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  • Larry Voigt

    Larry L. Voigt, age 89, of Clear Lake, formerly of Annandale, died Friday, November 21, 2025, at his home surrounded by the love and care of his family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held [...]
  • Phyllis Unterberger

    Phyllis Unterberger passed away on November 19, 2025, at the age of 82. She was born on May 5, 1943, in Litchfield, Minn. She is survived by her two sons (Tim/Lynn and Jim/Jill), nine grandchildren [...]
  • Marlin D. Grant

    Marlin D. Grant, age 89, of Bloomington, died November 18, 2025 surrounded by the love of his family. Marlin Duane Grant was born on March 8, 1936, in Milaca, Minn., to Clarence and Astrid (Anderson) [...]
  • Jean Erickson-Matis

    Jean P. Erickson-Matis, age 68, of South Haven, died November 15, 2025, at her home under the care of her family and St. Croix Hospice. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 5, [...]
  • Jodi L. Rossberg

    Jodi L. Rossberg, age 56, of Annandale, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 7, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. Memorial Services will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 20, 2025, at St. [...]

Community

  • A variety of artists at this year’s Art Crawl Thursday, Sept. 18

    Steve Prinsen Staff Writer While Annandale’s busy summer season of festive and entertaining events has wound down, fall activities are getting in full swing. One of many favorite events is the evening of Thursday, Sept. [...]
  • Area runners take on Boston

    Steve Prinsen Staff Writer Every distance runner’s dream is to run a marathon, 26.2 miles, and a runner’s ultimate dream would be to qualify for the Boston Marathon and compete in the historic event. Subscribe [...]
  • Highway 55 open house on April 3 well attended

    Steve Prinsen Staff Writer A crowd estimated at more than 100 city and area residents attended the Minnesota Department of Transportation’s (MnDOT) and the City of Annandale’s Highway 55 road construction project open house Thursday, [...]

Opinion

  • To find nature, take a look

    by Stan Tekiela www.naturesmart.com The key to “seeing” nature is to stop and look. I know that seems rather obvious but it’s true. The simple act of stopping and looking is really all it takes [...]
  • An amazing shorebird

    Last week while leading a photo workshop in warm and sunny Florida, I was walking down a long stretch of beach with my group of photographers in tow. The sun had just come up spreading [...]
  • Amazing Woodpeckers

    Stan Tekiela Nature Smart Once again, I found myself sitting outside in my small photo blind trying to capture a handful of images of birds in a winter/snowy setting. The temperatures where a balmy minus [...]

Legal Notices

  • Legal Notices – November 26, 2025

    ORDINANCE NO. 433 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MIDCONTINENT FRANCHISE AGREEMENT WHEREAS Midcontinent Communications (“Grantee” or “Midco”) holds a communications franchise (“Franchise”) for the construction and operation of a communications system within the City of [...]
  • Legal Notices – November 19, 2025

    SOUTHSIDE TOWNSHIP CALL FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be received until 3:00 p.m. Friday, November 28, 2025, mail to: Southside Township P.O. Box 520, Annandale, MN 55302 for material and work to be done on [...]
  • Legal Notices-November 19, 2025

    South Haven City Council Meeting Monday, November 3, 2025 – 6:00 PM Minutes The South Haven City Council Meeting was held in the South Haven City Hall on Monday, November 3, 2025. Mayor Norman Bodeker [...]