Richard Redmond

Richard Redmond, 83, of St. James died on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Waters Edge Assisted Living Center in Mankato.
CHURCH SCHEDULES
Albion Lutheran Church LCMC Pastor Robert Springer 507-375-5044, 10454 250th Ave, St. James Sunday: 9:00 a.m.
EDA Director Andrea Lynn resigns to focus on family business
St. James EDA Director Andrea Lynn submitted her letter of resignation at the beginning of the month, her final day was April 22. She has been with the city for the last year and a half as the EDA Director.
Seeing in Color
I will admit to being a very odd age. I am 35 now, which means I’m old enough to run for President. But more importantly for this little devotion, it means that I am young enough to have grown up in the era of color television… but old enough that we still had a black & white TV in our home when I was growing up.
St. James Choir and Band take Chicago trip

The St. James High School Band and Choirs toured Chicago March 18-21st.
District 840 Foundation goes beyond goal again
At the beginning of April the District 840 Foundation hosted its annual Cash for Kids Auction. This was the third year of the auction being online. Once again it had a good turn out, District 840 Foundation Director Pam Runge said the auction link had over 11,000 clicks.
Local volunteers recognized during volunteer appreciation

April 17 through April 23 is Volunteer Appreciation Week. Watonwan County 4-H, Watonwan County Food Shelf, St. James Volunteer Ambulance are a few volunteer organizations who want to recognize and celebrate the impact volunteers make to those they help.
Winds oh my

One would think living down here in Southern Minnesota for almost a year I would have gotten used to the high winds that come through the area. Answer to that question is a strong no! Winds down here compared to Northern Minnesota is crazy different.
Ask a Trooper

Question: I’ve noticed you use the word “crash” and not the word “accident” when talking about incidents while on the radio, TV, and the newspaper. Why is that? Answer: I’d be glad to talk about this as I am passionate about this topic and it is certainly intentional.
First outdoor meet ends in boys taking first

For the first time this season the Saints track team was able to compete outside on a track. Before this they have competed at two indoor meets, with both teams have members place in a few events.


