May 2025
MAKING PROM MEMORIES
Butterfield-Odin High School had its junior-senior prom Saturday.
BASEBALL: Saints lose late lead, fall to Fairmont
BY LEE CARLSONFor the St. James Plaindealer St. James Area broke out of a scoreless tie after most of six innings before a slim lead… Login to continue reading Login…
TENNIS: Rivera milestone highlights tournament
BY LEE CARLSONFor the St. James Plaindealer While St. James Area chalked up wins over Stewartville and Columbia Heights April 26, Andrei Rivera was busy… Login to continue reading Login…
SOFTBALL: Bowers pitches Saints to sweep of Redwood Valley
BY LEE CARLSONFor the St. James Plaindealer Throwing both ends of a doubleheader Tuesday, Laney Bowers struck out 32 batters and St. James Area raised… Login to continue reading Login…
TRACK AND FIELD: Field events carry SJM girls to victory
BY LEE CARLSONFor the St. James Plaindealer St. James-Madelia hosted a six-team invitational Tuesday with the home teams capturing first place in the girls division… Login to continue reading Login…
Smack dab in the middle
Hard to miss the sign. There it is, tall and proud, “ROAD CLOSED MAY 5th.” Can’t necessarily say there’s no getting around it since many… Login to continue reading Login…
Taking on the challenge of a garden variety interview
ROB PEREZ enters a patch of milkweed and finds CARTER THE CATERPILLAR on a half-eaten leaf. Carter is a medium-sized monarch caterpillar with black, white… Login to continue reading Login…
Women of Today provided Easter fun
St. James Women of Today celebrated the Easter holiday with the community April 19 with an Easter egg hunt at the Watonwan County Fairgrounds. The… Login to continue reading Login…
BASEBALL: Exciting finish seals sweep at Pipestone
BY LEE CARLSONFor the St. James Plaindealer After a 14-3 pounding in the lead game, St. James needed a pair of runs in extra innings… Login to continue reading Login…
Construction and clean-up on docket for St. James
First Avenue work begins Monday, clean-up slated for May 10