New Discover St. James Website

Check out our new "Discover St. James Website"- your one-stop-shop for all things St. James! Business Directory, Event Calendar, Things to Do, and more! Click here to go to the website or click Discover St. James on the header of this website.&a...

About Snow Emergencies

When there is 3 or more inches of snow fall, a snow emergency may be called, and no vehicle may be parked on any of the city streets until that street has been plowed from curb to curb.

Click here to go to the Snow Emergency page for more information.&...

Looking for Development

The St. James EDA is looking for commercial development for a redevelopment site. Incentives available based on job creation!

Click here to go to the commercial site page with more information.

Hwy 4 Reconstruction Website

Highway 4 road reconstruction will begin again in Spring of 2018.

Click here to go to MNDOT's Hwy 4 website for St. James. 

ATTENTION: Concrete Work Beginning on Hwy 4

Crews are prepping Highway 4 (Armstrong Blvd. N) for concrete work. DO NOT drive past "road closed" signs.

2nd Between Pioneer Bank and Casey's Closing for Concrete Work

Starting on Saturday, August 11th, 2nd Avenue South between Armstrong Blvd S (Pioneer Bank) and 7th Street South (Casey's) will be closed for concrete work. This work is expected to last several weeks.

Hwy 60 Traffic Changes

Ramp closures and highway traffic reduced to one lane. Click here for the full press release.

PDF of News Release

Unleashed Dog Park Grand Opening

The City of St. James is excited to announce the opening of Unleashed Dog Park! Join us to celebrate on August 21st at 6:30 for refreshments, and a ribbon cutting at 6:45.

Unleashed Dog Park is located next to Meadowlark Compost Site at 33890 733rd Avenue,...

3 Bedroom Apt for Rent

The EDA has a 3 bedroom apartment for rent. The apartment is two stories, has 1.5 bathrooms, and a 1 stall attached garage. Call 507-375-1289 for more information.

IMPORTANT NOTICE- PLEASE SHARE

Please make sure your sump pumps are discharging outside of your home into the streets and not in the sanitary sewer system. We have had a lot of rain and there will be groundwater coming into some homes. Also, please try to minimize water usage during he...

Highway 60 Construction Begins June 18

Weather permitting construction will begin on Highway 60 in Watonwan County from St. James to Highway 15 on Monday, June 18th. 

Full Press Release from MNDOT

Hwy 60 Open House

On Monday, June 11th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm there will be an open house about the Highway 60 project at the Community Building (505 1st Ave S). Construction is set to begin June 11th.

Flyer in English

Flyer in Spanish

Press Release

Retention Pond Project Beginning in June

The St. James Retention Pond project is beginning the first week of June. At all times during the project, there will be access to SuperFair Foods, St. James Family Chiropractic, and Nelson Furniture. Read the press release and view the maps below for det...

Annual Lawn Notice

Attention residents of St. James! Please read the annual lawn notice.

English Lawn Notice

Spanish Lawn Notice

Water Main Flushing on Southside Starts Monday

The City of St. James Water Department will be flushing dead-end water mains on the south side of town starting Monday May 14th then moving to north side of town.

City officials say that residents may notice that the water will appear rusty or discolored d...

Maps of Hwy 4 Closures and Info for Rognlie's Nursery & Landscaping Access

Map in English

Map in Spanish

License Your Dogs

The City of St. James requires all dog owners within City limits to obtain a license for their dogs. In the event a dog should become loose, the dog tag would allow the City Dog catcher to easily notify the owner.

More Information (PDF)

Take a look!

This is a picture of some water/sewer piping that is being replaced as part of the Highway 4 reconstruction project.