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Two photos side-by-side, one with Patricia and one with Bruce, both posing by their dogs on a beach.

LEFT: Patricia Chisolm with dogs Mac, left, and Roxy. Mac wouldn’t let the Chisolms get back to sleep last Tuesday morning, as he alerted them to a fire that started above a kitchen light fixture. RIGHT: Bruce Chisolm with dogs Roxy, left, and Mac, at the White Sand Desert in New Mexico. The Chisolms have traveled extensively for Bruce’s job as a crane operator.

Tue, 01/19/2021 - 3:54pm

Dogs alert family to early morning house fire

Everyone is safe and under a new roof, after an early morning fire damaged a home in Buffalo Center last Tuesday, Jan. 12. The fire could have been a lot worse if it weren’t for the vigilance of the...

Wed, 01/13/2021 - 9:13am

2020 A Year in Review – Part 2

July The United Methodist Churches in Buffalo Center and Thompson have a new pastor, as Russell Jacobsen and his wife, Janelle, will serve four congregations in a special arrangement that crosses the...

Wed, 01/13/2021 - 8:55am

American Legion holds Christmas drawing

Eighteen-month-old Luke Edington of Britt is the winner of the annual Christmas drawing sponsored by American Legion Post 21 in Buffalo Center. He won a brand-new tricycle with detachable wagon from...

A collage of six images. One has musicians singing and playing guitar. Another has an Eagle Scout and his parents. The third is of competitors at State Wrestling. Another image shows a birds-eye view of a parade in the dark. The fifth photo shows North Iowa grads and a parade. The last image shows people gathered outside and American flags blowing in the wind.

Tue, 01/05/2021 - 4:01pm

2020 A Year in Review – Part 1

January The Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office will continue to provide law enforcement coverage for the City of Buffalo Center in 2020, as the City Council approved a one-year contract with the...

Five men stand in two rows, all balding or close-shaved and most wearing police uniforms.

Deputies from the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Office offered their congratulations to retiring Sheriff Dave Peterson on his second-to-last day on the job last Wednesday. Front from left are: Mike Droessler and Brian Plath. Back row: Sheriff Dave Peterson, Brett Wilson, and incoming Sheriff Steve Hepperly.

Tue, 01/05/2021 - 3:19pm

Sheriff Peterson retires after 43 years in law enforcement

Sheriff Dave Peterson leaves behind a larger, better trained, and better equipped department than the one he joined 36 years ago, as he retired at the end of the year from the Winnebago County...

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Cary Crosby

Cary Crosby joins the Buffalo Center Tribune

01/19/2021 - 3:42pm
Helen Finer

Finer cancer benefit underway

01/19/2021 - 3:38pm
Local positivity rates increase for COVID-19

01/13/2021 - 8:46am
Dietrick gets 50-year prison sentence

01/05/2021 - 3:13pm
Christmas Coloring Contest winners

12/23/2020 - 8:12am
City invests in another equipment upgrade

12/16/2020 - 8:31am
Senior citizens invited to dessert train Friday

12/16/2020 - 8:29am
There’s still time for everyone to decorate ahead of Buffalo Center’s Christmas Tour of Lights, which will be Sunday, Dec. 13 beginning at 5 p.m. The City of Buffalo Center took part in preparing for the holidays last Friday, as Public Works Supervisor Zac Ree hung decorations from the light poles downtown.

Buffalo Center Tour of Lights is Sunday

12/09/2020 - 8:41am
Organizers of Operation Christmas Drop got a good response from the community on Saturday, Nov. 28, as they collected items to send to four local troops who are deployed overseas. From left are: Dawn Jensvold, Mindy Berhow-Brackey, Allison Almelien, Darcy Roeder, and Emily Miller.

Community shows support for hometown heroes

12/01/2020 - 3:47pm
Social distancing will make it difficult to visit with Santa this Christmas season, so instead NIB invites kids to write a letter to Santa. Letters can be mailed in a special mailbox at Main Street Market – no stamp needed! Kids who include their return address can look forward to getting a reply from Santa or one of his helpers.

Buffalo Center Christmas celebration is December 13

12/01/2020 - 3:39pm
Buckets Bar & Grill owner Brian Andersen, left, and manager Heather Bechler are now serving customers at two locations, as Andersen recently purchased the bar in Thompson.

Buckets Bar & Grill expands to Thompson

12/01/2020 - 3:35pm
Giving Tree seeks monetary donations for Christmas

11/18/2020 - 8:12am
Jury finds Lakota man guilty of murder

11/11/2020 - 12:44pm
Scouting for food this Saturday

11/11/2020 - 12:38pm
Free Thanksgiving meal kits for veterans

11/04/2020 - 8:44am

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Two photos side-by-side, one with Patricia and one with Bruce, both posing by their dogs on a beach.

LEFT: Patricia Chisolm with dogs Mac, left, and Roxy. Mac wouldn’t let the Chisolms get back to sleep last Tuesday morning, as he alerted them to a fire that started above a kitchen light fixture. RIGHT: Bruce Chisolm with dogs Roxy, left, and Mac, at the White Sand Desert in New Mexico. The Chisolms have traveled extensively for Bruce’s job as a crane operator.

01/19/2021 - 3:54pm

Dogs alert family to early morning house fire

Everyone is safe and under a new roof, after an early morning fire damaged a home in Buffalo Center last Tuesday, Jan. 12. The fire could have been a lot worse if it weren’t for the vigilance of the family’s dogs. Patricia Chisolm says she and her...

Cary Crosby joins the Buffalo Center Tribune

Finer cancer benefit underway

COVID-19 numbers for Winnebago and Kossuth counties

COVID-19 activity slows in Iowa

2020 A Year in Review – Part 2

Opinion

06/27/2020 - 6:01am

The Alternative - Pay attention to the teacher

The COVID-19 crisis has given us an opportunity to discuss the health care system from an unemotional and objective viewpoint. Such new developments as the four different analyses that show the overblown expectations for shutdowns and the childlike...

The Alternative - War, a tool of opportunists

The Alternative - Good news is no news

The View From Here

The View From Here

The View From Here

Sports

01/13/2021 - 8:49am

Spectator limits still in place at North Iowa

Schools in the Top of Iowa Conference will continue to limit spectators at sporting events for the time being, after Governor Kim Reynolds dialed back statewide restrictions last week. North Iowa Activities Director Meggon Jacobs says conference...

No spectators for bowling meets

School lays out winter sports guidelines

Beenken qualifies for State Cross Country

Football playoff game in Buffalo Center Friday

Krull compiles book covering Sanger’s career at West Hancock

Obituaries

01/26/2021 - 3:12pm

Genevieve Hoeppner

Genevieve Hoeppner, 96, died Sunday, January 17, 2021, at the Timely Mission Nursing Home in Buffalo Center. A private family service was held Thursday, Jan. 21 at First Presbyterian Church in Lakota, with burial taking place at Maple Hill Cemetery...

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