Two St. James residents were arrested on July 9 by the Maries County Sheriff’s office and were charged with child abuse and neglect after the office received a report of two juvenile runaways. Cheryl “Lynn” Fales and Charles R. Fales were both charged after a probable cause statement alleging charges of child neglect-no sexual contact against both subjects.
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Chamber accepting vendor applications for GFF
The St. James Chamber of Commerce is preparing for the 86th annual Grape and Fall Festival in September and is now accepting applications for vendor space both downtown at the street market as well as on the fairgrounds. Applications must be turned in by August 1 and spaces will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis.
Bolon is Senior Center Artist of the Month
This month’s St. James Senior Center artist being spotlighted is Rosalie Bolon. A painter of over 30 years, Bolon uses numerous mediums including pencil, pastels, watercolors, etchings, oils, and acrylics and her work focuses on predominately landscapes. Her artwork will hang in the dining hall during July.
School board hears reports, approves Great Circle contract
The St. James Board of Education met on Thursday, June 27 to discuss topics pertaining to the district. During the meeting, the board,
• Heard from librarians from all three campuses, who informed the board of how their facilities were used over the past school year. Along with the usage report, librarians also outlined their goals for next year, including ways to encourage students to use the resources available.
St. James FBLA attends National Leadership Conference - PHOTO GALLERY
St. James had four members and one adviser of the Missouri Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda Chapter recently travel to San Antonio, Texas for the FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference (NLC). The NLC is the pinnacle of the year, with over 14,000 attendees and 140 competitive events. Attending students had to qualify after competing at the State Leadership Conference in Springfield, Missouri in April.