Strickland Celebrates 20 Years Serving the Community as a Shelter Insurance Agent

Tracy Strickland has been a Shelter Insurance Agent for 20 years. She will be hosting an Open House on August 2nd, 2024, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 919 W. Dallas St.

On August 2nd, Tracy Strickland will be celebrating 20 years of serving our community as a Shelter Insurance agent.

Pictured are, from left: Terry Lane, Alderman; Chad Garner, Buffalo Chief of Police; Greg Cunningham, Buffalo City Fire Chief; Mark Burchfield, NWS Forecaster; John Crawford, Dallas County Presiding Commissioner; April Garrett, Director of DCEM; Tara Swanigan, Deputy Director of DCEM; and Duane Hamilton with Dallas County 911.

Dallas County is Officially Storm Ready

Mark Burchfield with the National Weather Service presented Dallas County Emergency Management with a certificate stating that Dallas County is now a “Storm Ready” community.

Buffalo City Fire & Rescue Chief Greg Cunningham demonstrates basic hose procedures to a group of novice firefighters.

Firefighter training for the grunts

The Buffalo City Fire & Rescue in conjunction with the University of Missouri Extension Division Fire and Rescue Training Institute hosted an Introduction to Fire Service training on June 8-9 in the parking area at Superior Gearbox in Buffalo. The two-day, all-day training was offered to the local area of fire departments, that included Buffalo Rural, Long Lane, Louisburg, Urbana, Tunas, Pittsburg and more. This specific training according to Buffalo City Fire Chief Greg Cunningham is the “nuts and bolts” of beginning training.

The Buffalo Rotary Club was able to give away 10 scholarships with the proceeds from the 2023 Dollars for Scholars Golf Tournament. Three $1,000 scholarships and seven $500 scholarships were awarded. Recipients are pictured, from left, front row: Chloe Chyka, Kimberly Evans, Dakota Johnson, and Leah Stitt; back row: Patrick Lapierre, Jake Scrivener, Kaylin Carter, Ava Scrivener, Erica Testerman. Not pictured is Madison Callicott.

BHS Seniors Recognized at Senior Awards Ceremony

Buffalo High School seniors were presented with scholarships and awards on May 2 at their Senior Awards Ceremony. Following the scholarships, all seniors were recognized with a list of their awards and future plans.

Dancers pose with their awards. From left to right: Grace Choate, Katie Dotson, Delta Halley, Mason Dority, Allison Sweaney, Bella Snider and Zoe Sipes.

Dancers win awards at Dance Champs competition in K.C.

Seven local Dance Sensations’ students took home awards from the Dance Champs competition held April 12-13 in Kansas City. Soloists earning an Elite Platinum in their respective categories were Delta Halley, hip hop; Grace Choate, ballet; and Allison Sweaney, ballet. Mason Dority and Allision Sweaney also earned an Elite Platinum with their lyrical duet as did Katie Dotson and Delta Halley with their tap duet. Bella Snider and Zoe Sipes took home a Star Platinum with their jazz duet as did Choate, Dotson and Halley with their ballet trio. This was the first competition for all seven dancers. The dancers study ballet, jazz, hip hop, lyrical, tap and pointe at Dance Sensations, a studio located just off the square in Buffalo since 2010.

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McDaniel Sworn in at Board of Aldermen Meeting

The Buffalo City Board of Aldermen met at 7 p.m. on Monday, September 9, 2024, in the Buffalo Municipal Building at 119 S. Maple St. Present were: Mayor Brandon Kenall; Administrative Assistant Martha Swearingin; City Clerk Mandy Wecker; and all aldermen that include Terry Lane, Scott Decker, Bret Viets, Brandon Stewart, Ron Park, and Lonnie Glor.

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Following three straight major comebacks to win the district tournament, Fair Grove’s softball season ended with a thud in a 7-0 loss at Lone Jack in the Class 2 quarterfinals on Tuesday, May 14.

Buffalo golfers do well at various tournaments

The Buffalo boys golf team has been very busy with their season. The members of the golf team this year are: Blair Abraham (10th), Matthew Skinner (10th), Cody Brown (10th), Braden McGregor (10th), Dalton Bennett (10th), Riley Kjar (11th), and Kaden Bone (11th).

Elizabeth Western, Kellen Lair win 100-meter dashes at meets

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Fair Grove’s Addie Voorhis allowed only three hits in a 5-0 shutout of Buffalo Monday.

Fair Grove silences Lady Bison’s bats with 5-0 win

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Ashlen Garrett poured in 37 points in Skyline’s 6147 win over Principia in the Class 2 state championship game. Brooke Daniels, right, goes up high for a layup following one of her four steals during Fair Grove’s 33-27 win over El Dorado Springs in the Class 3 state title game.

Skyline, Fair Grove girls win state championships

History was made last week when both the Skyline and Fair Grove girls basketball teams won state championships at Mizzou Arena in Columbia. It was the first time two teams from the Buffalo Reflex’s readership area have won state titles in the same year.

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