TOP HEADLINES


  • These rocks painted by local kids and adults will be featured at 18 stops around Buffalo Center for the 50424 Day Challenge. The Challenge kicks off this Saturday, Apr. 27 and runs for a week leading up to 50424 Day on May 4.
    50424 Day Challenge begins Saturday
    04/25/2024 - 12:13pm

  • Helping to organize the “Hollywood Nights” prom at North Iowa High School are prom committee members, from left: Ben Norland, Aisha Jobe, Ashlyn Bechler, Gavin Grunhovd, and advisor Amanda Heyer. Not pictured are Alyssa Olson, Eden Greensky, Lily Beckman, and Eva Tjarks.
    North Iowa Prom “Hollywood Nights” this Saturday
    04/25/2024 - 12:12pm

  • Mike Dudding, left, and Lyle Hippen work to assemble the juke box that Dudding donated to the Buffalo Center Historical Society last week.
    New donation of old juke box
    04/25/2024 - 12:11pm

  • Candidates seeking election to the Iowa House of Representatives this year in District 9 include Democrat Christian "He-Man" Schlaerth, left, and Republican incumbent Henry Stone, right.
    Incumbent Stone and challenger Schlaerth seek Iowa House seat
    04/18/2024 - 12:58pm
  • Three incumbents seek reelection to county offices
    04/18/2024 - 12:56pm

  • Dan Miller of Buffalo Center will play the role of Simon Stimson in BrickStreet Theatre’s production of Our Town. Shows will be held April 26-28 and May 3-5 in Forest City.
    Miller moves to the main stage for BrickStreet’s Our Town
    04/18/2024 - 12:55pm
  • Clinic fundraiser approaches $150,000
    04/10/2024 - 4:41pm
  • Firemen and FFA host annual Pancake Day
    04/10/2024 - 4:40pm

  • Dean Holland, center, of StateLine Cooperative presented donations last week to the Buffalo Center Fire Department and North Iowa Food for Families, on behalf of StateLine and the Land O’Lakes Foundation. Nick Hartman, left, accepted checks on behalf of the fire department, while Louise Enright accepted donations for the food bank.
    StateLine gives to B.C. Fire Dept. and food bank
    04/10/2024 - 4:40pm

  • Dr. Corey Welchlin, right, of the Center for Specialty Care in Fairmont, MN, speaks at a public informational meeting last Wednesday about his plans to open a new healthcare clinic in Buffalo Center. At left is Jim Engle, member of the Clinic Search Committee, which is holding a fundraiser to bring in $250,000 to cover the cost of opening a new clinic. The fundraiser has less than two months to go, with a deadline of June 1.
    Doctor shares plans for new clinic in Buffalo Center
    04/03/2024 - 4:25pm
  • Communities celebrate Easter with annual egg hunts
    04/03/2024 - 4:24pm

  • Rebekah Ard, one of Buffalo Center’s newest residents, is the winner of the Tribune’s Easter basket giveaway. She spotted all 12 Easter eggs hidden in the March 20 edition of the paper, which also featured two hidden donuts, an avocado, a potato, and a football.
    Ard wins Buffalo Center Tribune’s Easter basket
    04/03/2024 - 4:22pm

  • First place winners in the Tribune’s Easter Coloring Contest include, from left: India Beenken, Clare Frerichs, and Elsie Beenken.
    Easter Coloring Contest winners
    03/28/2024 - 3:52pm

  • Weston Martinson, left, is the new owner of Martinson Auto Parts, formerly known as H&S Auto Parts, in Buffalo Center. Welcoming Martinson is store manager Brian Bashans, who plans to continue in his role at the store after also working for previous owners Kathy Foos and Bob Hadacek.
    Auto parts store has new owner
    03/28/2024 - 3:18pm
  • North Iowa’s “Elf the Musical”
    03/28/2024 - 3:17pm

News


These rocks painted by local kids and adults will be featured at 18 stops around Buffalo Center for the 50424 Day Challenge. The Challenge kicks off this Saturday, Apr. 27 and runs for a week leading up to 50424 Day on May 4.
04/25/2024 - 12:13pm
50424 Day Challenge begins Saturday
Buffalo Center will celebrate its “zip code day,” 50424 Day, one week from Saturday on May 4, 2024. North Iowa Betterment is kicking off the celebration early this Saturday, Apr. 27, with the “50424 Day Challenge” – a scavenger hunt throughout the...
North Iowa Prom “Hollywood Nights” this Saturday
New donation of old juke box
Incumbent Stone and challenger Schlaerth seek Iowa House seat
Three incumbents seek reelection to county offices
Miller moves to the main stage for BrickStreet’s Our Town

Opinion

04/25/2024 - 12:30pm
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Sports


The combined North Iowa and Forest City trap shooting team for 2024 includes, front from left: Wyatt Bertram, Noah Lewis, Zeke Garst, Carter Wubben, Sam Smidt, and Brody Cooper. Back row: Luke Raulie, Ethan Bertram, Wyatt Wright, and Coach Teresa Cooper.
04/25/2024 - 12:26pm
High school trap shooting season begins
  North Iowa and Forest City High School students are joining forces again this spring to compete in trap shooting. Teresa Cooper of Buffalo Center returns for her second year as head coach for the trap shooting program, which features nine...
Boys win eight events at Bison Relays
Golfers building confidence in early season
Strong showing for girls’ track at Clarion and Lady Bison Relays
Boys set relay records at Estherville and Lake Mills
Hillesland breaks her own record at Osage

Obituaries

04/25/2024 - 12:44pm
Phyllis Bierle
Phyllis Klaus Bierle, 96, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 with family present. A celebration of life will be held Monday, May 13 from 11 to 11:45 a.m. at Oakdale Mortuary,...
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Lucille Arneson
Mary Ann Voortmann

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