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Zoie Hernandez
Zoie Hernandez, Grade 4, is Northside Elementary’s Artist of the Week. Parent: Enedelia Hernandez What is your favorite medium in Art? Watercolor Favorite color? Pink What is your favorite art that you have created? Gelli print with acrylic paints What do you want to be when you grow up? An artist .
Saints band members attended MSU Mankato Honor Band 2022
Four St. James High School band members attended Minnesota State University Mankato’s Honor Band last Wednesday.
COLLEGE NEWS
Normandale Community College announced its 2021 Fall Semester Dean’s list. Students named were enrolled in at least nine credits and had achieved a grade point average of at least 3.5. Madison Zavala of Madelia, was named to the Dean’s list.
Easy Automation Inc. offers Bruce Larson Memorial Scholarship
Bruce P. Larson was a long-time employee of Easy Automation Inc.
Cec and John Kulseth
This month’s interview is with Cec and John Kulseth, who have lived in St. James for 57 years. They will be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 8. Being high school sweethearts, they have a beautiful Valentine’s story.
Aimme Aleman wins District Spelling second year in a row
Spelling the most words correctly was the key element of what was happening in the high school's little theater on Thursday morning. St. James 5th through 8th graders were in there competing in the District Spelling Bee.
COVID-19 update
According to the CDC, Watonwan County reported 199 cases, 6 hospitalizations, and zero deaths in the latest week. A week earlier, it had reported 145 cases, 5 hospitalizations, and zero deaths. Throughout the pandemic, it has reported 2,616 cases and 22 deaths.
Court Reports
Drugs-5th Degree-Not a small amount of marijuana: Brittany Ann Gravley, Chaska, 21 days local confinement, 2 years supervised probation Speeding: Charles James Floki Odin, Minneapolis, 75/65, $150; Maureen Grace Nasman, St. James, 65/55, $40 Registration required: Anthony Howard Rocha, Madelia, $30 Assault-5th Degree-Fear of bodily harm: Jarod Evan Paul Schmidt, Good Thunder, 90 days local confinement, $300 Duty to drive with due care: Gregory Grant Wallace, Mankato, $40 No proof of insurance: Gregory Grant Wallace, Mankato, $200 Failure to stop for Stop Sign: Carolina Carmona, St.
Welcome Dr. Castillo to Madelia Health
Madelia, Minn. – Madelia Health is excited to announce the addition of Dr. Nicolas Castillo to our Madelia Clinic provider staff. Dr. Castillo is a primary care general practitioner and will see patients of all ages in his practice.
Abolition of slavery in DC preceded the Emancipation Proclamation
Loretta Carter Hanes was researching at a library in her hometown of Washington, D.C., when she came across a piece of local history that surprised her. She learned that in April 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed the District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act, freeing some 3,100 enslaved people in the nation’s capital months before the Emancipation Proclamation, Juneteenth or the 13th Amendment.