College News

St. Cloud State University announced the names of students whose academic achievements placed them on the 2024 fall semester Dean’s List. Students who achieved a GPA of 3.75 or higher were recognized on the Dean’s List. One St. James area student was recognized on the Dean’s List, Samuel Stade, of Odin, College of Liberal Arts, Film Studies, BA.

Court Reports

Theft-take/use/transfer movable prop- no consent: Jose Rodriguez, St. James, 345 days local confinement, 2 years supervised probation, fine plus restitution $15,072, conditions: No possession or use of alcohol or drugs, pay restitution, contact probation officer within 72 hours of being charged with new crime, change address, employment or phone number

St. James first responders respond to Carbon monoxide alert; encourage checking CO detectors

In the middle of January, the page went out for a carbon monoxide alert at a communal living facility in St James. The page, at about dinnertime for most folks, stated that CO gas was detected. CO is nothing to mess around with. I lost a good friend from Springfield to CO poisoning – the danger is real. Immediately after getting the call, the Sheriff’s Office 911 Telecommunicators paged out both the Fire and EMS departments. Upon their arrival, CO was detected with their monitors and the process of activating years of training and experience naturally took hold and the community came together.

St. James-Madelia salvages win at New Ulm

The SJM wrestling team ran into a pair of state-ranked Big South Conference opponents during a quadrangular at New Ulm on January 28th but finished by beating Sibley East. The victory over the Wolverines followed losses to Marshall and New Ulm.

Good comes with bad

Life depending where you are in tends to throw curve balls or just straight strikes at you. (Look at me not even a sports writer throwing in some sports analogies). As most people, that has been my and Dillon’s life on and off since last April when he and his brother started the process of moving their mom into a memory care facility.

You are God’s child

It seems like “identity” is on everyone’s mind today. We hear warnings on the TV of how simple thieves are able to steal someone’s identity. The TV announcers tell us that the only way we can keep from having it stolen is to subscribe to their service. (Perhaps I watch too much late night TV.)