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  • 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. [...]
  • Robert ‘Bob’ Magnuson

    Born in Annandale on November 12, 1942, Bob graduated from Annandale High School in 1961. He began his career at Magnuson Supervalu before moving into the butchery trade. In 1972, he married Criss; though they [...]
  • Vivian A. Henry

    Vivian A. Henry, age 88, of Annandale, died Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society in Howard Lake. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at St. John’s Lutheran Church, [...]
  • Heather P. Adolph

    Heather P. Adolph, age 47, of Kimball, died unexpectedly of a heart attack at her home on Thursday, November 6, 2025. Memorial Services will be held 4:00 p.m. Friday, November 14, 2025, at Dingmann Funeral [...]
  • Eddy Skomoroh

    Eddy “Ed” Skomoroh, age 87, of Annandale, passed away peacefully at home on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family while under the care of hospice. Funeral Services will be held [...]

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 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 [...]
  • Legal Notices-November 5, 2025

    Annandale Public School District 876 Regular Meeting of the School Board – September 22, 2025 at 7:00 pm 1. Jones called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm. 2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Board members [...]