With the unseasonably warm weather, the Wright County Sheriffs’ Office is advising the public to use caution on area lakes. Adventuring onto thin ice not only places your life endanger but that of First Responders called to assist if/when someone breaks through the ice. The Wright County Sheriff’s Office along with the Minnesota Department of […]
Icy Conditions Cause Traffic Mess in Wright County, Not Going Away Soon
That black ice on your street isn’t going anywhere anytime soon, thanks to a havoc-causing combination of weather that started Monday, Jan. 2. Ice formed on local roads after 6 p.m. Monday when rain made its way through the area. Temperatures began dropping around that same time, and Wright County roads began freezing, causing literally […]
Buffalo Police Called to Buffalo Lake after Man Breaks Through Ice
A scary situation unfolded on Buffalo Lake in Buffalo last night after a passer-by reported someone going through the ice around 9 p.m. Buffalo Police Department, the Wright County Sheriff’s Office and Buffalo Fire and Rescue responded to the scene within minutes Thursday, March 10 and used state-of-the-art equipment to conduct a search on the […]
Talk of a Second Sheet of Ice at the STMA Arena Amplifies
City council, school board and joint governance meetings around town have all had a common theme as of late: the expansion of St. Michael-Albertville’s ice arena to include a second sheet of ice. Both cities and the school district seem to agree that the current arena does not meet the school district’s or community’s needs. […]