hosted an open house to seek the opinions of residents on how they envision downtown Buffalo in the future. Above, Amy Wittmann, Judy Sandeen (back to camera...

The Wright County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that there were no injuries reported at the scene of the fire, and the cause appears to have been an electrical issue. (Photo submitted by Jeff Grotte)

Fire in Monticello destroys greenhouses

On Thursday, March 5, fire crews from the cities of Monticello, Buffalo, and Maple Lake responded to a raging fire at Dan and Jerry’s Greenhouse, located on Cahill Avenue in Monticello Township....

Wright County dental clinic passes hurdle in State Legislature

The proposed inclusion of a dental clinic in the new Wright County Government got a big boost Tuesday when a bill introduced at the Minnesota State Legislature (House File 3644) got a hearing before...

County adds link to latest COVID-19 info to their website

With concerns growing about the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, Wright County Public Health has established a link the county’s website home page. The link is on the left side of the main page...

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Celebrations 04/06/23

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Guess Who? Week of 03/30/23

Word Scramble - Week of 03/30/23

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