Community
Month: November 2016
News
Niklaus to retire next summer
When graduation time rolls around next spring, Annandale Superintendent Steve Niklaus will join the Class of 2017 in saying his farewells to students and staff. Niklaus, 64, announced in an email to school staff on […]
News
MN Student Survey: Some progress in areas of risk
Editor’s note: This is the second section of a two-part series covering the results of the 2016 Minnesota Student Survey. This segment focuses on risky behaviors, substance abuse and emotional health. The first part of the […]
News
Downtown plan process begins
After discussing the need to formulate an all-encompassing downtown streetscape vision for the better part of a year, Annandale City Council members agreed to contract with a pair of familiar partners to facilitate the process […]
News
Keeping up the cancer fight
As just about anyone with a connection to pancreatic cancer can attest, fighting through treatment to regain full health is an uphill battle that few ultimately win. A group of Annandale area residents did what […]
News
Police and Courts
City of Annandale Police Report through Nov. 24 Nov. 18 ■ Responded to a theft complaint on Dale Ave. S.; investigation pending. ■ Responded to a lost property report on Poplar Ave. S.; report taken. […]
News
Sheriff’s Office explores UAV use
In the days following Christmas, we’re likely going to see more flying objects in the sky. They go by many brand names, but they’re commonly referred to as drones. As the prices on them have […]
News
News Briefs for Wednesday, Nov. 30
Helget named American Miss Teen Annandale High School senior Madeline Helget was crowned the National American Miss Teen on Sunday, Nov. 27, in Anaheim, California. A weeklong event there was part of the National American Miss, […]
News
Stopped in its Tracks
This burned out tractor was sitting in a field along Keats Avenue near CSAH 35 last week, just over the border from Albion Township in Middleville Township. Little official information about the fire was available, though […]
Opinion
The work begins: Trump faces daunting tasks
As hard as the campaign might have been and the transition is proving to be, Donald Trump’s challenges are really just beginning. Governing after a toxic election in which the results awarded him an ambiguous […]