Mayor Chris Whitehead Dear St. James residents, It is with great honor and excitement that I step into the role of your newly ...

What I mean is that I did not attend church as a child. My parents didn’t attend, so I did not attend until a friend asked me when I was 13 years old. For a couple of years I attended church with ...

Journey Swanson, Reese Malmgren, and Madelyn Malmgren all broke double figures in a non-conference road win at Lake Crystal Wellcome Memorial on January 20th. Trailing by a point at halftime, the ...

St. James-Madelia wrestlers split matches at a triangular in Blue Earth on January 16th, beating Martin County West/Fairmont 38-35 and losing to Worthington 42-20. Pitted against thirteen opponents, ...

South Dakota State University announced the students who were honored on the fall semester Dean’s List. Overall, 3,901 students from 40 states and 32 foreign nations are on the list. More than 1,600 ...

St. James Area completed back-to-back road wins by defeating St. Clair 61-50 on January 21st. Madelyn Malmgren’s 16 points led SJA scoring, Reese Malmgren added 15, and Journey Swanson scored 14 ...

Cory Greenwood a top-rated youth motivational speaker made a stop at Butterfield-Odin High School on Wednesday, Jan. 15. 300 students from Butterfield-Odin, Comfrey and Martin County West Schools ...

Saintettes and youth dancers alike enjoyed the 2025 Extravaganza held in the SJHS Event Center on January 18th. Allison Johnson Lee Carlson Marking their 33rd year of producing the Extravaganza, the ...

At the St. James Fire Department’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14, four of our firefighters were recognized for their years of service on the fire department. (l-r) Seth Reinke celebrating 5 years, Seth ...

Forty teams and 330 wrestlers converged at Pine Island for the largest all-girls wrestling tournament in Minnesota on January 18th. St. James placed 32nd overall as a team with Fernanda Esqueda ...

Beyond Reason Rob Perez Today we will consider words. Words are the building blocks of language. People use words for all kinds of reasons. People… ...