All three of Buffalo County’s weekly newspapers—the Mondovi Herald-News, Buffalo County Journal and the Cochrane-Fountain City Recorder—will merge into one newspaper, the Buffalo County News, starting Aug. 6.

Trio of Buffalo County newspapers to merge

by Beth Kraft After a 130-year press run as the Mondovi Herald-News, the newspaper will be changing its masthead to the Buffalo County News starting next week to reflect a merger of the county’s...

A facility on N. Eau Claire St. in Mondovi is one of seven area group homes and CBRFs operated by Garlick’s. Owner Mary Jo LaBair says another round of rate cuts handed down by Inclusa on April 1 will make it difficult for the business to make ends meet.

‘It’s a significant hit’—Local care provider faces another rate cut from MCO

by Beth Kraft Frustrations with forced financial realities continue for many who own and operate group homes and community based residential facilities (CBRFs) for people with varying degrees and...

Members of a new group, Hope 4 U, founded in Sept. 2018, are working to raise awareness about suicide and mental health to better connect people to key resources and life-saving information. A Suicide Awareness Walk is set for Sept. 7 in Cochrane.

Hope 4 U represents grassroots effort for suicide prevention resources

by Beth Kraft Members of a Buffalo County group have had enough. They feel there are too many local people wrestling with thoughts of self-harm and mental health issues who can’t get the help or...

A huge feedlot shed just north of Hwy. Z off Hovey Valley Road owned by Scott Werlein was flattened by the storm.

Fourth of July storm downs trees, damages buildings in Bennett Valley

by Beth Kraft A brief, yet strong, storm on the Fourth of July swept down County Road Z in the area southeast of Mondovi known as Bennett Valley, leaving a haphazard path of destruction. Large...

Firefighters sprayed water on the wreckage to knock down dust and douse any hot spots as a backhoe exposed the interior of Leebo’s Bar & Grill in downtown Gilmanton. Due to the nature of the fire early Thursday, June 6, authorities said the building had to be torn down.

Leebo’s Bar torn down following fire

by Beth Kraft In less than 12 hours, Leebo’s Bar and Grill—one of the original buildings in downtown Gilmanton—was gone. An early-morning fire on Thursday, June 6, scrambled multiple fire...

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Lady Cards end season in regional semis

by Joyce Corley, student writer Kicking off postseason play on Tuesday, Feb. 23, the No. 9 Eleva-Strum girls basketball team traveled to No. 8 Kickapoo to take on the Panthers. The Cardinals had...

Lady Buffs’ season comes to tough end

by Gabby Scott, student writer As WIAA girls basketball postseason play kicked off last week, the Lady Buffs made the long trip to Stanley-Boyd on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for their regional...

Lady Panthers close out 2015-16 season with first-round loss

by Rachel Hovey, student writer The Lady Panthers traveled to Independence on Tuesday, Feb. 23, for their regional playoff game. The Panthers drew the No. 15 seed against second-seeded...

Gilmanton boys top Indy on Homecoming, nearly pull off upset over A/P

Nick Urness dropped in a layup for a pair of his team-high 19 points as Gilmanton secured a 61-53 victory over the Indees on Homecoming.

by Derric Gray, student writer The Gilmanton boys basketball team shot its way to a victory over Independence on Homecoming and hassled Small Dairyland leader Alma/Pepin earlier in the week. The...

Busy week for the Buffaloes as regular season winds down

Senior Blake Purdy drew a foul on his way to the basket. Purdy finished with 16 points as Mondovi gave Elk Mound a tough game, but the Mounders won out in the end, 68-63.

by Maria Jans, student writer The Mondovi boys basketball team stayed busy last week with three games. On Monday, Feb. 15, the boys hosted the Elk Mound Mounders for a make-up game. The Dunn-St....

E-S girls drop close game to Indees, play Dairyland Crossover game

Taking a glance inside, E-S freshman Aubrey Lasher worked against Melrose-Mindoro’s Aly Tracey.

by Joyce Corley, student writer On Tuesday, Feb. 15, the Eleva-Strum girls basketball team traveled to Independence to take on the Indees. The scores were close in the first half of the game with...

Lady Panthers fall to Augusta Beavers at Dairyland playoff

Junior Johanna Wulff knocked down a jumper in the second half.

by Rachel Hovey, student writer On Saturday, Feb. 20, the Lady Panthers played in the fifth place game at the Dairyland Crossover against Augusta for their lone game of the week. Augusta came out...

Mondovi wrestlers compete at Regionals, two advance to Sectionals

The Mondovi wrestling team participated in the Division 3 Regional tournament held at Blair-Taylor High School on Saturday, Feb. 13. The Buffaloes placed fourth as a team. 138-pound Ricardo Aguilar...

Mondovi wrestlers compete at BRC-DSC Challenge

The Mondovi wrestling team participated in the combined Big Rivers Conference and Dunn-St. Croix Conference Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 6, where the Buffaloes placed 11th as a team. Individually,...

Mondovi girls log busy week

Haley Poeschel brought the ball down the floor against tight defense from the Hilltoppers’ Morgan Kadinger. The sophomore paced the Lady Buffs with 10 points in the squad’s 53-31 loss to Glenwood City.

by Beth Kraft The Mondovi girls basketball team played three home games last week, two against Dunn-St. Croix Conference opponents, but found themselves on the losing end of all three contests....

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