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Salutators honor five local businesses
St. James Salutators visited five local businesses to present them with plaques for being new businesses and for one new location.


Zender graduates from the FBI National Academy
St. James graduate and current Mound View Deputy Chief Ben Zender recently graduated from the prestigious FBI National Academy program in Quantico, Virginia.

Pancake Breakfast supports museum
Watonwan County Historical held its Pancake Breakfast on Sunday. In the 4 hours the breakfast ran, 170 people stopped by for some pancakes and to support the society.

Former St. James Wrestler and Veteran Faces Unknown Fight
While most were preparing to welcome the New Year, the Jesse and Liz Garza family found themselves in a perplexing and horrifying situation. The former Saint wrestler and Army veteran who served multiple tours suffered wide paralysis in a matter of hours.

Justice for Our Life Together
“He will faithfully bring forth justice.” Isaiah 42:3 On a recent Sunday, the passage from Isaiah 42 was read in worship. The passage repeatedly associated “justice” with the good leader (king) that God would send. Whether a king was just or unjust would make a big difference to a nation as well as surrounding nations. As a comparison, think of what referees bring to a football game. The referees and umpires use their authority to equally apply the rules so that the game can be played fairly or even played at all. They see that justice exists in the game so that the players can be protected, and the teams have an opportunity to play to the best of their abilities.

St. Paul Lutheran presents holiday sounds
St. Paul Lutheran Church Children’s Christmas Program had its rescheduled performance on Wednesday Jan.

Collectibles and Thrift Store suffered water damage
Collectibles and Thrift Store has been a business in St. James for 15 years. In those years owner Karen Royce has been successful with her store up until recently she has never had an issue with it either. Over Christmas weekend Royce had something no store owner wants to have happened.
St. James School Board prepares for the new year with organizational and monthly meeting
St. James School Board met for its meeting on Monday night.