Ricardo Camberos-Valle, 26, and 25-year-old Juan Jose Lopez were arrested at the River Hills Mall in Mankato Monday, May 6 after BCA task force agents set up the purchase of five ounces of meth in the mall parking lot.

During the action item portion of the meeting, the school board accepted the resignation of Linda Resick. Resick is a bus driver for the district and will be moving out of the district at the end of the school year. The board accepted Resick’s resignation unanimously and thanked her for her service. They will be advertising for the position...

Saints Sports Calendar for the week

The Saints played at New Ulm on Thursday and beat the Eagles 4-3. In singles, Connor Olson at one and Brock Mueller at three lost, but John Foss at two and Kilian Wehde at four clipped the wings of their Eagles opponents.

The two new members were voted into the council by the elected officials, Council Member Nick Mathistad, Council Member Doug Meyer and Mayor Ken Pankratz. Warwick was selected into the council unanimously, but Madson received one ‘no’ vote from Council Member Mathistad.

The St. James A’s opened their home season on Mother’s Day with an impressive 4-0 win over the Hanska Lakers. Two crafty veterans faced off on the mound as the A’s David Krause squared off against the Lakers’ Dayton Larson.

To gain entry into this distinguished ranking, Citizens demonstrated exemplary performance of balancing risk and reward based on the bank’s S&B Total Risk/Return Composite Ranking.

The reason for so many road games was that some of the games postponed earlier in the season were made up as double headers. The Saints played doubleheaders at St. Peter and Waseca, played three tournament games at JCC and capped off the week against defending state champ New Ulm.

Graduates of St. James High School have begun graduating from colleges.

I have noticed that the older I get, the more I enjoy celebrating Mother’s Day. That is probably due in part to understanding how much my Mom really does for me throughout the year.

Tuesday's record temperature of 102 degrees F. in St. James is the first 100 degree day ever recorded in St. James in the month of May. Previously, the first 100+ degree day on record for St. James is 102 degrees on June 8.

Julia Boeve shot the low round for the Saints with a 54. The Coach said, “Julia played very steady golf and did a nice job of keeping the ball low and out of the wind. Jovanna Boeve also played well considering the conditions.”

Schedule of Saints events for the week.

The commentary in the video of St. James students marching down Armstrong Blvd. says Karl Blomgren 'may be resigning'. Blomgren later told the Plaindealer he has not resigned.

Last week we reported Sam Carlson of St. James was going to play two sports while attending Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter.

His planned major field of study is mathematics education. Founded in 1963, Southwest Minnesota State University experiences continual growth by serving students on-campus, online and around the state.

That’s true for most of the month. Those last five days of April had four days with temperatures in the 70s and one day with a high of 86. That really cut into the monthly temperature deficit. If you back the last five days out of April, then the first 25 days of the month had an average temperature of 45.56. That’s a temp that jives...

The following area students are scheduled for graduation this spring:Jessica Ziegler, St. James, Minnesota West Community and Technical College Jackson/OnlineShilo Linscheid, Butterfield, Minnesota West Community and Technical College Worthington

FSA recommends that producers record all pertinent information of natural disaster consequences, including documentation of the number and kind of livestock that have died, supplemented by photographs or video records of ownership and losses; dates of death supported by birth records or purchase receipts; and rendering truck receipts documenting...

It is the second year in a row that Hildebrandt has won the award for having the highest GPA on the team.

The event promotes the health and safety of bike riders through fun, educational activities and the sale of bike helmets for $14, which have a retail value of $40. Bicycle helmets are recommended for anyone over the age of one and sizes will be available from infant/toddler to adult.

While on the trip, participants learned about the challenges facing Chinese agriculture, the import-export outlook and were able to see firsthand how their soybean checkoff dollars are being invested.

The Stamp Out Hunger food drive is a nationwide effort that provides food to local food banks and pantries that rely heavily on donations. With more than 50 million Americans living at risk of hunger, food banks across the country continue to experience record demand for emergency food assistance.

A variety of music will be played by the following students: Meghan Koberoski, Jocob Tennyson, Rachel Schultz, Denise Davis, Alesandra Koberoski, Kyle Schultz, Stephanie Johnz and Jordan Schultz.

This year’s theme is “Tales of 1001 Nights” and pictures will be taken by Life Touch beginning at 5 p.m. Following pre-prom photos, the grand march will take place at 6 p.m. Members of the public are welcome to attend with one dollar admission being charged.

The Summer Program will run every Monday through Friday for the entire summer. The program will run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and will mostly use St. Paul’s and Southside Park as its facilities. Children may be dropped off and picked up anytime in between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

The WCEA Membership Drive closed Sunday with a full house sale. No more memberships are able to be sold.The membership drive took place from April 11 to April 28. Members of the WCEA wanted to thank everyone for their support during this year’s membership drive.

In Minnesota we are used to weather like this. Late snow storms after 80 degree days are pretty normal in a Minnesota “spring.” I liken our weather outlook to Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World.”

I left on Friday, April 26. It was going to be a trip of 380 miles through farm country. One of the things I was interested in seeing was what was going on in the farm fields south and east of us.

It was Arson awareness week, the last week in April.

Lindy Eatwell, M.D., who practices in St. James, Minn., attended the refresher. The conference gives family physicians, family medicine residents and medical students the opportunity to learn about trends caring for patients and their families.

The bait shop is reopening after more than a decade hiatus due to poor fishing conditions at Lake Hanksa. Lake Hanksa Bait and Tackle owner Craig Blackstead said part of the reason for reopening the shop is that the DNR had done a great job of improving the fishing conditions on the lake.

Upon graduating from college and completing the ROTC program, the cadets are commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force. The new lieutenants select and enter various career fields to train as pilots, navigators, engineers, medical, personnel, business management fields, and special operations.

Because several of the boys on the golf team play two sports, the boys team did not field a full team to keep score, but Golf Head Coach Mark Beltz said this about the boys efforts, “Mason Collier continued his hot start by scoring another 43.

The Hands in Action Award was developed in 2010 as a way for CLOVE members to honor and showcase volunteers within their organizations during National Volunteer Week. This year National Volunteer Week is April 21 – April 27. CLOVE will recognize eighteen outstanding volunteers for their contributions to the Greater Mankato area. Each...

The St. James High School Prom celebration will take place this Saturday May 4.The event is taking place at the St. James High school gym. Grand March begins at 8 p.m. and the theme of the night is “Welcome to Pandora.” Admission for the public is three dollars.

The compost fee is one dollar per day or a 12 punch card can be purchased for $10. The week of May 6 through May 10 the compost site will be open from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.

“Michaela was a fine player for us during her career. She was very diligent to work on improving her game and she always provided a lot of positive energy to the team environment.”

One of the items auctioned off was the naming rights to the high school gym, which brought in $4,400. Money is also received for cookbooks, school souvenirs, school pictures, and memorials. Leora mentioned that funds taken from an IRA or 401K plan can be gifted directly to the Foundation (or other charitable organizations) tax-free.

Gun control is one of those topics I’ve been largely trying to avoid writing about. It is one of those things that nobody can seem to agree on, but about which everyone has a strong opinion.

Permits to carry in Minnesota require the individual requesting the permit to attend a gun safety class taught by a qualified instructor before the Sheriff’s Department would issue the permit.

Spring Piano Recitals were presented by the Eppeland and Pitcher Piano Studios on Sunday, April 14, at the Eppeland Piano Studio.

Carlie Olson, who is working on the clinic, said the coaches at the clinic may be Twins scouts or college coaches who work with the Twins organization. Three or four coaches will run the event.

"As part of our UP CARES initiative, we want to remind photographers that walking on or near railroad tracks is extremely dangerous because you never know when a train will come along," said Dale Bray, Union Pacific director – public safety. "We urge professional and amateur photographers alike to set the right example for others by adhering...

As of Wednesday, St. James has had 4.69 inches of precipitation for April compared to a monthly average for April of 3.15 inches. The county is experiencing 50 percent above average rainfall.

The Lewisville Legion Auxillary met on April 1, 2013 at the meeting rooms.There were eight members present. President Linda Carlson opened the meeting. Secretary's report was read and approved. Treasurer's report was read and approved.

From Thursday through Tuesday a total of 23 team events were canceled. The tennis team had a match canceled on Thursday, rescheduled the match for Tuesday and had it canceled again.

Your Saints Sports Schedule.