🌱 How Annandale’s new rental licensing rules could affect your building

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In today's newsletter:

• How Annandale’s new rental licensing rules could affect your building
• How did an Annandale arrest fit into Wright County’s busy crime week?

Also on today's calendar: Free Meat Raffle and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Cloudy, cold; p.m. snow, 1-3", with a high of 16 and low of 10 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!
• Friday: Morning flurries, then breezy, temps: high: 16, low: -13.
• Saturday: A little snow in the morning, with a high of -2 and low of -23 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Legal Notices – December 10, 2025 (annandaleadvocate.com) — Annandale residents should know the city has adopted Ordinance 432, requiring licenses for rental properties with three or more units, and updated its fee schedule. The latest Annandale City Council minutes detail park projects, a potential bandshell, a new city mobile app, and development at the Shores of Lake John. Additional legal notices cover FEMA flood map changes, a South Haven council meeting, and a Wright County probate filing.
   

• Wright County Sheriff's Report: Persistent DUI and Substance Offenses; Arrests Include Landfall Village and Monticello Residents (hoodline.com) — An Annandale resident was among those arrested in Wright County’s latest week of DUI, drug, and domestic-assault enforcement, underscoring ongoing safety concerns close to home. The sheriff’s report details multiple DWI and controlled-substance arrests, dozens of traffic accidents, and nearly ninety traffic tickets issued across the county between December 1 and 8.
   

📸 Around Annandale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Annandale

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★ Featured events ★

Friday December 12

• $5 Fridays at Blacklight Adventures!
  Blacklight Adventures, 240 33rd Ave S, St Cloud
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday December 12

• Free Meat Raffle
  MC's Dugout Bar And Grill , 501 W St Germain St , St Cloud
  5:30 pm
• Let Them Cook
  Red Carpet Nightclub , 11 5th Ave S , St Cloud
  9:00 pm
• DJ nights at The Pickled Loon
  The Nest , 715 W St Germain St , St Cloud
  11:00 pm

Saturday December 13

• Main Street Mile
  30 Cedar St E , Annandale
  7:00 pm
• Beaver Island Comedy Series
  Beaver Island Brewing Company , 216 6th Ave S , St Cloud
  8:00 pm

Saturday December 20

• everett smithson
  Billy D's Crooked Tavern , 34 Oak Ave N , Annandale
  7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 11

• Sewcial Club - Thursday Evening
  Vacuum Center and Sewing Room , 14 21st Ave N , St Cloud
  5:00 pm
• Cocktails + Cooking Demo: Sparkle, Sip & Savor
  Iron Street Distillery , 539 E St Germain St Suite 101 , St Cloud
  5:30 pm
• Youth Basketball Practice Gr. 4-6 Boys and Girls
  Kimball HS - North Gym Kimball, MN 55353
  6:30 pm
• Live Music at the Veranda Lounge
  Veranda Lounge , 22 5th Ave S , St Cloud
  7:00 pm
• The Mitch Gordon Band: Up the Creek *solo
  Up the Creek Grill & Bar , 4246 112th St NW , Silver Creek
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Brrr...
  it's cold out there! While the temperatures might be icy cold, we've been preparing for them all year. Hear from Stan, Chrissy and Tim on how they’ve… (Nextdoor )

• Malco posted a job opening for Assembler in Annandale. Apply here.
• Masco Corp. posted a job opening for Woodworker in Cokato. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Annandale here.

🗞 Nearby News

Buffalo

• Winter Garden College returns to be held across six Minnesota counties (hometownsource.com)
• Five new Moorhead Police Officers sworn in (jackfmfargo.com)
• Festival of Trees charms visitors with cozy scenes, creative flair (hometownsource.com)

Monticello

• Arrests, sentencings, DNR report for Dec. 11 (hometownsource.com)
• Minnesota Sen. Rob Kupec to seek reelection (inforum.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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