TOP HEADLINES


  • 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.
    Fun and prizes at first annual Bison Days
    08/12/2022 - 1:51pm
  • Last week to swim in Buffalo Center
    08/12/2022 - 1:48pm

  • Father Ben Valentine
    A new priest for Winnebago Catholics
    08/09/2022 - 4:03pm

  • The new Winnebago County Environmental Education Center is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2023, after the Winnebago County Conservation Board approved a bid for the project in July from Kingland Construction Services.
    Environmental Education Center construction contract approved
    08/09/2022 - 1:26pm

  • From left: Kelsey Kirschbaum, Lori Nelson, and Cassie Engstler are new staff members this year at the Winnebago County Extension Office.
    The new faces of Winnebago County Extension
    08/09/2022 - 1:22pm
  • Bison Days celebration begins Friday
    07/28/2022 - 3:18pm

  • 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.
    North Iowa players make TIC All-Conference lists
    07/26/2022 - 1:35pm
  • Murray repeats as breeding beef champion
    07/26/2022 - 1:24pm
  • 1G Network caters to the kids
    07/26/2022 - 1:23pm

  • From left: 2021 Winnebago County Fair Queen Madison Branstad, McKenna Anderson, 2022 Winnebago County Fair Queen Joslynne Plath, and Runner-up Olivia Walton.
    Plath takes crown as Winnebago County Fair Queen
    07/26/2022 - 1:19pm

  • Harlan Asmus, left, showed Senator Chuck Grassley around the facilities at Asmus Farm Supply near Rake on Thursday, July 6, where Grassley also took part in a Q&A with employees.
    Senator Chuck Grassley visits Asmus Farm Supply
    07/20/2022 - 11:14am
  • Salute to Veterans racing tour returns
    07/20/2022 - 11:05am

  • The 1G Network will host their second picnic of the year at Lions Park on Wednesday, July 13 at 5:30 p.m. The group previously held a picnic on May 23 during their end-of-year wrap-up, where volunteers served 106 meals.
    1G plans picnic in the park for July 13
    07/12/2022 - 2:27pm

  • The Buffalo Center Historical Society is seeking donations to build a new storage building to preserve Buffalo Center memorabilia, after the project was put on hold for two years due to rising construction costs. The cement foundation for the building was donated and poured in 2020, located to the west of the Heritage Museum.
    Major project underway for BC Historical Society
    07/07/2022 - 3:27pm

  • A store closing sale is underway this month at The Rusty Rose, which will be open Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The store will be closed during the month of August, as owner Carol Wilson says she’ll reset things and add seasonal items that will be on sale this fall.
    The Rusty Rose retires
    07/07/2022 - 3:26pm

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
Fun and prizes at first annual Bison Days
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...
Last week to swim in Buffalo Center
A new priest for Winnebago Catholics
Environmental Education Center construction contract approved
The new faces of Winnebago County Extension
Bison Days celebration begins Friday

Opinion

07/07/2022 - 3:31pm
The Idyllic Life: Think Big, Small Towners – It’s Never Too Late
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...
Welcome to your outdoors - Lichens
Welcome to your outdoors - Spring prairie burns
The Alternative – It’s good to be old
Collum's Corner – Take time to rest
The Alternative – College is an important decision

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
North Iowa players make TIC All-Conference lists
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...
Bulldogs knock Bison out of District tournament
Softball team ends season at Bishop Garrigan
North Iowa sends three to State Track
Kramersmeier qualifies for Drake Relays
Kramersmeier breaks record at track season opener

Obituaries

08/12/2022 - 1:44pm
Evelyn Anderson
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...
George Good
Jeannette Ennen
Karmel Evans
Kenneth Isebrand
Gary Shropshire

The Buffalo Center Tribune

The Buffalo Center Tribune
PO Box 367
Buffalo Center, IA 50424

Phone: 641-562-2606
Fax: 1-800-340-0805
Email: bctrib@wctatel.net

Mid-America Publishing

This newspaper is part of the Mid-America Publishing Family. Please visit www.midampublishing.com for more information.