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  • 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 [...]
  • James ‘Jim’ Bauer

    James “Jim” Bauer, age 87, of Annandale, died Saturday, November 1, 2025, at Hilltop Care Center surrounded by his family. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 6, 2025, at Dingmann Funeral Care [...]
  • David Peterson

    David Oscar Peterson of Bloomington, Minn., passed away peacefully at home the way he wanted on October 22, 2025, at the age of 81. He was preceded in death by parents Oscar Peterson and Marie [...]
  • William Rataczak

    William John Rataczak, 86, of South Haven, died peacefully Wednesday, October 22, 2025. He was born June 30, 1939, in Minneapolis, Minn., to John and Ann Rataczak, and was a force of nature in virtually [...]
  • Barbara A. Fischer

    Barbara A. Fischer, age 61, of South Haven, died Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis. Memorial Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at Dingmann Funeral Care Chapel, [...]

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 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 [...]
  • Legal Notice – October 29, 2025

    FRENCH LAKE TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF MEETING MOVEMENT & PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST & GENERAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters of French Lake Township, County of Wright, State Of Minnesota, of the following [...]
  • Legal Notices-October 22, 2025

    FRENCH LAKE TOWNSHIP NOTICE OF MEETING MOVEMENT & PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST & GENERAL ELECTION Notice is hereby given to the qualified voters of French Lake Township, County of Wright, State Of Minnesota, of the following [...]