December 2022
Keith Olson
Keith Olson, 78, of St. James passed away at his home on Monday, November 21, 2022. Funeral services were 11 a.m., Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Albion Lutheran Church, rural St. James with Rev. Robert Springer officiating. Visitation was Friday from 4-7 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home in St. James and one hour before services at the church on Saturday.

Lois E. Sands
BUTTERFIELD - A Celebration of Life Service for Lois E. Sands, 67, of rural Butterfield will be held on Friday, December 2, 2022, at 11 a.m.
Milo D. Holland
SAINT JAMES - A Celebration of Life Service for Milo D. Holland, 94, of St.

City of Giving
St. James willingness to take time to give back was shown a lot last Thursday.

Better Late Than Never, When Learning Gets Personal
Pandemic measures hit full force during the spring of 2020 with my classroom no longer an option and a small bedroom upstairs was transformed into an office from which to conduct Google Meet sessions. By no means did it match the effectiveness of teaching in person but we did our best.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Albion Lutheran Church LCMC Pastor Robert Springer 507-3755044, 10454 250th Ave, St. James Sunday - 9 a.m.
The Advent Spirit
Each day we are reminded that the world is not what it should be. It could be better - less suffering, more compassion, less poverty, more peace. Knowing that our world could be better, the church year provides for us an avenue to express our prayers for this. It is called Advent. It is a four-week season when we are allowed to confess the darkness in our world and express our longing for a better world to God.
Area agencies work on stolen vehicle case
The St. James Police Department has arrested 45-year-old Sherman Dean Kills Plenty from Sioux Falls, SD and 30-year-old Tatewi Alexandra Keirst Eagle Deer from Minneapolis, MN in connection to Sunday’s motor vehicle theft from St. James.

Filling blood banks before filling stomachs this Thanksgiving
St. James and the American Red Cross held St.
Community members give input on housing in St. James
St. James EDA hosted a community housing forum on Wednesday, Nov.