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  • Timothy L. Pribyl

    Timothy L. Pribyl, age 70, of Maple Lake, died peacefully at Mercy Hospital in Coon Rapids on September 25, 2025, from recent lung complications after a long fight with multiple sclerosis. Mass of Christian Burial [...]
  • Loma Ruth Janusch

    Loma Ruth Janusch, age 75 of Litchfield, Minn., passed away on September 24, 2025. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday October 4, 2025 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church Cemetery in Annandale, [...]
  • James Sheffield Lee

    James Sheffield Lee, aged 86, of Waite Park, Minn., (formerly of Clearwater, Minn.) was surrounded by his family when he went to his eternal home in heaven on September 23, 2025. Visitation and funeral services [...]
  • Gloria Hempel

    Gloria Mary Ann Hempel, age 90, of Annandale, entered her eternal home with Jesus on Sunday, September 14, 2025, at the Annandale Care Center under the love and care of her family and hospice. Funeral [...]
  • Michael Boonstra

    Michael J. Boonstra, age 71, of Annandale, passed away Wednesday evening, September 10, at the U of M Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday, September 19, at Peterson Brothers [...]

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 – October 1, 2025

    School District 876 Regular Meeting of the School Board – August 25, 2025 at 7:00 pm 1. Jones called the meeting to order at 7:01 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Board members present: Katie [...]
  • Legal Notices – September 24, 2025

    Notice of Hearing on Proposed Assessment Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Annandale will meet in the Council Chambers, 30 Cedar Street East, Annandale, Minnesota at 6:30 p.m. on [...]
  • Legal Notices – September 10, 2025

    MINUTES ANNANDALE CITY COUNCIL August 11, 2025 CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL The City Council of Annandale, Minnesota, met for a regular meeting on August 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. at the City Council Chambers. Mayor [...]