News

Winners of the NIB raffle for five can coolers – complete with $100 gift cards and grilling accessories – included, from left: Trevor Amy, Mark Ostermann, Kenny Balvance, Robert Barber, and Dee Hobbs. Hobbs claimed her prize at the Buffalo Center Firemen’s Dance, while the other winners picked up their prizes last week at Farmers Trust & Savings Bank.
08/12/2022 - 1:51pm
There were lots of ways to win at the first annual Bison Days celebration in Buffalo Center, with several contests included in the three-day weekend event.
Saturday, July 30 kicked off with the Bison Days run/walk, which had winners in several...
Opinion
07/07/2022 - 3:31pm
When I was in high school, during a “career day,” I was asked what I wanted to do for a job after college. I answered honestly, telling the grown-up “I want to be a writer or a DJ.” You would have thought I said “I want to kick puppies and live...
Sports

North Iowa athletes selected for All-Conference honors this summer include softball players, top row from left: Ashlyn Bechler (First Team), Jaycee Plath (Second Team), and Eden Greensky (Honorable Mention). Baseball players being honored include, bottom row from left: Jeffery Gerber (Second Team), Hayden Meinders (Second Team), and Grant Walsh (Honorable Mention). Photos by Jamie Lynn Price.
07/26/2022 - 1:35pm
Three Lady Bison and three Bison have been chosen by the coaches of the Top of Iowa Conference-West for All-Conference softball and baseball recognition this summer.
Softball
Making the First Team All-Conference for the girls is North Iowa freshman...
Obituaries
08/12/2022 - 1:44pm
Evelyn (Evie) Arlene Anderson, age 74, of Chaska, MN passed away August 6, 2022.
Evelyn (Evie) was born July 8, 1948, to Richard and Esther (Stenerson) Thompson in Buffalo Center. She attended Buffalo Center High School. She met and married Merlin...