Saints Earn Return to State Tournament, #16 for Saints Program

The top seed in the Section 2A girls tennis tourney, St. James Area opened the semifinal round with a 6-1 victory over Maple River and claimed a 5-2 win in the championship over Fairmont. The opponent for SJA at State will be the Section 4 winner, most likely top-ranked Blake.

Runners Preview Conference Meet With Race at Fairmont

St. James Area boys cross country varsity placed 5th out of 13 teams at the I-90 Invitational at Fairmont on October 6th and the girls team was led by American Trejo and Katelyn Friesen racing close together towards the top in the a field of 82 girls.

Wings United Ramps Up for Section Match at St. Peter

The opening season for the boys soccer cooperative with St. James Area and Windom moves into the postseason on October 13th with a match at St. Peter. Wings United finished ahead of Cannon Falls and Triton in the seedings.

Schedule Serves Up More BSC Foes For Volleyball

St. James Area’s volleyball squad squared off with a pair of Big South Conference opponents the past week, pushing a strong New Ulm team to five sets on October 6th. A rematch with Blue Earth Area on October 11th ended after three sets in favor of the Buccaneers.

Stepping Up: Watonwan County

Area farmers donating soy-based shoes to frontline health care workers Watonwan County – From farm to frontline, the Minnesota Soybean Research & Promotion Council (MSR&PC) is taking another giant leap forward to highlight environmentally friendly investments from the soybean checkoff. Watonwan County soybean farmers, in partnership with MSR&PC, which directs the state’s soybean checkoff resources, are aunching the Stepping Up campaign to amplify farmer profitability and promote the value-added uses of the “miracle bean” while making community connections.

Letter to the Editor

To the Editor: Joe Biden has been in office for about 21 months. Let’s go over his accomplishments.

The Wheels Keep Going Around

Bus drivers are in demand. Every school district is searching for qualified drivers to get students to and from school and extracurricular events. Although driving the bus may not be for everybody, everybody holds memories of riding a school bus.

St. James FFA Chapter Gears up for Annual Corn Drive

Planning for the St. James FFA 2022 Corn Drive culminated with a date set for Monday, October 17th. FFA members will be appearing in fields during the day but there are additional ways to support the charity effort.